Folashade Ali: Diamond Jubilee Celebrations for Legal Icon 

In the new world, age is counted as one of those things that nobody has a hang of because nobody has a hang on life. However, to live to a certain age as an accomplished person is a matter of mastery. For Folashade Alli, living to 60 as a legal icon is indeed a matter of mastery. Why else is she standing at the peak of her industry as though she is without a peer?

Time moves faster than anyone notices, but its marks remain with us. Alli, the brains behind Folashade Alli & Associates, is one of the few female Nigerian lawyers that has allowed time to polish her person and brilliance. At 60, she is gaining on her father, Afe Babalola, the super legal luminary and founder of Afe Babalola University.

On account of her genius, Alli is not as well-known as the rest of her family and even colleagues. However, this is only true among the common people. Where documents are signed and professional ranks are decided, Alli is well-known. And why not—when she has such a robust professional profile and portfolio that few can compare to in her category.

Alli graduated from the University of Lagos in 1984 after obtaining a degree in Bachelor of Laws (LLB). She was called to the bar the following year and did not stay too long before obtaining a master’s degree (LL.M) in Corporate and Commercial law from the University College, London. That was when she truly began her lawyerly campaign, gaining ground until the present.

Now, Alli has 35 years of noteworthy experience across the board directly or indirectly related to the law profession. She is also a Chartered Arbitrator, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in the UK, and founder of Folashade Alli & Associates.

 At 60, Alli is still lighting up the profession for others to follow, gradually gaining on her equally stellar father.