She was an associate in Babalakin & Co., Lagos, Nigeria and worked in the litigation and corporate finance practice areas of the firm. Her areas of interest are: public private partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, project finance and taxation. She combines her interest in corporate transactions with a commitment to justice reform and provides legal representation to indigent persons in Nigeria. Ms. Akanbi obtained her LLB from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife, Nigeria and her BL from the Nigerian Law School. She is currently an LLM Candidate at Harvard Law School.