Festus Ogun is a lawyer famed for challenging human rights abuses and abuse of power by government and public office holders in Nigeria.
[1] In 2021, Ogun founded FOLEGAL, a law firm providing outstanding regulatory, litigation and transactional solutions to clients’ most complex challenges.
[2] He describes his work as centered on bringing smiles to the faces of his clients, and focuses on dispute resolution and arbitration to achieve this.
[3] Like many lawyers and activists in Nigeria, Ogun has faced a number of verbal and physical attacks.
[4] In 2023, Ogun was shortlisted for The CEOs Network's 30Under30 award under the Lawyer category.