Joshua Akhator is the director and head of the Tax, Restructuring and Compliance practice of Alliance Law Firm. He is a renowned legal and tax expert with about 15 years of experience in regulatory compliance, tax planning, mergers and acquisitions, advisory, and dispute resolution services. He has worked closely with various sector regulators in Nigeria.

He has handled various portfolios and advised numerous clients on regulatory compliance and tax issues. He was called to the Nigerian Bar Association in 2009 and he has worked with leading law firms and top advisory/professional services firms in Nigeria.E LAW FIRM.


Joshua is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association and the International Bar Association. He is also a chartered tax practitioner certified by the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria. He has been involved in numerous policy formulations in Nigeria.

Joshua has provided regulatory compliance services to resident and non- resident companies, multinational enterprises and high-net-worth individuals as a consultant in WTS Adebiyi  Associates (a member firm of WTS Global) and Andersen (a member firm of Andersen Global). He has published numerous articles in law journals and actively participates in various tax and regulatory compliance seminars/conferences. He also features as a commentator on several National issues. He edited several volumes of the Tax Law Report of Nigeria.