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Ife Kolade

Associate

Ife focuses her practice on dispute resolution with an emphasis in commercial and investment treaty arbitration, recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards, public international law and complex commercial litigation. 

Ife has advised sovereigns, state owned entities, and corporate clients across the financial, energy, technology and life sciences industries.  

During law school, Ife served as an extern for Global Affairs Canada through Osgoode Hall Law School’s International and Transnational Law Intensive Program. 

Ife maintains an active pro bono practice, representing criminal defendants in cases assigned through the Criminal Justice Act and clients in immigration proceedings. 

Ife is also an active member of the firm’s Black attorneys and professionals’ inclusion network. 

Qualifications

Admissions

Bar of the State of New York, 2024
 

Academic

J.D., Law, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, 2022 

B.A., Honors, International Development Studies, McGill University, 2016 

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.