Oluwatosin Kate Olanrewaju-Elufowoju is a legal academic and environmental advocate with interdisciplinary expertise in Law and Environmental Management. She currently serves as a Lecturer in the Faculty of Law, Redeemer’s University, Ede, Nigeria, where she teaches core and elective courses including Land Law, Arbitration, Company Law, ICT Law, and Legal Research Methodology. She is also the Principal Partner at Legal Vessel Law Firm, a private legal practice offering services in property, corporate, and environmental law. She is a Fellow of the Ife Institute of Advanced Studies and editorial board member/secretary of journals.
Oluwatosin holds an LL.B and LL.M in Law from Obafemi Awolowo University. In addition, she holds a Postgraduate Diploma and MSc in Environmental Control and Management, enabling her to adopt a socio-legal and policy-based approach to environmental issues. She was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2012.
Her research interests span environmental law and policy, climate change regulation, renewable energy transition, waste management, environmental dispute resolution and sustainable development. She has published extensively in reputable local and international journals and has presented research papers at national and international conferences. Her work explores the intersection of environmental management, legal frameworks and socio-environmental challenges in Nigeria and the Global South.
Her professional affiliations include the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Nigerian Environmental Society (NES), Nigerian Law Teachers Association (NALT), the Association of Environmental Lawyers of Nigeria (AELN).
Outside academia, Oluwatosin is actively involved in community service and environmental advocacy. She has been invited to speaks on topics related to environmental protection and legal reform. She brings to her work a strong ethic of service, a commitment to sustainable development, and a passion for mentoring future legal scholars and practitioners.