TOP MARITIME WOMEN IN NIGERIA
Tosan Edodo Emoren
T
osan Edodo Emore is
among the array of brilliant
women lawyers in the
Nigerian maritime sector. She is a
bilingual, transport, energy, and
investment lawyer and Chairman
of African Maritime Forum
Limited. She holds a Bachelor of
Laws degree from the University
of Buckingham, England and a
Master of Law degree from the
University of London, England.
She has a working knowledge of
French having studied the
language and French Civilization
at the Université Catholique De
L'Ouest, Angers, France and at
the Université Catholique De
L'est, Lille, France.
She was called to the Nigerian
Bar in 1981. She started her law
career with Sani Mohammed,
Kuso & Co., Kaduna, and later at
Akporiaye, Edodo & Associates,
Warri, Delta State. In 1996 she
was part of the Nigerian trade
delegation to bilateral talks with
the United Kingdom and was on
the Presidential delegation which
accompanied former President
Olusegun Obasanjo, on a State
Visit to the United Kingdom in
September 2000.
She is an active member of the
Women International Shipping
and Trade Association (WISTA).
She is the Financial Secretary of
the Nigerian Maritime Law
Association, and the Secretary
General of the Franco- Nigeria
Chamber of Commerce and
Industry.
Tosan'sareas of specialization
include, transport, energy,
environment laws and legislative
drafting. Her experience in
legislative drafting for the
Nigerian National Assembly has
made her relevant in assigned
tasks involving preparation of
legislations for developing
economies and emerging
markets. She has worked for the
Senate Committee on Marine
Transport and the Senate
Committee on Environment and
Ecology.
Her advanced legal training and
vast experience in
conceptualization, drafting and
review of legislations make her
most useful in the preparation of
legislations and agreements
necessary for the realization of
legal objectives in developing
economies or emerging markets.
Mrs. Edodo-Emore has been
involved in the preparation,
drafting, review and perfection of
intricate commercial agreements,
ranging from media planning and
buying, service agreements to
project management and
coordination agreements.She is
the convener of Lagos
International Maritime Week.
Her advanced legal
training and vast
e x p e r i e n c e
i n
conceptualization, drafting
and review of legislations
make her most useful in the
preparation of legislations
and agreements necessary
for the realization of legal
objectives in developing
economies or emerging
markets.
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