Dr. Simeon Igbinedion (LL.B., B.L., LL.M., Ph.D.) is an Associate Professor of Law in the Department of Jurisprudence & International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Lagos. His academic interests include Jurisprudence and Legal Theory, International Human Rights Law, Public International Law, Diplomatic and Consular Law, as well as International Economic Law. His practice and professional interests relate to grand corruption, money laundering, assets recovery and repatriation of recovered assets from custodial states to victim states. His academic and professional research activities have culminated in 20 publications in both international and national journals. Apart from being a consultant on assets recovery and anti-money laundering compliance measures, Dr. Igbinedion regularly trains and consults for NGOs that engage in campaigns against corruption and advocacy for the restoration of assets plundered by politically exposed persons (PEPs) to their original state owners. Between November 2021 and October 2022, he was a consultant on illicit financial flows (IFFs) to Nigeria’s foremost anti-corruption agency, Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC).