A Partner in the Dispute Resolution Group of leading Nigerian law firm, Olaniwun Ajayi, Khrushchev Ekwueme, also known as KUK Ekwueme has passed on.
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His demise was announced by the Founding Partner of the Law Firm, Prof. Koyinsola Ajayi SAN.
The statement read, “With greatest sadness I deeply regret to announce the untimely and shocking departure of Dr. KUK Ekwueme yesterday evening. Apart from being a most distinguished international scholar, he was a commanding advocate, brilliant solicitor, highly regarded and well respected – just as he was respecting.
May his most loving soul rest in perfect peace.”
Before his death, KUK was a Partner in the Dispute Resolution Practice of the Firm. A former student of The Hague Academy of International Law and Visiting Researcher at the Harvard Law School, KUK specialized in International Economic Law, and International Dispute Resolution, International Commercial Arbitration, Public Interest Litigation and White Collar Crime Prosecution.
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