Kelechi Okparaocha is the Managing Partner of WTS Blackwoodstone. She is an international business lawyer and tax specialist.  

Kelechi possesses over 22 years of experience as a legal and tax consultant. As a tax specialist, she has advised clients operating across a wide range of sectors including finance, technology, energy and manufacturing. Kelechi has extensive experience in Transfer Pricing and delivers a highly sought after technique in providing cross-border tax advisory services to multi-national clients. 

She is a Chartered Tax Advisor and an active member of professional bodies such as the Women of IFA-Network, Nigeria, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria and the International Bar Association. 

Kelechi is rated as “highly regarded” by the International Tax Review in the area of General Corporate Tax.

Education

• LLM, International Business Law, University of London.
• QLTT, The University of Law, Moorgate, England.
• BL, Nigerian Law School, Nigeria.
• LLB, Law, Abia State University, Nigeria.
• Admitted to practice law in Nigeria.
• Solicitor, England and Wales.

Professional Experience

• Legal Adviser & Board Member, Nigerian-Belgian Chamber of Commerce. 
• Vice Chair, Nigerian Bar Association, Section on Business Law Taxation Committee.
• Head of Transfer Pricing Unit/Corporate and Commercial unit, WTS Adebiyi & Associates (now Andersen Nigeria).
• Associate, Templars Law Firm.
• Associate,  Aelex Law Firm.

Areas of Expertise

• International Corporate Tax 
• Tax Advisory & Compliance
• Transfer Pricing 
• Regulatory Compliance
• Corporate/Commercial Law 

Language

• English
• Igbo

Professional association

• Nigerian Bar Association
• International Bar Association
• Chartered Institute of Taxation, Nigeria

Bar association

• Barrister and Solicitor, Nigeria
• Solicitor, England and Wales