Yemi Akinseye George

Yemi Akinseye George, SAN (born 1963) is a Nigerian professor of public law and president of the Center for Socio-Legal Studies.[1][2] 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.[3]

Yemi Akinseye George
Born1963
Ondo, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Alma materUniversity of Lagos
Occupation(s)Legal practitioner; academic administrator
EmployerYemi Akinseye-George & Partners
Known forLegal cases

Early life

George was born on 1963 in Ondo State, Nigeria.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

Career

In 1989, he joined the University of Ibadan, where he became a senior lecturer.[7][8] 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).[9] 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 in December 2004. He served as dean of the faculty of law at the university.[10] In July 2012, he became a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, alongside Femi Falana and 22 others.[11][12] 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
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  2. Our Correspondent. "New Telegraph – Gadzama, Kalu express worry over non-implementation of Oronsaye report". newtelegraphonline.com.
  3. "Home". censolegs.org.
  4. "Falana, EFCC lawyer, 22 others appointed SAN". ekiti.com.
  5. "National Mirror". nationalmirroronline.net. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. Robert, Dana L. (2 January 2008). Converting Colonialism. ISBN 978-0-8028-1763-1.
  7. aliyu. "EFCC, ICPC are operating from disadvantaged position — Prof Akinseye George". Sunday Trust online.
  8. Adeola Adeyemo (13 July 2012). "Straight From the Headlines! What Everyone was Talking About this Week". BellaNaija.
  9. Transparencyng. "What Jonathan should do to tackle corruption – Prof Akinseye-George". Transparency Nigeria.
  10. "Appraising the role of the legal profession in creating an ideal democratic society". Sahara Reporters. 21 February 2010.
  11. "Supreme Court elevates Femi Falana, Jacobs, 23 others to SAN". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper.
  12. "Falana, 25 others appointed Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SAN". thenigerianvoice.com.
  13. "Board of Directors". www.nulai.org. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
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