Attorney
Attorney Ayokunle Fayanju has over 10 years’ experience pursuing and protecting against economic and financial crimes, criminal defense, regulatory compliance, data protection, complex document review and cybercrimes.
A former federal prosecutor, Ayokunle Fayanju has represented individuals and companies in sensitive investigations and prosecutions conducted by the Nigerian Ministry of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Internal Revenue Service, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Department of State Services, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Nigerian Immigration Service. Over the course of his career, he has successfully defended clients facing allegations white-collar crimes, including securities and commodities fraud, public corruption, money laundering, wire and mail fraud, and advance fee fraud.
He began his career working as a federal prosecutor with the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, taking on white collar crime including advance fee fraud (419), bank fraud, cybercrimes, public corruption, extradition proceedings, asset seizure and forfeiture, money laundering, piracy on the high sea and drug related conspiracies investigated by Nigerian law enforcement and her international partners including the FBI, U.S. Secret Service, German BKA, the NCA and others. He was a member of the Transborder Bulk Cash Movement team that prosecuted illicit movement of cash across international borders.
Attorney Fayanju is credited to have argued and won at the Nigerian Court of Appeal the first case that questioned the legality of criminal charges establishing possession of fraudulent documents as a category of cybercrimes in Nigeria. A seasoned criminal prosecutor and defense lawyer across board. He is recognized as a leading practitioner in the areas of data protection, regulatory compliance, and complex document review. A seasoned courtroom veteran, he has tried over 20 criminal cases to verdict in Nigerian federal courts and has briefed and argued numerous cases before the Nigerian Courts of Appeal. Behind the scenes, he has negotiated several plea bargain deals in countless cases in favor of his clients.
Attorney Fayanju is a an LLM graduate of the University of Lagos and currently pursuing his second masters at Teesside University with a focus on criminal law and contemporary legal issues. He is a solicitor and advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, a licensed attorney of the State Bar of Texas and a member of the Computer and Technology Section of the State Bar of Texas.
Attorney Fayanju is a member of The State Bar of Texas, Nigerian Bar Association, American Bar Association, and International Bar Association.
