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Folasade, popularly known as Fola holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL. B) degree from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria and was called to the Nigerian Bar in November 2009 as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. She also completed the Chartered Secretaries Course from the Chartered Governance Institute (previously known as The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, ICSA) UK.
Fola’s legal career commenced as an in-house counsel with a major financial institution in Nigeria; After that, she progressively practiced with many corporations within the private sector in roles ranging from in-house counsel to contract administrator and company secretary.
She is a member in good standing with the Law Society of Alberta and she is currently a Partner at EO Law where she provides a wide range of legal services to her clients. Fola’s practice is focused on the divorce, parenting, child welfare and division of matrimonial property aspects of Family Law, insurance claims as part of Personal Injury, refugee claims as part of Immigration Law, and sale, purchase and refinance of Real Estate.
Fola is an active member in the community, and she has volunteered with non-profit organizations such as Closer to Home, Women in Need Society, and Elizabeth Fry to aid community development programs. Fola has also volunteered with the Foreign Trained Lawyers in Canada, an online community for internationally trained lawyers looking to practice in Canada.
With her energy and confidence, she is able to work with clients to create value for them. Fola enjoys travelling, dancing and portrait photography.