Dr. Olawuyi is an international energy Lawyer, an accredited arbitrator, eminent academic and a leading expert in the fields of natural resources, energy and environmental law in the GCC and the MENA region.

Dr. Olawuyi has published several peer-reviewed articles, books, and reports on energy finance, energy infrastructure projects, and local content requirements. His most recent publication is The Human Rights-Based Approach to Carbon Finance (Cambridge University Press, 2016). He has lectured on energy and environmental law in Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

Dr. Olawuyi has previously worked as an energy lawyer at Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, Calgary, Alberta

Dr. Olawuyi is among the first to have clarified and compiled how local content policies have evolved in petroleum contracts in the GCC and the MENA region, therefore providing a risk analysis and assessment tool for oil and gas companies in the region.