Mr.  Tawo E. Tawo, Senior Advocate of Nigeria is a graduate of the University of Lagos (Unilag), where he obtained a Bachelors of Law (LLB) degree in 1986 and was called to bar in 1987.

His legal career commenced in the Law Firm of H.S. Usman & Co., Kaduna, during his National Youth Service (NYSC) in 1987. Upon completion of the National Service, he was retained by the Law Firm where he underwent pupil age as Counsel from 1988 to 1990. Mr. Tawo set up his own Legal Practice in the Firm name of Tawo E. Tawo & Co. (Now Tawo E. Tawo, SAN& Co.) in 1991 and since then has been in active legal practice. 

In the course of his legal career Mr. Tawo attended seminars, workshops and courses. Some of the seminar/workshop attended include; Law and Practice of Banking, National Workshop on World Bank Standard Procurement Procedures for Privatization Advisers organized by National Council on Privatization, Course on Arbitration organized by Chartered Institute of Arbitrators London, First Conference on Electricity Consumers organized by Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission and Conference on economic law practice in Nigeria organized by Section on Business Law of the Nigeria Bar Association He has been engaged in Receivership and the Liquidation of some companies and , participated in the Liquidation of Nigeria Paper Mills Limited, Jeba, Kwara State, as a member on the Committee of Inspection.

Apart from core litigation and advocacy, Mr. Tawo has a flair for Minerals and Mining Law, Admiralty and Marine Law, Oil & Gas and Arbitration. The Principal Partner is a member of the Inner Bar, a Notary Public, an Arbitrator and a member of the International Bar Association