ABOUT THE FIRM
Fidelis I. Agbapuruonwu
Founding Attorney
Fidelis I. Agbapuruonwu is a seasoned trial lawyer and compliance executive whose career spans elite law firms, multinational business leadership, and complex federal litigation.
Before founding FideCath Law Firm, he served as Chief Compliance Officer and Head of Business Development for a global enterprise, overseeing legal and regulatory matters across seven countries. His prior practice includes senior litigation roles at Mayer Brown LLP and Pepper Hamilton LLP (now Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP), and practiced as an associate at Baker & Hostetler LLP.
His practice is defined by meticulous investigation, disciplined strategy, and a trial-ready philosophy informed by ethical judgment and practical realism.
EDUCATION & ADMISSIONS
Education
J.D., The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
- Managing Editor, Ohio State Law Journal
- Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow
Graduate Studies in Ethics and Advanced Moral Reasoning (GPA: 4.0)
Pontifical College Josephinum
B.A. in Philosophy, summa cum laude; Valedictorian
Bigard Memorial Seminary
Author, The Unique Challenges of FCPA Compliance for U.S. Companies Doing Business in Sub-Saharan Africa, Bloomberg Law Rep. (2010).
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- The Supreme Court of the United States
- United States District Court for the District of Columbia
- United States District Court for the District of Maryland
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Representative matters handled while practicing at prior law firms include:
- Represented Google and YouTube as part of the Mayer Brown litigation team in complex, high-stakes copyright litigation brought by the English Premier League (alleging widespread unauthorized posting of match footage), addressing DMCA safe harbor and secondary liability issues.
- Represented a partner of Ernst & Young as a member of the defense team in federal tax-shelter investigations before the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
- Represented Grant Thornton LLP as a member of the litigation team in multi-million-dollar securities fraud litigation arising under Rule 10b-5.
- Represented clients in enforcement actions brought by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, including matters involving the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
- Represented international clients in complex non-disclosure agreement disputes and high-stakes commercial litigation matters.
- Secured asylum in the United States for a woman fleeing persecution in Saudi Arabia, whose circumstances involved credible threats arising from her marriage to a physician with connections to members of the Saudi royal family.