Amala is the founding Partner of the Firm and heads its Dispute Resolution Department. He is a graduate of Law from the University of Nigeria, Nigerian Law School and holds a Master’s Degree in Banking and Finance Law from Queen Mary University of London.

Amala is a seasoned Legal Practitioner who frequently acts for various well-known and world-renowned Corporates and HNIs regarding their legal matters in Nigeria. He is particularly skilled in Commercial Dispute Resolution across various sectors, Insolvency/Corporate Restructuring, White Collar Crimes and Investigations/Crisis Management, Debt/Asset Recovery (including Asset Tracing), Intellectual Property Law, Product/Professional Liability as well as general Commercial and Foreign Investment advisory.

Amala is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner as well as a renowned corporate restructuring expert, he acts across Africa on corporate turnaround mandates. He has also acted on significant fraud and asset recovery matters.

Amala serves as the Honourary Legal Adviser to the Nigerian-German Chambers of Commerce (NGCC) and sits on the Board of Directors of several Companies.

Amala was a member of the technical committee that provided support to the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), chaired by the then Vice President of Nigeria (through the Enabling Business Environment Secretariat) on issues relating to ease of doing business in Nigeria. He specifically served as a member of the technical committee that reviewed various portions of the Bill that was eventually enacted as the Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2023. Amala also served on the World Bank assisted Committee that provided support to the Enabling Business Environment Secretariat on crafting an insolvency framework for Nigeria. This birthed the insolvency regime as contained in the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020.