Agba Eimunjeze, SAN, FCIArb leads Aarndale Solicitors as Managing Partner and heads its Dispute Resolution Practice, a role that reflects both his standing at the Bar and the trust clients place in his judgment on complex and significant matters. Over the years, he has built a practice founded on a deep understanding of the law, commercial awareness and a practical approach to resolving difficult legal issues.
His dispute resolution practice cuts across a broad spectrum of commercial and public law matters. He has represented Nigerian and international clients before Nigeria’s superior courts and tribunals, acting in disputes involving commercial transactions, insurance, intellectual property, employment, insolvency and debt recovery. His experience encompasses matters involving businesses and institutions across different sectors of the Nigerian economy, requiring not only effective advocacy but also an appreciation of the commercial considerations that often lie at the heart of a dispute.
Agba’s practice extends well beyond the courtroom. He has considerable experience advising on commercial and residential real estate transactions and has guided developers, investors, corporate organizations and private clients through acquisitions, leases and other property transactions across Nigeria. He also advises businesses navigating financial distress and has acted on debt recovery, insolvency and receivership matters. This breadth of experience enables him to approach legal issues from both a contentious and transactional perspective, with an understanding of the wider commercial interests of the clients he represents.
As Managing Partner of Aarndale Solicitors, Agba provides leadership and strategic direction to the firm while remaining actively involved in legal practice. His role combines the demands of advocacy and client representation with the responsibility of guiding the firm’s growth, developing its practice and maintaining the professional standards on which its work is built.
His commitment to the legal profession also extends beyond private practice. Within the Nigerian Bar Association, Lagos Branch, Agba served as a co-opted member of the Executive Committee from 2020 to 2021, a member of the Judiciary Committee from 2021 to 2022, and Legal Adviser of the Branch from 2021 to 2023. He is also active in the Nigerian Bar Association’s Sections on Legal Practice and Business Law and is a member of the International Bar Association.
Agba is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK, and a Notary Public. Across advocacy, commercial practice, leadership and service to the Bar, his career reflects a sustained commitment to excellence, sound professional judgment and the advancement of the legal profession.