August 26, 2025 – Lagos, Nigeria Boonyameen Babajide Lawal, SAN, Partner and Head of the Abuja Office at Babalakin & Co, will be a key panelist at the Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference (NBA-AGC) on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, in Lagos.
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria with nearly two decades of legal practice, Lawal’s impressive career spans high-stakes litigation, commercial arbitration, and legislative reform.
Rising from Junior Associate to Partner at Babalakin & Co, he has also served as a visiting solicitor at White & Case LLP, London. Renowned for his strategic leadership, he has managed multi-billion-naira portfolios, built high-performing legal teams, and earned membership in the American and International Bar Associations.
He is a Notary Public of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the immediate past Secretary of the NBA’s Public Interest Litigation Committee.
At the conference, Lawal will contribute to the session titled “Catch Them Young!”, a thought-provoking discussion on the state of Nigeria’s legal education. The session will critically examine the structure, content, and delivery of legal training, from university through the Nigerian Law School and the informal pupilage phase.
It will question whether the current curriculum equips young lawyers with practical skills, global competitiveness, and ethical grounding, while exploring reforms necessary to prepare graduates to meet modern legal demands.
The panel promises to deliver deep insights, challenge existing norms, and propose actionable solutions to strengthen the future of legal practice in Nigeria.
