Ranked by Chambers USA in the area of Corporate/M&A & Alternative Entities, Onome Adejemilua represents public and private enterprises, financial institutions, and private equity and venture capital investors and their portfolio companies in a variety of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and debt and equity financing matters. Onome understands her clients’ business needs and collaborates with them to create value during all phases of their transactions, from initial structuring through closing. She has worked on deals ranging from small, privately negotiated transactions to those involving multinational public companies.
Onome also works with entrepreneurs and small businesses, guiding them through entity formation, capital raising, navigating commercial contracts, and addressing governance concerns. She has spoken on these and similar topics to such organizations as the Women’s Center for Entrepreneurship Corporation, furthering its mission to provide necessary resources for women to start, own, operate, and grow their businesses, and the Executive Women of New Jersey.
Onome is an adjunct Professor of Law at Seton Hall University School of Law. She is also the President-Elect of the Executive Women of New Jersey, the leading executive women’s organization committed to increasing the presence of women in senior leadership and on corporate boards within New Jersey companies. Onome is actively involved in the community, previously serving as Corporate Secretary, member of the Executive Committee and member of the Board of Trustees of Newark Arts, an organization promoting the arts, culture and arts education in New Jersey. She was also a member of the Board of Advisors for NJ LEEP, a college preparatory program for high school students from underserved communities, and served as a mentor for the program’s students.
Onome was appointed by the New Jersey Supreme Court to serve on its District Fee Arbitration Committee. She is a fellow of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) and a fellow of New Jersey State Bar Association Leadership Academy. She has been recognized in Chambers USA, The Best Lawyers in America, and The National Black Lawyers Top 100.
Prior to entering private practice, Onome held internship positions at the US Securities and Exchange Commission and the enforcement division of the New York Stock Exchange (now FINRA).
