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Photo by Ogochukwu Okezue | Business Consultant on September 18, 2026. May be an image of one or more people and text that says 'JEDIBETHGLORIA From a a dissolved four- four- man partnership to one of Nigeria's leading indigenous indige law firms. SWIPE'.
Photo by Ogochukwu Okezue | Business Consultant on September 18, 2026. May be a graphic of magazine, poster and text that says 'JEDIBETHGLORIA Before Aluko & Oyebode, the lawyers were part of a larger partnership formed in 1992. But the partnership later dissolved. In 1993, Gbenga Oyebode and Bankole Olumide Aluko, SAN, started again in Lagos. Lagos 专 ALUKO & OYEBODE ALN This time, they wanted to build something different'.
Photo by Ogochukwu Okezue | Business Consultant on September 18, 2026. May be a graphic of one or more people, poster, magazine and text that says 'JEDIBETHGLORIA At the time, many law firms were heavily dependent on individual lawyers. That created a continuity problem. So, Aluko and Oyebode appeared to take a different approach: Build an institutional law firm that could last beyond its founders.'.
Photo by Ogochukwu Okezue | Business Consultant on September 18, 2026. May be a graphic of magazine, poster and text that says 'JEDIBETHGLORIA Nigeria was attracting more foreign investment. But complex international transactions required specialised legal support that traditional litigation- focused practices weren't always built to provide. Gbenga Oyebode's international experience became particularly valuable here. on So the firm focused areas including: Energy Oil & Gas Telecommunications Project Finance'.
Photo by Ogochukwu Okezue | Business Consultant on September 18, 2026. May be a graphic of magazine, poster, office and text that says 'JEDIBETHGLORIA Their strategy combined two things: Global Globalstandards+Local standards Local knowledge They brought international corporate experience into the Nigerian market while building expertise around local business realities. a This gave the firm clearer oosition Specialised corporate and commercial legal advisory. Oσο'.
Photo by Ogochukwu Okezue | Business Consultant on September 18, 2026. May be an image of one or more people, people standing, magazine, office and text that says 'JEDIBETHGLORIA The firm also needed a structure that wasn't dependent on one owner. So they built around a partnership model, shared leadership and a pipeline for developing future partners. The goal was bigger than having talented lawyers. They were building a firm that could continue producing them.'.
Photo by Ogochukwu Okezue | Business Consultant on September 18, 2026. May be a graphic of one or more people, poster, magazine and text that says 'JEDIBETHGLORIA The firm continued building its capacity across major commercial markets. It also developed cross-border relationships and Pan-African legal . That expansion eventually formed part of its broader evolution beyond a traditional Nigerian law practice.'.
Photo by Ogochukwu Okezue | Business Consultant on September 18, 2026. May be an image of one or more people, magazine and text that says 'JEDIBETHGLORIA From two lawyers starting again after a partnership split, the firm grew into one of Nigeria's leading corporate and commercial law practices. Its work later included major transactions involving Nigerian and international businesses. But for me, the more interesting result is this: The founders were building an institution, not simply a successful partnership.'.
Photo by Ogochukwu Okezue | Business Consultant on September 18, 2026. May be an image of one or more people, magazine and text that says 'JEDIBETHGLORIA ISAT ACROSS MR. GBENGA OYEBODE HERE ARE THE TWO THINGS 1 WOULD ASK HIM: 01 After the first partnership dissolved, what did you and Bankole Aluko see in each other that made you choose to become partners again? What qualities made you believe, "This is the person I can build with"? 02 In the journey of building Aluko & Oyebode, which challenge shook the firm so deeply that it seemed difficult to recover? And how were you able to overcome it?'.
Photo by Ogochukwu Okezue | Business Consultant on September 18, 2026. May be an image of poster, magazine, placemat and text that says 'JEDIBETHGLORIA Behind every institution are people who made difficult decisions long before the results oecame visible. Bankole Olumide Aluko, SAN, and Gbenga Oyebode started with the decision to build again. And what followed became much bigger than the partnership itself. 针 ALN IOVRODE EBODE Sometimes, building again is where the real institution begins.'.
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Posted On: September 18th 2026, 06:48 pm
Aluko and Oyebode is one of the biggest indigenous law firm in Nigeria.

But what made them the most sort after firm in Nigeria?

Well, this post uncover the strategic, operational and organizational decisions the partners took to be NUMBER 1.

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