We have experienced lawyers in the field of petroleum law in our establishment, with a core team which has firsthand experience of petroleum transactions in the Deep Offshore and Inland Basin.

What we do

• We work and represent corporate bodies who participate directly in petroleum operations.
• We engage in tax matters relating to petroleum profits.
• We handle matters related to the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan (NOSCP) and matters related to oil pipelines, in both active representative and advisory capacities.

We have experienced corporate finance lawyers in our establishment, with a core team which has firsthand experience of transactions in the Nigerian economy and beyond.

We work on simplifying large and complex transactions for clients across the globe.

What we do

• Work in mutual synergy with other lawyers and professionals in Nigeria and in different jurisdictions to review local laws and thus guarantee you appropriate public disclosure in any key transaction.
• Steer you through complex business transactions.
• Handle mergers and acquisitions, strategic joint ventures and partnership arrangements.

Our clients have had cause to deal with banks and insurance companies.

They regularly conduct value transactions that require layers of financing and loan structures. Their business success sometimes largely depends on legal advisers who understand the nature of their operation.

What we do

• Negotiate banking and loan facilities, disposals, bond restructuring, debt and project financing, debt recovery, schemes of arrangement and capital raising transactions.
• Conduct extensive due diligence for our clients in any part of Nigeria.
• Prepare and perfect all forms of security and financial documentation including consortium and individual loan agreements, mortgages, bills of sale, guarantees, debentures, debenture trust deeds, chattel mortgages, equipment leases, debt rescheduling documentation and debt recovery.

Litigation is one of our areas of core competence.

We are well suited to handle anything from investigations to very complex disputes in all the courts of record in Nigeria. All our lawyers have good litigation experience in varying degrees and have been involved in high exposure cases (financial, political and social) on a regular basis.

What we do

• Institute actions and represent clients in all superior courts of record in any part of Nigeria.
• Defend our clients in any litigation against them in all superior courts of record in Nigeria.
• Handle election related matters, commercial litigation, administrative law and criminal appeals in the superior courts.

We have a vibrant real estate practice.

We have extensive professional experience in property and real estate law practice, receiving instructions and conducting investigations on the sale and purchase of properties, preparation of wills and codicils and obtaining letters of probate.

We have been involved in the preparation and perfection of leases, tenancy agreements, assignments, transfers and mortgages, and in obtaining governor's consent and approvals incidental to these transactions.

We also have experience in investigation and deducing title, as well as preparation of building construction lease agreements, commercial property development contracts and finance agreements.

What we do

• Acquire or dispose of any property in any location in Nigeria.
• Prepare documents and perfect land instruments and documentation.

Arbitration is a popular method of alternative dispute resolution. It ensures ease of enforcement, neutrality and confidentiality whilst maintaining the cordial relationship existing between parties.

We have varied experience and have represented and participated in several arbitration proceedings, and are well suited to represent our clients at arbitration sittings.

What we do

• Represent our clients' interests and canvass their cases before any arbitral proceedings with regard to varied legal disputes.
• Ensure prompt enforcement of arbitral awards.
• Draft, prepare and advise on drafting arbitration clauses suitable for all agreements and tailored to meet our clients' specific needs.

As tax regimes become increasingly complex, prompt commercial tax advice becomes significant to the success of any business.

What we do

• Provide a full range of corporate advice on taxation for particular transactions, including taxation in property, stamp duty planning, taxation on joint ventures, asset purchases and general tax issues.

The wheel of any economy, developed or developing, is oiled by its corporate and commercial engine. Our understanding of this ensures that we spare no resources in attending to the individual requirements of our clients in this vast area. Our corporate and commercial team is knowledgeable and able to take on challenges.

What we do

• Advise on various types of organizational structures to suit the specific needs and expectations of our clients.
• Incorporate companies and specific organisations that best aid our clients' objectives.
• Assist on post-incorporation and ancillary matters.
• Provide company secretarial services and advise our clients on regulatory matters and best practices.
• Advise and assist on corporate projects and restructuring, including public offers, mergers, acquisitions and privatization.
• Draw up commercial agreements and other contracts tailored to the best interest of our clients.

Our team renders qualitative legal services to facilitate the advancement of charities and non-profit organisations.

What we do

• Assist domestic and international clients in the formation of charities, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and non-profit organisations in matters including education, religion, health, grant-making and charity in general.
• Advise on related matters such as policy and governance issues, and taxation.

Successful companies periodically perform legal audits to ensure there are no lurking legal problems which could cost them significant money or could interrupt their business. Audits are excellent preventive tools to improve legal processes and legal compliance.

Every company has hidden legal problems and statistics prove that if companies can uncover and resolve these hidden legal problems, they will prevent significant losses.

What we do

• Examine chosen issues, processes or areas.
• Verify the company's documents, practices and activities in these areas.
• Thoroughly, but cost-effectively, inspect to determine if the business operations are in compliance with existing local, state, federal and international laws and regulations.

We have a highly skilled and experienced Dispute Resolution Team. We represent clients with the aim of reducing a lawsuit's disruptive impact whilst maximizing the chances of a successful outcome.

This team understands the need to conduct commercial litigation with business needs and goals in view, and therefore ensures that the litigation strategy is structured in a manner that secures the achievement of these goals.

What we do

• Believe that not all commercial disputes need to be strictly settled by litigation. To this end the team encourages the use of all alternative dispute resolution (ADR) techniques including negotiation, conciliation, mediation and arbitration when and where appropriate.
• Offer litigation and ADR solutions in respect of disputes arising from corporate and commercial transactions, telecommunications and information technology, intellectual property, shipping and aviation, oil and gas, taxation, immigration, labour and pension, etc.

We have experienced lawyers whose expertise cuts across all aspects of labour and employment law. The firm's proactive advice helps clients minimize risk and avoid potential liability.

What we do

• Draft standard employment contracts and employee handbooks for clients.
• Work closely with our clients, advising on strategic and operational employment laws and regulations.

We understand and appreciate that not everyone can pay for legal services, so we take cases pro bono to help alleviate the sufferings of those who can't pay for legal services and, in some cases, ensure that the rights of citizens are not infringed, and when infringed, see to it that they are compensated.