Adedoyin Rhodes-Vivour,

Mrs. Adedoyin Rhodes-Vivour, SAN, C.Arb, FCIArb (UK), CEDR UK Accredited Mediator is the Managing Partner of Doyin Rhodes-Vivour & Co. She was called to the Nigerian bar in 1981, nearly 40 years ago. She is a British Chevening Scholar, a prestigious international award. She holds the LLB (Hons) and LLM degrees in law and a Masters of Arts degree with merit in International Peace and Security (King’s College London, University of London). She also holds a Practice Diploma in International Arbitration Law, by The Law Society of England and Wales/ International Bar Association. In recognition of her leadership qualities, she was nominated by the United States Information Services (USIS) to participate in the ‘Young African Leaders Programme’ in 1990.

She has acted as arbitrator and counsel in a vast number of cases and has extensive experience under institutional rules including the UNCITRAL, International Chamber of Commerce [ICC] and London Court of International Arbitration [LCIA]and Kigali International Arbitration [KIAC] Rules and in ad-hoc proceedings. 

She is a member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration and the ICC Arbitration & ADR Commission. She is a Vice President of the LCIA African Users’ Council. She is a member of the International Law Association International Committee on International Commercial Arbitration and pioneer Chair of the Nigerian Branch Committee of the International Law Association [ILA]. She is a member of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) Users Council. She is a member of the World Bank Group Sanctions Board and was a member of the Court, Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), The Hague, Netherlands. She is a member of Arbitral Women and Co-Chair of the Equal Representation in Arbitration [ERA] Pledge African Sub-committee.