Yemi Akinseye George

Yemi Akinseye George
Born 1963
Ondo, Nigeria
Nationality Nigerian
Alma mater University of Lagos
Occupation Legal Practitioner, Academic administrator
Employer

University of Ibadan (1989-1997)
Adekunle Ajasin University (2004-2010) Nasawara State University (2010-2018-)

Principal Partner: Yemi Akinseye-George SAN & Partners (1986-Date)[1]
Known for President, Center for Socio-Legal Studies, Abuja; Legal Consultant ; Principal Partner: Yemi Akinseye-George SAN & Partners; Corporate, Constitutional, Criminal Commercial Law practice.[2]

Yemi Akinseye George, SAN (born 1963) is a Nigerian professor of public law and president of the Center for Socio-Legal Studies.[3][4] He is the Principal Partner of Yemi Akinseye-George & Partners, a firm which provides qualitative Legal and Consultancy services to Individuals, Corporate Bodies and Governments within and outside Nigeria. [5] Prof.Yemi Akinseye-George(SAN)and Partners is at the fore of Constitutional, Criminal, Corporate, Commercial, Banking and Financial Legal Practice.[6] [7]


Early life

George was born on 1963 in Ondo State, Nigeria.[8] He obtained a Bachelor of Law (LLB) in 1985 and a Master of Law (LLM) from the University of Lagos. He was called to the Nigerian Bar as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1986.[9] After he completed his National Youth Service Corps in 1986, he proceeded to the University of Lagos where he obtained a master's degree in public law.[10]

Career

In 1989, he joined the University of Ibadan, where he became a senior lecturer.[11][12] After eight years of academic service at the University of Ibadan, he received a fellowship at the Davis Centre at Princeton University. He conducted research on corruption and constitutionalism in Africa at Princeton (1997-1998).[13] In 2003, he was appointed Special Adviser to the Ministers of Justice and Attorneys-General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. While serving in this capacity, he was appointed as a professor of public law at Adekunle Ajasin University in Ondo State on December 2004. He served as dean of the faculty of law at the university.[14] In July 2012, he became a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, alongside Femi Falana and 22 others.[15][16] He has, since his call to bar actively combined scholarship with Legal practice.

Membership

He is a member of the following professional bodies:

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/07/court-orders-banks-remit-793m-tsa-funds/
  2. ↑ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/07/court-orders-banks-remit-793m-tsa-funds/
  3. ↑ "Impeachment: Open letter to State Chief Judges". Vanguard News.
  4. ↑ Our Correspondent. "New Telegraph – Gadzama, Kalu express worry over non-implementation of Oronsaye report". newtelegraphonline.com.
  5. ↑ http://www.censolegs.org
  6. ↑ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/07/court-orders-banks-remit-793m-tsa-funds/
  7. ↑ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/03/osinbajo-urges-nigerian-fight-corruption/
  8. ↑ "Falana, EFCC lawyer, 22 others appointed SAN". ekiti.com.
  9. ↑ "National Mirror". nationalmirroronline.net.
  10. ↑ "Converting Colonialism".
  11. ↑ aliyu. "EFCC, ICPC are operating from disadvantaged position — Prof Akinseye George". Sunday Trust online.
  12. ↑ Adeola Adeyemo. "Straight From the Headlines! What Everyone was Talking About this Week". BellaNaija.
  13. ↑ Transparencyng. "What Jonathan should do to tackle corruption – Prof Akinseye-George". Transparency Nigeria.
  14. ↑ "Appraising the role of the legal profession in creating an ideal democratic society". Sahara Reporters.
  15. ↑ "Supreme Court elevates Femi Falana, Jacobs, 23 others to SAN". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper.
  16. ↑ "Falana, 25 others appointed Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SAN". thenigerianvoice.com.
  17. ↑ User, Super. "Board of Directors". www.nulai.org. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
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