The CAN-TECH Law executive committee are pleased to announce Lola's appointment to the Board of Directors for the 2025 term. Lola is also our member ambassador for the Atlantic Canada region.

Lola (Agbaje-Williams) Williams-Afolabi is the lead counsel at Williams Armstrong LP, practising primarily Business and Intellectual Property Law. She has extensive experience in providing exceptional services for clients with creative and effective solutions to address their needs and protect their business interests. Lola advises on business operations, commercial transactions, intellectual property protection, strategy, privacy and other business-related matters. Lola holds an LLB from the University of Lagos, an LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law from the Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), and received the 2014 International Bar Association Scholarship in the Intellectual Property, Communication and Technology Section. Lola is currently the Chair of the Canadian Bar Association (NS Chapter) Intellectual Property Section, Board President of the NS chapter of the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers, and speaks on various expert panels on Business Law, Intellectual Property Law, and Artificial Intelligence. Outside the office, Lola loves spending time with family and making an impact through mentorship, advocacy and community work. Lola has also been a Judge with the Price Media Law Moot Court Competition at the University of Oxford since 2015 and participates as a Judge in other law moots in Canada and internationally. Lola received the CBA-NS, Community Service Award in 2022.