DAMIAN O. OKORO, SAN

PROFILE

Damian Ohakwe Okoro, SAN, is a towering figure in the legal landscape, renowned for his vast expertise spanning an impressive array of practice areas, including corporate governance, litigation, arbitration, family law, oil and gas, commercial practice, election petitions, intellectual property, real estate, criminal law, energy law, human rights, constitutional law, labour and industrial law, debt recovery, banking and many more. Right from his youth service days, he has been in active, uninterrupted law practice and has never wavered from the same for over three decades and still counting. He has an unquenching passion and knack for litigation/court-room advocacy. He cut his legal teeth under the tutelage of C. V. Georgewill, Esq. (deceased), an indefatigable, brilliant and cerebral court-room advocate. With a storied career marked by exceptional achievements, Damian Ohakwe Okoro earned the esteemed and prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in 2022, a testament to his unwavering dedication and track record of excellence in the legal profession. He has made significant court appearances in all the superior courts of record in Nigeria, especially the Federal High Court, State High Court, Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, the highest court in the land.

HONOURS AND PREFERMENTS:

• MR. B. M. WIFA'S PRIZE FOR BEST THIRD YEAR STUDENT IN LAW, RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 1992.
• DEAN'S PRIZE FOR THE BEST GRADUATING LAW STUDENT, RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 1993.
• CHIEF (DR.) NABO GRAHAM DOUGLAS PRIZE FOR THE BEST GRADUATING LAW STUDENT, RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 1993.
• MERITORIOUS CERTIFICATE AS STUDENT ADVOCATE
• ASSISTANT SECRETARY, DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE, NBA, PORT HARCOURT BRANCH, 2004 TO 2008.
• MEMBER, HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE, NBA, PORT HARCOURT BRANCH, 2004 TO 2006.
• ASSISTANT SECRETARY, LIBRARY COMMITTEE, NBA, PORT HARCOURT BRANCH, 2004 TO 2006.
• ELECTED WELFARE SECRETARY, NBA, PORT HARCOURT BRANCH, 2008 T0 2010.
• MEMBER, NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION NEC, 2008 TO 2010.
• MEMBER, CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE, NBA, PORT HARCOURT BRANCH, 2020 TO 2022.
• APPOINTED A NOTARY PUBLIC OF THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON 20TH OCTOBER, 2011.

AREA OF SPECIALIZATION

• CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LITIGATION
• ARBITRATION
• CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL PRACTISE
• HUMAN RIGHTS AND CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
• LABOUR AND INDUSTRIAL LAW
• PROPERTY LAW
• DEBT RECOVERY
• BANKING LAW
• CHIEFTAINCY AND LAND MATTERS