His expertise covers diverse areas of law, technology, and commerce. He is dexterous at handling legal matters related to information technology law, intellectual property, data privacy & protection, regulatory compliance & due diligence, arbitration & ADR, corporate & commercial, private equity & venture capital, and mergers & acquisition.
Ridwan Badmus
Head of Technology Law, Privacy/Data Protection & AI GovernanceAs a budding polymath, Ridwan is a seasoned technologist and very passionate about innovation and disruptive technologies. He is certified with top technology companies such as Google, Microsoft, IBM, Cisco, and Binance to mention a few. Hence, he is a competent full-stack web developer, blockchain developer, cloud engineer, and expert at cybersecurity and AI/ML. Owing to his competency in these areas, he bridges the wide gap between law and technology while optimising delivery and providing high-level solutions.
Considering his background in the tech space, he drafts, reviews, and deconstructs with ease technology contracts/documents, service level agreements (SLA), software licensing, non-compete/non-disclosure agreements, protection of intellectual property and digital assets (coins & tokens) and many more.
Ridwan, a lifelong learner, continuously explore how he can impact the world and solve clients complex problems through critical, strategic, and design thinking.
Education & Training
- Nigerian Law School, Lagos State
- University of Ilorin, Kwara State
Professional Affiliation
- Member, Nigerian Bar Association
- Associate, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK)
- Member, NBA-Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL)
- Member, ICT Committee (NBA-SBL)
- Member, Young ITA (Institute for Transnational Arbitrators)
- Member, Young ICCA (International Council for Commercial Arbitration)
- Member, Internet Society