Adedoyin Rhodes-Vivour

Adedoyin Oyinkan Rhodes-Vivour, SAN is the founding partner of Doyin Rhodes-Vivour & Co, a firm of solicitors, advocates and arbitrators. The firm specializes in providing corporate commercial, litigation and arbitration/ADR services. Adedoyin is a chartered arbitrator and fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and is active in international arbitration. She holds an International Practice Diploma in Arbitration. She is a CEDR [UK] accredited mediator. She is a member of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Court of Arbitration and a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration & ADR. She is a Vice-President of the London Court of International Arbitration African Users’ Council .She was a member of the Court of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), The Hague, Netherlands pursuant to her nomination by Nigeria (2010 – 2016). Adedoyin is a member of the World Bank Sanctions Board.

Adedoyin was educated at the University of Lagos [LLB Hons], University of Lagos [LLM] and King’s College London, University of London [M.A, International Peace & Security], graduating in 1980, 1986, and 2002, respectively. She is a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria [admitted in 1981] and was elevated to the privileged rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (equivalent to a Queen’s Counsel) in 2019. She is a Notary Public of Nigeria .She is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association, International Bar Association, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and International Council for Commercial Arbitration.

She has practiced law for nearly 4 decades and specializes in commercial transactions, international and domestic arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. Adedoyin has conducted arbitrations under various rules including LCIA ,ICC and UNCITRAL .She is listed on various arbitration panels including the Panel of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators [UK], London Court of International Arbitration database of neutrals(LCIA), International Centre for Dispute Resolution [ICDR], Singapore International Arbitration Centre [SIAC], Maritime Arbitrators Association of Nigeria [MAAN], Asian International Arbitration Centre (previously known as Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration), Lagos Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration and Kigali International Arbitration Centre [KIAC]. She is listed on the Panel of Neutrals of the Lagos and Abuja Multi-door Courthouses. She is a member of the Users Council of SIAC.

Adedoyin is the immediate past Chairperson of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Nigerian Branch. She is a member of the International Law Association [ILA], International Committee on International Commercial Arbitration and the Pioneer Chair, Committee on International Commercial Arbitration of the Association’s Nigerian Branch. She is a founding member and pioneer president of the Maritime Arbitrators Association of Nigeria [2006-2010]. She was the pioneer chairperson of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law, Committee on Arbitration/ADR [2005-2010].

She has conducted arbitration extensively both domestically and internationally in various disputes across a wide range of industries including corporate, construction, infrastructure projects, energy, maritime, banking and finance. She has acquired significance experience in international and domestic arbitration. She has acted as counsel in various arbitration proceedings. Her clients include oil & gas companies, banks, property development companies, and multinational corporations. Adedoyin has also mediated various disputes.

Adedoyin is very supportive of diversity causes and promotes the equal representation of women in Arbitration. She is a member of the International Steering Committee of the ERA Pledge and Co –Chairs the African Sub- Committee .She is a member of ArbitralWomen.

She has written several articles on Arbitration /Alternative Dispute Resolution and regularly delivers papers at international and domestic conferences and training events. She is an approved tutor for the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a Regional Pathway Leader for Africa. She is the author of the book titled: ‘Commercial Arbitration Law and Practice in Nigeria through the Cases’ published by LexisNexis.