OMORUYI OSAGIE EDOIGIAWERIE
@uyilaw is the Founder and Lead Partner of the Firm. He also leads the Corporate Commercial, Tech and specialised team at the Firm. He specializes and has in-depth experience in Startup Law, Corporate Commercial Legal Practice, Statutory Compliance and Entrepreneurship and other corporate commercial practice areas.
He also has expert knowledge of Matrimonial Causes and Entertainment Law and expertly provides legal advisory and capacity building support to a broad spectrum of clients locally and internationally. Omoruyi has advised on several landmark and strategic transactions both locally and internationally. So far, he has helped build and grow over 1000 companies most of who remain gainfully in business and still rely on him for expert legal advice.
He is a member of the Nigeria Bar Association and the American Bar Association. In addition, he is a Startup Mentor at the Tony Elumelu Foundation. In the Nigerian Bar Association, he was appointed a member of Mentoring Committee of the Nigeria Bar Association, Secretary of the Steering Committee of the Young Members Group of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) Nigerian Branch and member of the policy and drafting team at the Nigerian Startup Act Project. Omoruyi is a Harvard trained Leadership Expert, Yale Certified Business Negotiator and Business Compliance Specialist. He also holds a specialization in Legal Entrepreneurship from the University of Maryland, USA and a compliance and data protection certification from the University of Pensylvania. A prolific writer, Omoruyi is the author of the best-selling masterpiece for entrepreneurs, The Business Of Running Your Business To Building A Successful Business; A Practical Guide the book is a product of his in-depth experience in Corporate and Commercial Legal Practice, Statutory Compliance Matters, and Entrepreneurship Development.
He is also recognized as one of the leading Entrepreneurship and Startup lawyers in Nigeria. Omoruyi regularly contributes to nation building through regular speaking engagements across the Country on contemporary issues that relate to law, and nation building.