Pan-African Legal & regulatory advisory
65+ years of combined experience
Trusted
legal advisors
Founder's Statement
My engagement with competition law, consumer protection law, digital markets regulation, and international trade law began not with the creation of a firm, but with sustained work on how markets function, how power is exercised within them, and how legal and regulatory choices shape economic outcomes in Africa.
Over the past decade, my professional work has involved close collaboration with governments, regional institutions, and regulatory authorities, contributing to the development of legal frameworks, enforcement strategies, and institutional capacity across national and regional markets. This experience has consistently underscored the distinctive context in which African markets operate—marked by concentration, developmental objectives, state participation, and the growing importance of digital and cross-border commerce.
These realities demand more than formal rules. They require regulatory approaches grounded in economic reasoning, institutional awareness, and an appreciation of how law influences market behaviour and commercial incentives.
Lex Economicus Advisory is the institutional expression of that insight.
The firm provides specialised advisory services in competition law, consumer protection, digital markets, and trade, serving public institutions and businesses alike. It supports regulators in designing coherent, enforceable frameworks, while assisting market participants to navigate regulatory obligations, manage risk, and engage constructively with competition regimes.
Lex Economicus is not a departure from my earlier work. It is its logical continuation—focused on shaping markets that are competitive, innovative, and fair, in line with Africa’s evolving economic realities.
Principal Partner
Our Practice Areas
Our practice areas encompass Competition & Consumer Protection Law (CCPL), Digital Markets & Platform Regulation (DMPR), International & Regional Trade Law (IRTL), and Regulatory & Institutional Support (RIS) across three key areas of practice. We advise businesses, individuals and the public sector, delivering strategic legal solutions across sectors, ensuring compliance, managing regulatory risks, and seizing opportunities within domestic and international markets.
Competition & Consumer Protection Law
Digital Markets & Platform Regulation
International & Regional Trade Law
Regulatory & Institutional Support
Our Approach
We combine legal precision with economic insight to deliver solutions that are both practical and transformative.
Understanding the client’s need and context
Screen for conflict of interest
Undertake evidence-based legal and policy analysis.
Design and deploy a tailored solution.
Curate knowledge and lessons learnt
Meet Our Team
We are a multidisciplinary team of experienced legal and policy professionals united by excellence, integrity, and a shared commitment to advancing fair and competitive markets.
Leonard Otuonye Ugbajah
Aniekan Ukpe
Ifeanyi Chido Nwankwere
Dr. Oluchukwu Precious Obioma
Stephen Ugochukwu Onyekeja
Years of combined team experience
Our team brings decades of seasoned insight, deep technical expertise, and a proven track record of excellence, delivering thoughtful, strategic, and reliable legal solutions to even the most complex regulatory and commercial challenges.