Dr. Anthony idigbe (san) is the vice chairman of ArdoGreen Energy Limited and a seasoned legal practitioner with about 40 years experience in diverse areas of law. He holds a doctoral degree in cross-border insolvency from osgoode hall law school, york university, toronto, ontario, canada and a Masters degree in law (LLM) from Robert Yordon University Wales, and from the University of Lagos respectively.

He also holds a masters in business administration (MBA). He was elevated to the rank of senior advocate of nigeria (SAN) in august 2000, before the age of 40, and has since earned a reputation for being a thoroughbred practitioner. His practice areas include but not limited to: oil & gas law, insolvency; arbitration and dispute resolution; consultancy & process advisory services; public private partnership; capital markets; mergers & acquisitions; construction law; aviation law and telecommunication law amongst others. He has represented high net-worth individuals, major companies and institutions on several complex transactions in the highest courts of nigeria and elsewhere.

He is a fellow of the International Bar Association; a fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators London; a fellow of advertising practitioners council of Nigeria; and member of the prestigious international law group of law (lawyers associated worldwide).

His experience in the oil and gas industry include advising and working for reputable oil companies such as Chevron international, Seplat petroleum ltd, Field offshore design engineering, to mention a few; in February 2012, he was appointed by the president of the Federal republic of Nigeria, as a member of the petroleum revenue special task force. He was formerly the president of the business recovery & insolvency practitioners association of Nigeria (BRIPAN); and the founder and trustee of the capital markets association of Nigeria (CMSA).

He is author of many published books and articles and many scholarly papers in various fields including oil and gas, arbitration and dispute resolution, insolvency, mergers and acquisition, capital markets, advertising and insurance. He was recently called to the Canadian bar.