Chibudike Anene is a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution Team at Stren & Blan Partners, specializing in Intellectual Property, Product Liability, and Professional Liability Law. He graduated from Nnamdi Azikiwe University in 2018, and the Nigerian Law School in 2019, where he earned a first-class and won several awards, including the Director-General’s Prize.

Chibudike has a proven track record in dispute resolution, representing clients before all Superior Courts of Record. He was instrumental in a landmark case clarifying the authority to grant pioneer status and tax exemptions under the National Investment and Promotion Council Act. He also contributed significantly to the Supreme Court’s nullification of Executive Order 10 of 2020, filed by the 36 States against the Federal Government. Additionally, he recovered $243,000.00 for a major international telecommunications client in under four months. He successfully convinced a High Court to reduce a life sentence to four months.

At Stren & Blan, Chibudike has protected the intellectual property rights of multinational companies in Nigeria, preventing potential losses of up to $10 billion through comprehensive IP protection strategies including Anton Piller Orders, cease-and-desist letters, and civil and criminal actions. He has advised on strategic risk management for product liability claims, saving clients up to 10% of revenue, and facilitated cross-border recoveries, including a £200,000,000 recovery from the UK.

Chibudike holds certifications in Financial Markets, Narrative Economics, and Negotiation from Yale University. He was certified as a Financial Modelling and Valuation Analyst (FMVA) by the Corporate Finance Institute in 2022 and is a contributor to the ICLG’s Product Liability publication for Nigeria.

He is an active member of INTA, the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law, the INTA Anti-Counterfeiting Committee, and the Anti-Counterfeiting Collaboration of Nigeria.