Biography
Mary Ekemezie is the Founder and Lead Consultant at ME Consult, with over 18 years of experience in corporate commercial law and employment law advisory. She is a corporate and investment lawyer with extensive transactional experience and a strong understanding of the Nigerian regulatory environment.
Her expertise lies in structuring, coordinating, and advising on complex mandates in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and corporate finance, as well as corporate restructurings and regulatory compliance. She has advised on complex corporate and commercial legal matters, combining legal precision with
strategic business insight.
Prior to establishing ME Consult, Mary was a Managing Associate at Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie (UUBO). During her tenure there, she played a pivotal role in market-leading transactions, including the merger of the Nigerian subsidiaries of a multinational beverage company, the first dual listing by an indigenous oil and gas company on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and the Nigerian Exchange (NGX), and the joint venture arrangement between an indigenous oil and gas company and a leading independent commodities trading company.
In addition to her corporate law expertise, Mary has a distinguished record in the area of employment law and is recognised as a National Leader by Who's Who Legal. She is a practitioner recognised for her technical expertise in
employment-related issues arising from significant M&A transactions. She
routinely advises national and international businesses in the financial
services, professional services, healthcare, manufacturing, and FMCG sectors on Nigerian legal requirements relating to employment contracts, restraint of
trade, the employment of foreign nationals, redundancies, and the restructuring
of employee remuneration.
Mary served on the leadership team of the African Region of the Employment Law Alliance (ELA) and is the current Chairman of the Employment and Industrial Relations Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law, and a member of the Employment and Labour Lawyers Association of Nigeria (ELLAN). She has contributed to publications including the International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) and the World Bank’s Women, Business and Law Report. She is an alumna of the Slaughter & May EXPLORE Programme (2015), the Clifford Chance Africa Academy (2014), and the 17th Euromoney Project Finance School (2013).
