Grace Kalu, Esq. LL.B, B.L.
Senior Associate/Team Lead
- Member, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)
Grace graduated magna cum laude (Top 5%) with a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Uyo and also graduated with a First Class from the Nigerian Law School while emerging as the 7th Overall Best Student, with three awards to her name.
Having cut her teeth in the legal profession at the time-honoured law firm of Aare Afe Babalola, SAN & Co., Grace has been suitably groomed and adequately equipped to handle complex legal issues with minimal supervision. Constantly craving for success over the long haul, Grace is an ambitious team member with a sensuous nose for details and unquenchable thirst for client satisfaction, arriving HARLEM with a high volt of Corporate/Commercial and Litigation experiences as well as a demonstrable expertise in dispute resolution through litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), leveraging on her deeply entrenched commitment towards addressing the broader policy and institutional barriers which confront litigants in pursuit of ADR.
A remarkably protean thinker, Grace has acquired certifications in Copyright from the Harvard Law School, Intellectual Property from World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and Digital Marketing from Google, among others. She is a bundle of creative, goal-oriented and problem-solving skills, blessed as she is with great wit, intelligence, keen sense of proactive pre-planning and forward-looking resourcefulness.
Grace loves reading, researching, writing and watching movies in her spare time.
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Zephaniah Adediran, Esq., LL.B, B.L
Executive Associate
- Member, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)
Zephaniah graduated from University of Ilorin and was duly called to the Nigerian Bar in 2018. Endowed with a keen determination and razor-sharp sense of right and wrong, knowing the value of having a lawyer who communicates with his clients and understands their immediate concerns, Zephaniah enjoys advising start-ups and big organisations on regulatory compliance matters, helping them to make prudent, mission-aligned decisions in mindful ways.
Blessed as he is with significant strengths in regulatory and transactional aspects of the legal practice, Zephaniah is adept at handling Corporate and Commercial Transactions, Intellectual Property, and Wills & Probate matters, being buoyed by her resilient attitude, strong values, keen determination and razor-sharp sense of right and wrong.
Prior to joining HARLEM, Zephaniah enjoyed an illustrious career with Funmi Roberts & Co., Ibadan, where he gained significant strengths in Corporate/Commercial Transactions, high-conflict civil and commercial litigation and set a textbook example of success drafting of real estate documents, researching litigation matters, easing individuals’ worries with unbelievable ease and top quality ‘on-call’ legal solutions. He combines analytical precision with creative processes, matched with his robust ability to encourage bold commitment and unrelenting hard work within the team.
During his free time, Zephaniah enjoys reading, researching and travelling.
e-mail: zephaniah.adediran@harlemsolicitors.com
Phone: +234-9090041104/8033852360
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Timilehin Olalusi, Esq., LL.B, B.L
Associate
- Member, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)
Timilehin received her Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) Degree from University of Ibadan, graduating cum laude before being called to the Nigerian Bar as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
She is an industrious lawyer whose unquenchable desire for excellence and perfection has contributed to delivery of top-notch services to our Clients, combining analytical precision with creative processes.
Timilehin enjoyed an illustrious career with Kunle Kalejaye, SAN & Co. from where she joined HARLEM with a high volt of trial experience, tremendous courage under fire and strong professional values, bringing a broad perspective and skill set to bear on producing excellent outcomes, as she perfectly understands both the immense pressure and responsibility of ownership as well as the massive, intense rush of entrepreneurialism.
An inveterate people person, Timilehin has also garnered cogent experience in Intellectual Property and the Capital Markets, among others. She joined HARLEM as a lawyer of exceptional stamp and a valuable asset to our team providing tenacious, client-oriented legal services. To say that she displays a powerful drive for progress and client satisfaction in these areas is to say that Albert Einstein knows his sums!
In her free time, Timilehin loves listening to music, reading and writing.
e-mail: timilehin.olalusi@harlemsolicitors.com
Phone: +234-8182403775/8033852360
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Jadesola Esan, Esq., LL.B, B.L
Associate
- Member, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)
Jadesola bagged a Second Class Upper Bachelor of Laws Degree from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, before being duly called to the Nigerian Bar, also graduating with a Second Class Upper.
As a linchpin of HARLEM’s Dispute Resolution practice group, Jadesola brings an exceptionally strong commercial and business perspectives to her legal advice, constantly advising and representing clients in disputes relating to real estate, labour and employment, corporate and commercial matters.
Quick of wit, Jadesola is blessed with a rare knack for ingenious creativeness, bringing a high level of professionalism and an enormous capacity for dedication and enthusiasm to bear on her duties and relationship with clients while leveraging on her practice model which believes that the substratum of legal representation is to build an integrity based on mutual trust by putting clients first. While Jadesola’s practice in HARLEM is ultimately driven by client needs, she is the team’s main point of contact on ADR matters, Cyber Law, Regulatory & Compliance Issues, General Mediation as well as Governmental affairs.
Her interests outside of legal practice include listening to music, travelling, reading and writing.