Olivia Odubanjo
Associate
olivia.odubanjo@akingump.com
Areas of Focus
- Complex Commercial Litigation
- Disputes & Investigations
- International Disputes
- International Arbitration
- Restructuring Litigation
- Energy & Infrastructure
- Litigation Finance
- Commercial Arbitration & International Commercial Disputes
- International Investment Disputes
- Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
- Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection
Biography
- Advises on all aspects of general commercial litigation.
- Experience across various sectors, including telecoms, media and technology, retail, consumer products and financial services sectors.
Olivia specializes in general commercial litigation. Her experience covers a broad range of commercial disputes, including class actions, breach of duty claims, financial services litigation and investigations.
Representative Work
- Advising Fortenova Group, a food producer and retailer in Croatia and the surrounding region, on the restructuring litigation aspects of issues arising from the existence of sanctioned Russian debt and equity holders in its capital structure.
- Advising asset management company on German Arbitration Institute (DIS) proceedings, alongside German counsel, on a dispute relating to commission earned on the sale of the commercial real estate portfolio. The case settled before the main hearing.
- Acting for the Post Office in implementation of a settlement following a High Court group litigation in 2019.
- Acting for a Virgin group entity in a contractual dispute in relation to a trade mark licensing agreement.
- Acting for a high net worth individual in relation to a claim for fraudulent misrepresentation and breach of contract against a construction firm.
- Advising a leading technology client in relation to its obligations under the EU AI Act, including as to personal data, and ensuring compliance in relation to new technology.
- Advising an international digital infrastructure client in relation to cybersecurity issues under the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act.
- Advising a variety of clients in relation to compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including interaction with new legislation such as the Digital Services Act.
LanguagesEnglish
French
Italian
English
French
Italian
EducationL.P.C., BPP University Law School, England, 2018
LL.B., King's College, London, 2016
L.P.C., BPP University Law School, England, 2018
LL.B., King's College, London, 2016
Bar AdmissionsSolicitor, England and Wales
Solicitor, England and Wales
