Mark Uguru

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  • About me

    Legal Practitioner | Legal Expert in Data Privacy, Cybersecurity & Anti-Corruption | Free Zone and Regulatory Compliance & Governance Specialist | Contract Law Strategist | Protecting Businesses and Mitigating Risk

  • Education

    • Ebonyi state university

      2012 - 2017
      Bachelor of laws - llb law

      Second Class (Upper Division). CGPA - 4.1Top five graduand, Faculty of Law, 2017

    • Nigerian law school

      2017 - 2018
      Bl

      Second Class (Upper Division)

  • Experience

    • Ladol

      Mar 2023 - now
      Senior legal counsel / data protection officer

      Successfully conduct internal legal audit on all the 13 departments of the group company and its subsidiaries, assess their level of compliance and make recommendations and close out all non-compliance.Prepare policies on data protection, anti-money laundering, corporate governance, zero-tolerance, legal service request. Member of the auditee team for the annual successful renewal and retaining of a group company and its subsidiaries International Organization Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015, 45001:2018, and 14001:2015, (the world's best-known quality management standard for companies and organization), certification audits.Draft, review and ensure proper execution of legal agreements such as Logistics and Supply Base Services Agreements, Power Purchase Agreement, GSPA, EPC Contract, NDAs, MOAs, Service Supply Agreements, Finance Agreements, Lease Agreements, JV Agreements etc. Provide accurate legal advice on taxation, employment, IT, finance, power, bulk water and waste servicing and so on, to the company and its Strategic Business Units (SBUs). Manage litigation matters of the group company and its subsidiaries and liaising with the external lawyers for periodic review of cases and update.Liaise with regulatory bodies such as FIRS, LIRS, NEPZA, SCUML, NPA, CAC, NUPRC for licenses, compliance and due diligence.Attend meetings of the group company, its subsidiaries and and their SBUs, providing all necessary secretarial support services (taking minutes, ensuring compliance with the code of corporate governance, international best practices and with relevant and applicable laws and regulations. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • General data protection regulation

      Alison
      Jan 2025
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Mark Uguru
      Top 5 graduate. Faculty of Law, Ebonyi State University. Jul 2017
    • Awarded to Mark Uguru
      Highest CGPA Faculty of Law, Ebonyi State University. 2013