Emeka Akabogu Is the principal partner of AKABOGU & ASSOCIATES. He is a first degree graduate of the University of Lagos Nigeria, and holds a Masters degree in Maritime and Commercial Law from the University College London. He has expertise in a broad range of areas in Maritime and Commercial Law including admiralty jurisdiction, marine insurance and international carriage of goods by sea, in addition to wet shipping areas like collisions, salvage and towage.

He is the author of Maritime Cabotage In Nigeria, which remains Nigeria's principal authority on the subject. He prepared the first draft of the Coastal and Inland Shipping (Cabotage) Bill (now an Act) in addition to defining key advocacy themes that have benchmarked the development of the Nigerian Maritime Cabotage regime. He is the Publisher of Maritime Nigeria, the recognised leading journal on the Nigerian maritime industry. He is the Convener of the since 2004, of the most consistent specialized training programs for operators in the Nigerian maritime industry.

He has consulted widely for government and private sector organisations, and is a regular speaker in industry related seminars.  He has also researched into fields of Shipping Policy and Economics, Bills of Lading, Import and International Trade, Marine Safety and Security, International Maritime Conventions, Maritime Labour, Competition Policy, Local Content Development, Enforcement of Maritime Claims, Ship Registration and Oil Pollution. He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association, Nigerian Maritime Lawyers Association, Maritime Arbitrators Association, London Shipping Law Centre and Chevening International.