Technology & AI-Governance Counsel · Dublin

Turning AI regulation into governance that holds.

Adesanya AI Advisory helps organisations navigate the EU AI Act, draft AI-ready contracts, and build Responsible-AI frameworks — combining the rigour of a qualified barrister with 15+ years of commercial technology practice.

Experience supporting
What we do

Counsel for the age of AI.

Practical, commercially-minded advisory across the full lifecycle of AI and technology — from regulation to contract to deployment.

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EU AI Act Readiness

Risk classification, gap assessments and compliance roadmaps for the Act's obligations taking effect from August 2026.

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AI & Technology Contracting

Drafting and negotiating AI procurement, licensing, MSAs, data-transfer and SaaS agreements — with AI-specific clauses.

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AI Governance & Risk

AI audit frameworks, governance policies, incident-reporting regimes and board-level readiness assessments.

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Data Privacy & GDPR

DPIAs, privacy frameworks and GDPR compliance — informed by CIPM credentialing and IAPP membership.

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IP & Licensing

Technology transfer, patent/trademark licensing and M&A due diligence across cross-border transactions.

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Responsible AI Frameworks

Ethics-by-design guidelines and operating models that make Responsible AI more than a policy document.

The principal

Abdulwahab B. Adesanya, LLB, BL, LLM

A called Barrister-at-Law with an LLM in Intellectual Property & Information Technology Law (UCD), Abdulwahab has spent over fifteen years drafting and negotiating complex commercial and technology agreements — including engagements supporting Google and Meta — and now works at the frontier of AI law: the EU AI Act, Responsible-AI governance, and the contracts that allocate AI risk. He treats regulation not as a constraint but as architecture — designing governance that lets organisations deploy AI with confidence rather than caution.

"The next decade of technology law will be written at the intersection of the EU AI Act, data protection, and the contracts that govern how AI is built and bought. My work sits precisely there — turning fast-moving regulation into operating models that hold."

EU AI ActResponsible AIGDPRAI Contracting IP LicensingM&A Due DiligenceFCPAData Privacy (CIPM) Contract NegotiationCross-border TransactionsCompliance & Risk
15+Years across technology, IP & commercial law
4Jurisdictions tracked live — EU, Ireland, US & Nigeria
EU AI ActRisk classification, audit & readiness advisory
CIPM · IAPPData-privacy & Responsible-AI credentialed
Track record

Selected experience.

2024 – Present
Legal Consultant · AI Governance Advisory
RT Legal Counsel · Adesanya AI Advisory
2024
Responsible AI Legal Consultant
Orcawise — Responsible-AI innovation programme
2023 – 2024
Contract Management, Business & Finance Operations
Allen Recruitment — for Google
2022 – 2023
Procurement / Contract Management
WNS Global — for Meta Platforms
2008 – 2009
Contract & Licensing Specialist
Progress Software · IONA Technologies acquisition & $15M product-line sale
Education
  • LLM, Intellectual Property & IT Law — University College Dublin
  • International Diploma, Financial Crime Prevention — Alliance Manchester Business School
  • Barrister-at-Law (BL) — Council of Legal Education, Lagos
  • LLB — University of Uyo
Certifications & Memberships
  • Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) — in progress
  • Member — International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
  • Member — International Compliance Association
  • Member — Nigerian Bar Association
Insight

From the knowledge base.

A working library on the EU AI Act, AI governance and Responsible AI — distilled into practical guidance.

EU AI Act

What the August 2026 deadline means for in-house teams

A plain-English read on the obligations landing first — and how to prepare before they bite.

Contracting

5 AI-specific clauses every technology contract now needs

Model terms for data use, liability allocation and model provenance.

Governance

Building an AI audit framework: where to start

From risk register to incident reporting — an operating model, not a policy PDF.

Live tracker

AI Law & Regulation Radar.

Current AI legal and regulatory developments across the EU, Ireland, the US and Nigeria — refreshed regularly.

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Let's make your AI defensible.

Whether you're classifying risk under the EU AI Act, negotiating an AI contract, or standing up a governance programme — Adesanya can help.