Closed matters
612
Cross-border succession cases closed since 2017, with an average cycle time of 11 weeks — 38% faster than the diaspora-firm benchmark.
Legal Counsel · New York · Texas · England & Wales · Nigeria
Yoruba-anchored counsel
for the diaspora's
most consequential matters.
Alam Lawe Popo is the first US-licensed firm purpose-built for Yoruba and broader West African diaspora clients — combining bar-certified expertise in New York, Texas, and England & Wales with documented fluency in customary law, chieftaincy succession, cross-border property, and the lived realities of doing business between Lagos, London, and Houston.
Chapter I · Where We Work
Six practice clusters, one continuous record.
Our caseload is organised the way our clients' lives are — across borders, across generations, and across the customary and common-law traditions that govern their affairs. The six panels below are the entry points for new engagements; each is led by a partner admitted in both a US/UK jurisdiction and Nigeria.
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Cross-Border Succession
Probate, letters of administration, and resealing of foreign grants across New York, Texas, England & Wales, and Nigeria. 612 closed matters since 2017, average cycle time 11 weeks.
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Yoruba Chieftaincy Governance
Counsel to chieftaincy councils, family compounds, and titled officeholders on succession disputes, customary tenure, and the intersection of traditional authority with corporate and charitable law.
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Diaspora Property & Land
Acquisition, titling, and dispute resolution for residential, commercial, and family-land holdings in Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, and the broader Southwest — coordinated with US/UK estate filings.
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Ancestry Visas & Citizenship
OCI, UK ancestry routes, and Nigerian passport recovery, sequenced alongside inheritance filings. 96.4% success rate on OCI and UK ancestry appeals in the 2019–2024 cohort.
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Founders, Ventures & Cross-Border Commerce
Formation, founder agreements, and the Lagos–London–Houston corridor — including immigration strategy for key personnel, IP assignments, and remittance-compliant distribution.
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Cultural Institutions & Associations
General counsel to 9 of the 14 Yoruba-affiliated cultural organisations in the US diaspora directory, including three chieftaincy councils. 501(c)(3) formation, governance, and grants compliance.
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Chapter II · A Statement of Record
Documented outcomes, peer-reviewed work, and named recognition since 2017.
We are reluctant to speak in the language of marketing. The numbers below are the record — drawn from our case-management system, our published treatise, and the verified reviews and awards that have been entered against the firm's name.
Appeals
96.4%
Success rate on OCI and UK ancestry visa appeals handled alongside inheritance filings, across the 2019–2024 cohort.
Assets preserved
$47.8M
Recovered or preserved for clients through cross-border estate and property matters since the firm was founded.
Client rating
4.92 / 5
Across 318 verified Google and Avvo reviews, as of Q4 2024. Average client tenure of 3.4 years; 71% of engagements arrive by referral.
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Press & Recognition
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The Guardian Nigeria
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ABA Journal
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African Legal Awards
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Athanor Press
Rated 4.92 / 5 across 318 verified Google and Avvo reviews · Retained by 9 of the 14 Yoruba-affiliated cultural organizations registered in the US diaspora directory
A Note on Origin
We were built for this room — the one where Yoruba customary law meets New York probate, where a Brooklyn address sits beside an Ibadan compound, where the same client needs a Texas-licensed attorney and someone who can read the ìjọba in the family document.
Alam Lawe Popo LLP was founded in 2017 by Ifedayo Adetokunbo, Esq. (NY Bar #2014-1187) and Bàbá Túndé Ọlábísí, Esq. (Nigerian Bar, UK SRA-regulated). Together they are dual-qualified in Nigeria and a US or UK jurisdiction — a combination no other North American firm fields in this practice. Our team of fourteen, seated in Brooklyn, Houston, and Ibadan, includes seven licensed attorneys, two notaries, and three paralegals, supported by an in-house linguistic staff certified in èdè ìfáwé Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, and Nigerian Pidgin. We do not outsource translation at intake.
That fluency is not decorative. It is how we have closed 612 cross-border succession cases since 2017 at an average cycle time of eleven weeks — thirty-eight percent faster than the diaspora-firm benchmark. It is how we have maintained a 96.4% success rate on OCI and UK ancestry visa appeals handled alongside inheritance filings across the 2019–2024 cohort. It is how we have recovered or preserved $47.8 million in client assets through cross-border estate and property matters, and delivered 11,400 pro bono hours to Yoruba cultural associations between 2018 and 2024.
Our work reaches fourteen countries: Nigeria, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and ten others across the diaspora. Seventy-one percent of our engagements arrive by referral within extended family or community networks, and the average client stays with us for three and a half years. We have published the only peer-reviewed English-language treatise on Yoruba chieftaincy succession, Ìjọba Ilé: Order in the House (Athanor Press, 2022), and we are admitted in New York (2014), Texas (2017), England & Wales (SRA, 2019), and Nigeria (BL, 2009).
— Ifedayo Adetokunbo, Esq., Founding Partner
Two Doors, One Practice
Begin with the consultation. Carry the playbook until you are ready.
Primary Path
Book Your Consultation
A focused, thirty-minute paid session at $195 with a partner admitted in your jurisdiction. We will review your matter, flag the customary-law intersections, and outline a path forward — in clear English or in Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, or Pidgin.
Book Your ConsultationSecondary Path
The Diaspora Legal Playbook
A free email course covering cross-border succession, chieftaincy filings, ancestry-visa strategy, and the customary-law checkpoints most diaspora families miss. Sent over seven days, kept on file for future reference.
Take the Free PlaybookDirect Intake
- Telephone +1 (212) 555-0148
- Email [email protected]
- Brooklyn Office 325 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 4B, Brooklyn, NY 11201
- Jurisdictions New York · Texas · England & Wales · Nigeria