We
are proud to welcome Mr Edmund Boyo, Co-Head Africa Practice and Partner
(Frankfurt) at the global law firm, Clifford Chance LLP as he graciously
consents to join the panel of judges for our ESQ Nigerian Legal Awards.
Edmund
specialises in structured finance transactions, in particular project finance,
asset finance, corporate banking and restructurings. He acts for sponsors and
lenders on all aspects of international project financing (including
petrochemicals, mining and ports).

Edmund
also acts for financial institutions, lessors, lessees, borrowers and arrangers
in domestic and cross-border asset finance transactions (including, aircraft,
rolling stock and containers). He acts for lenders and borrowers on acquistion
finance and secured and unsecured lending. 
Edmund
joined Clifford Chance, Frankfurt as a lawyer in 2000. Prior to this time, he
was a trainee at Clifford Chance, London (1998) and has been a partner since
2007.  He attended University of Kent at Canterbury where he bagged a BA
(Hons) in Law and German (1994) and University of London (LLM (Banking and
Finance)), (1995). He Speaks English and German.
Edmund
has been a speaker at the annual ESQ Project Finance School since 2012.
In
his email accepting our invitation to participate as a judge, Edmund expressed
his delight in being a part of what promises to be a very interesting and
exciting legal awards in Nigeria.