Ayo Banjo

Address: 6 Brandreth Road, Beckton, London E6 5QB

Mobile: +44(0) 7960 195 457; Email: ayobanjo@live.co.uk

EDUCATION
Sept 06 – Jun 09 University College London, London, UK
LLB. (Hons), Law, (2.1)
Sept 04 – Jun 06 Christ’s Hospital School, Horsham, UK
A-Levels: Economics (A), English Literature (A), History (B)
AS- Level: Business Studies: (A)
Sept 99 – Jun 04 St Bonaventure’s Secondary School, London, UK
10 GCSEs: 4 A*s (including English language and literature), 4As (including Maths and Statistics),
2Cs.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Mar 10 – June 10 Hogan Lovells, London , UK
Compliance Officer, Compliance Department
 Responsible for responding to queries from partners regarding conflict of interest
issues
 Conducting conflicts searches and producing reports on the results of the searches
 Responsible for liaising with lawyers and other Hogan Lovells conflict officers
around the world in the compilation of conflict reports

Jun 08 – July 08 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, London, UK

Intern/Vacation schemer, Corporate Department (Mergers and Acquisition)
 Conducting research on prospective clients.
 Conducting research on complex points of law, and presenting findings to partners and
clients
 Responsible for reviewing and summarising the content of various bids in an auction sale.
 Responsible for collating necessary documents in the closing of an Initial Public Offering

Sep 07 – Oct 07 Economic Community of West African States, Abuja, Nigeria

Observer, Secretariat
 I witnessed the second session of the third ECOWAS parliament, where the issue of creating
an economic union was discussed
 I also witnessed cases at the ECOWAS court of Justice - a human rights court.

May 07 – Sep 07 Bank of New York Mellon, London, UK

Administrative Assistant, International Relations and Real Estate Department
 Responsible for ensuring the efficient facilitation of administrative and logistical
needs of the Bank.

SKILLS Intermediate/advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel / Word / PowerPoint

ACHIEVEMENTS
July 10 Setting up a Non-Governmental Organisation in south-western Nigeria
Sept 08 Obtaining the second highest grade for the Property Law dissertation at U.C.L
Jun 04 Securing a Scholarship to study at a private boarding school

POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
April 09 – Present Trustee, Ilugun Vision (A Non-Governmental Organisation)
Sept 06- Feb 10 Strings Section Leader, Lighthouse Christian Fellowship musical team

INTERESTS & ACTIVITIES

Music: Bass Guitarist for my local Church band
Politics: Columnist for U.C.L Afro Caribbean society magazine and Ilugun Vision Magazine
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