President's Page
FOLAKE AYOOLA, President (and Founder), is an associate in the Securities and Capital Markets Group of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's New York office. She attended the Columbia University School of Law where she obtained her Juris Doctorate and Masters of Laws degrees in 2004 and 2002, respectively. At the Columbia School of Law, she was, among other distinctions, a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and a Parker School Certificate for Achievement in International & Comparative Law awardee. She holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University College London, University of London (2000), graduating with upper class honors (magna cum laude). She started her legal career at the Houston office of Baker Botts LLP and is admitted to the New York State Bar and the Texas State Bar. She is also a member of the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, Houston Bar Association and the Houston Young Lawyers Association. Ms Ayoola is the Vice President of the Nigerian Lawyers Association, the Founder and past President of African Professionals Network in Houston and the President of the chapter in New York , New Jersey and Connecticut . She was a former Director of The Endeavor for Hope Foundation, a U.S. based charitable organization and a mentor for the Dress for Success Woman to Woman Mentoring Program. She's an avid reader and a philantropist, enjoys politics & current affairs, music, movies and visiting with friends
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