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Ikanna Okim

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Legal Associate at Persistent

United Kingdom

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About

Dual-qualified lawyer (Nigeria and England & Wales) specializing in corporate law, climate finance and international commercial law, supporting deal structuring and compliance. Holds a Master's in Law from Oxford.

Experience

  1. PersistentLegal Associatecurrent2026 — present
  2. PersistentLegal (Ubuntu Fellow)2025 — 2026Nairobi County, Kenya
  3. Hogan LovellsVacation Student2025United Kingdom
  4. Olaniwun AjayiAssociate2022 — 2024Nigeria
  5. Lagos State GovernmentLegal Extern2022Lagos State, Nigeria
  6. GreenRidge FoundationProjects Administrator2020 — 2021Lagos State, Nigeria

Skills & more

General Practice of LawLegislative Drafting1Note Taking1Record Keeping1Mediation1Due Diligence2Legal Writing1AdvocacyCommercial LitigationTaxLegal opinionCross-border Transactions
+8 moreWritten CommunicationTeam LeadershipCrisis ManagementSocial MediaResearchCritical ThinkingTeamworkNegotiation

Languages English

  • Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales — Solicitors Regulation Authority
  • Introduction to ESG — Corporate Finance Institute® (CFI)
  • Corporate Finance Fundamentals — Corporate Finance Institute® (CFI)
  • Foundation Level Certificate in Commercial Mediation — Mediator Academy
  • Latham&Watkins Mergers And Acquisitions Virtual Internship — InsideSherpa
  • Open Source Leadership — Common Purpose
  • Commercial Mediation for the 21st Century Lawyer — Mediator Academy
  • Introduction to Negotiation: A Strategic Playbook for Becoming a Principled Negotiator — Yale University
  • The Art of Negotiation — UC Irvine
  • Crime, Justice and Society — The University of Sheffield

From Ikanna's professional profile.

Colleagues at Persistent

Amos Gachuiri
Director of the Board at Persistent
Chanzu Lidaga
Tech Venture Builder at Persistent
Chris Aidun
Partner, Co-founder, Director of the Board at Persistent
Clara Li
Senior Investment Analyst at Persistent
Dami Aremu
Investment Associate at Persistent
Damilola Oluwayose
Communications Analyst at Persistent
Dirk Muench
Co-founder, Strategy Advisor, Director of the Board at Persistent
Eva Stolz
Investment Principal at Persistent

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Who is Ikanna Okim?
Dual-qualified lawyer (Nigeria and England & Wales) specializing in corporate law, climate finance and international commercial law, supporting deal structuring and compliance. Holds a Master's in Law from Oxford.
Where does Ikanna Okim work?
Ikanna Okim is Legal Associate at Persistent.
Where did Ikanna Okim go to school?
Ikanna Okim studied at University of Oxford (Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL), Law); Nigerian Law School (BL, Law); University of Uyo (Bachelor of Laws - LLB, Law).

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