There are moments in the life of a law firm that remain etched in gold, not merely in the annals of its history but in the very soul of its existence. The year 1996 was one such moment for us at Afe Babalola & Co. It was the year one of our own, a young man who had walked through our doors as a fresh-faced corp member, mounted the pinnacle of the Nigerian legal profession, clothed in the distinguished silk of the Inner Bar, at just 36 years of age; the youngest ever at the time.