Senior Partner
kaerga@primelawfirm.com.ng
Kersha is a versatile and multi-dimensional attorney with over twenty years post call to bar experience in legal transaction advisories, business/contract compliance and organizational governance. His professional experience, which spans both the private and public sector, has seen him consult for several local and international organizations on international trade, business transactions and organizational governance. He has led teams that consulted for several high-profile organizations including the Central Bank of Nigeria, Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission, National Assembly, Global Steel Holdings, Indorama Petrochemicals Plc, Ajaokuta Steel Rolling Mill, Delta Steel Company and the National Iron Ore Mining Company.
Kersha was the pioneer Secretary of the Tax Appeals Tribunal, where he served for 8 years before voluntarily resigning his appointment with the Federal Inland Revenue Service as Secretary/Assistant Director to return to private practice.
A certified procurement professional and PPP specialist, he holds first and second degrees in law, a postgraduate degree in public administration and a postgraduate certificate in public procurement and contract management. He has also attended several local and international courses in the areas of contract negotiations, debt management, capital market instruments, public procurement, contracts management and public private partnerships.
A member of the Nigerian Bar Association, the International Bar Association, the National Institute for Governmental Purchasing (NIGP) and the National Contracts Management Association (NCMA), he is regularly consulted on issues of commercial dispute resolution, business transactions, international trade compliance, and all aspects of public procurement, including PPPs.