Shafa'atu Isah is a Senior Associate with five years of post-call experience at the Nigerian Bar, specializing in commercial litigation, transactional advisory, and regulatory compliance. She provides strategic counsel to clients navigating complex disputes, high-value financial transactions, and regulatory matters across multiple sectors including banking, power, and infrastructure.
Her litigation practice encompasses debt recovery, recovery of possession, title and contractual disputes, employment and labour matters, torts, and family law. She has successfully represented clients in contentious matters before Nigerian courts and tribunals, securing favorable outcomes in commercial disputes and civil litigation.
Shafa'atu was integral to Universal Chambers' role as joint solicitor (alongside Primeral Africa Legal) advising Jaiz Bank Plc on its landmark ₦150 Billion Sukuk issuance. In this capacity, she drafted and reviewed transaction documents, participated in working party meetings, and provided critical legal analysis throughout the issuance process. Her transactional practice extends to finance-related advisory work, where she supports clients in structuring complex commercial arrangements and ensuring regulatory compliance.
In the power and infrastructure sector, Shafa'atu provides legal research and advisory opinions on regulatory compliance, contractual matters, and commercial structuring for stakeholders in Nigeria's energy sector. She has advised on complex, confidential matters involving power sector regulation and commercial disputes.
Shafa'atu's corporate and regulatory practice includes company secretarial services, corporate compliance, and regulatory filings with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), National Pension Commission (PENCOM), Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering (SCUML), Federal Inland Revenue Service, Industrial Training Fund (ITF), Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), and Trademark Registries. She assists clients with corporate registrations, annual filings, and ongoing regulatory compliance matters.
Education & Professional Development
Shafa'atu holds an LLB from Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, and was called to the Nigerian Bar after completing her legal education at the Nigerian Law School, Enugu Campus. She has undertaken professional training in Policy Development and Legislative Processes through the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies and the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), enhancing her capacity to advise clients on legislative matters and regulatory policy.