Mr Kemi Pinheiro, SAN serves as a member of our seasoned and experienced CLDS faculty. His expertise in Litigation, Contracts and Alternative Disputes Resolution (ADR) has been of immense value and benefit to our past participants. Mr Pinheiro, SAN believes in excellence and trail its path as a mark for others to follow.

Oluwakemi Adekunle Uthman Pinheiro, SAN, holds the coveted rank of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria for over 9 years and also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. His professional background commenced in 1987 in Rivers State. During his compulsory one year National Service, he was a state counsel in the office of the Director of Public Prosecution and also the office of Director, Civil Litigation. Between October, 1988 and December 1988, he was a counsel in the firm of Rhodes & Rhodes, Lagos, not satisfied with his work load and willing to take a salary reduction, he thereafter in January, 1989 joined the firm of Abiola Oshodi & Company, Lagos State as a senior counsel. He was also a Special Assistant in the office of Honourable Attorney General/Commissioner for Justice, Lagos, from 1996to 1997.

Of utmost interest to ‘Kemi Pinheiro’s professional career is the eradication of, and fight against corruption. He is passionately committed to the eradication of corruption in Nigeria in all its facets and he is vigorously campaigning and championing the cause to rid Nigeria of this ill and instill discipline into the polity. To this end, he partnered with the anti-graft agency, The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to prosecute high level corruption cases involving both high profile government officials and captains of industry. He is currently leading the prosecution teams against some ministers, senators, Banks’ Managing Directors, permanent secretaries, legislators including permanent secretaries and other high ranking government officials for different infractions of law committed while holding various offices. He holds the fiat of the Attorney General of the Federation in this regard, what is more as an attestation to his unassailable integrity and respect to which he is held, he has also acted as sole arbitrator in various disputes.