Joshua Bode Williams 

Senior Associate

Clifford Andrew Sukhai…Joshua joined Osuji & Smith Lawyers in 2023 and is a Senior Associate at the firm. He is also licensed to practise law in the United Kingdom and Nigeria.

 

With over eight years of combined international legal experience, Joshua specializes in all areas of litigation & dispute resolution, criminal defence, financial crime & regulatory investigations, family law, and employment law.

 

Joshua fiercely advocates for his clients and is very comfortable dealing with the pressures of contentious matters. With his down-to-earth, approach, he has the ability to develop great rapport with his clients and always strives to get the best result for his clients.  

 

Before joining Osuji & Smith Lawyers, Joshua worked at an international law firm in London, UK, and various financial institutions in the UK and Canada including Investment Banks and a FinTech Company in Calgary.

 

Areas of Practice

  • Criminal Defence
  • Financial Crime & Regulatory Investigations
  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution
  • Debt Recovery
  • Employment & Labour
  • Family Law
  • International Regulation & Compliance
  • International Trade

 

Education

  • Coventry University, LL.B (Hons)
  • University of Westminster, London (UK), Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (LPC)
  • Nigerian Law School, B.L.

 

Qualifications & Bar Admission

  • Barrister & Solicitor – Alberta
  • Solicitor – England & Wales
  • Barrister & Solicitor – Nigeria

 

Memberships

  • Law Society of Alberta
  • Law Society of England & Wales
  • Fellow, Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, UK
  • Nigerian Bar Association

 

You may contact Joshua via email j.williams@osujismith.ca or phone 403-283-8018.

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