Biography
Amala is a Partner at Stren & Blan Partners based in Nigeria.
Amala is a seasoned Nigerian Legal Practitioner who frequently acts for various well-known and world-renowned Clients regarding their legal matters. He is particularly skilled in Commercial Dispute Resolution across various sectors, Asset Recovery (including Asset Tracing), Enforcement of Judgements and Awards, Intellectual Property Law, Insolvency, Product/Professional Liability, White Collar Crimes and Regulatory Investigations/Crisis Management, as well as general Commercial and Foreign Investment advisory.
He is an experienced asset recovery and civil fraud Lawyer in Nigeria and acts on Africa wide mandates, he is also a ranking member of the Business Rescue and Insolvency Practitioners Association of Nigeria (BRIPAN) where he chairs the Special Projects Committee.
Amala was a member of the technical committee that provided support to the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) chaired by the Vice President of Nigeria, (through the Enabling Business Environment Secretariat) on issues relating to ease of doing business in Nigeria. He specifically served as a member of the technical committee that reviewed various portions of the Bill that was eventually enacted as the Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2023. Amala also served on the World Bank assisted Committee that provided support to the Enabling Business Environment Secretariat on crafting an insolvency framework for Nigeria. This birthed the insolvency regime as contained in the Nigerian Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020.