TheNigeriaLawyer(TNL) wishes to felicitate on this great occasion, the immediate President of the Nigerian Bar Association(NBA), Mr. Paul Usoro, SAN.
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Paul Usoro NBA is an astute Bar man, quintessential gentleman and a successful legal practitioner who is future-focused and mission-driven.
He left indelible track records as the President of the Nigerian Bar Association between 2018 and 2020.
Paul Usoro, SAN is the Senior Partner and founder of Paul Usoro & Co (PUC), a top commercial law firm, where he heads the Advocacy and Dispute Resolution Practice Group and the Communications Section of the Firm.
Paul Usoro, SAN was born in Ukana Ikot Ntuen town in Essien Udim LGA of Akwa Ibom State on the 7th day of September, 1958.
He studied Law at the University of Ife, Ile-Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife), Osun State, Nigeria where he obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree (with Honours) in 1981.
He proceeded to the Law School and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1982. During his compulsory National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) he had a stint with the Benue State House of Assembly and thereafter served at George Uloko & Co in Makurdi where he cut his teeth in advocacy practice. In 1983, he joined Sani Mohammed Kuso & Co in Kaduna.
In 1985, Paul Usoro, SAN founded Paul Usoro & Co (PUC) in Kaduna State. In 1992, the headquarters of PUC was established in Lagos with the Kaduna office still operational until 2003 when the northern operations were consolidated into a new branch office in Abuja.
Meanwhile, PUC is a full-service Nigerian law firm, with its principal office in Lagos, and 2 branches in Abuja; and Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
Mr. Paul Usoro, SAN in 2001 became a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and a member of the International Bar Association and the Federal Communications Bar Association, United States of America.
He became a Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 2003.
Paul Usoro, SAN being an ICT expert, has been involved in virtually all major transactions and regulatory reforms in the Nigerian communications sector.
In 2003, Paul Usoro drafted the Nigerian Communications Act 2003, a robust and enduring piece of legislation that regulates the communications industry till date.
Furthermore, he has been the primary adviser to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in most of its reform initiatives till date. He served as Legal Consultant to NCC, and was the only African and the sole Legal practitioner in the six-member Auction Control Team for the Global Systems of Mobile Communications (GSM) Spectrum Licence Auction that introduced Econet Wireless Networks Limited (now Airtel), MTN Communications Limited and NITEL GSM to the Nigerian market.
In addition, he has, at various times, served on the Boards of several companies such as Premium Pensions Ltd, CR Services (Credit Bureau) Plc (representing Zenith Bank Plc), Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc, Airtel Nigeria Limited, Marina Securities Ltd (currently known as Marina Mars Principal Investments Limited). He currently sits on the Boards of PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc and Access Bank Plc.
In 2011, he was appointed by former President Goodluck Jonathan as a pioneer Director on the Board of Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET). Also, he was also the pioneer Chairman of the NBET Board’s Audit Committee.
Paul Usoro, SAN, is happily married to a Lawyer, Mfon Ekong Usoro and they are blessed with two children, one of whom is a legal practitioner, a member of the NBA and of the New York Bar.
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