Zaynab Abdussalam
About

A first-class advocate with a commercial instinct

Zaynab is a highly motivated, excellence-driven, and resourceful lawyer. She is a certified Arbitrator & Mediator and an Insolvency Practitioner. She consistently offers effective, business and client-centric solutions, and her proficiency in dispute resolution, corporate and commercial law, and energy and natural resources, combined with her enthusiasm for learning and strong organizational and analytical skills, makes her a valuable asset to any team of outstanding legal professionals.

Zaynab Omobolanle Abdussalam, Associate Lawyer

Currently an Associate on the Energy and Natural Resources team at Streamsowers & Kohn, Zaynab brings first-class academic credentials and hands-on experience across upstream, midstream, and corporate mandates.

She is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators and BRIPAN, combining dispute resolution skill with insolvency and restructuring awareness for complex commercial matters.

Education

Academic foundation

2022 – 2023
Nigerian Law School, Abuja Campus
Barrister at Law (B.L.)

First Class

2016 – 2021
Olabisi Onabanjo University
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B)

Second Class Upper Division (4.02 / 5.0)

Acquisition of Land Under the Land Use Act: Problems and Panaceas (Distinction)

Recognition

Awards & distinctions

2025

Mondaq Thought Leading Authors Award

2024

The Director General's Prize for First Class Students

Council of Legal Education

2022/2023

Best Group Leader of the Nigerian Law School, Abuja-Headquarters

2022/2023

Certificate of Leadership

Nigerian Law School, Abuja-Headquarters

2019/2020

University Commendation for Exemplary Academic Performance

G.P.A. of 4.50

Certificate of Excellence

Legal Magnates and Company, Librarian

Certificates of Meritorious Service

OOU Law Clinic

Memberships

Professional associations

Member, Nigerian Bar Association

Member, Data Privacy Lawyers Association of Nigeria

Member, Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners Association of Nigeria (BRIPAN)

Member, International Federation of Women Lawyers

Member, Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators

Member, Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL)

Leadership

Service beyond the desk

January 2023 – November 2023

Group Leader
Nigerian Law School, Abuja Campus
  • Organised group assignments and presentations.
  • Ensured group tasks were carried out effectively and efficiently.

January 2023 – November 2023

Librarian
Legal Magnates and Company, Olabisi Onabanjo University
  • Organised webinars to impact professional skills for law students.
  • Tutored junior colleagues on law topics through physical and virtual means.

January 2018 – November 2019

Head
Prisoners Right Advocacy Initiative, Olabisi Onabanjo University
  • Attended court hearings to provide legal support for prison inmates.
  • Contributed to inmate welfare by organising and distributing food items.

Zaynab Abdussalam

Associate · Energy & Natural Resources at Streamsowers & Kohn. Certified Arbitrator & Mediator and Insolvency Practitioner based in Lagos, Nigeria.

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