Practice Area

We are equipped with in-depth understanding of both local and international trade laws and guidelines regulating corporate and commercial practices. Our clients are multinationals with vast investments portfolios and we provide support under the Corporate/Commercial law practice as follows:

Pre and post incorporation advice;  Incorporation of specialised business entities; Commercial activities review, transactions negotiation and advisory; Joint Ventures and investments set-up; Project financing, private equity, trade/debt financing and advisory; Regulatory compliances; Corporate Governance, company secretarial services; Corporate restructuring, takeover, mergers and acquisitions.

We are well known as a pacesetter when it comes to intellectual property law, our wealth of experiences sets us out as a known force, as advancer and entrencher of intellectual property rights in Nigeria and in association with like-mind associate firms across Africa.

We provide our Clients with broad services under the practice area of Intellectual property (IP) as follows:

Due diligence and evaluation of IP rights, Trade Marks, Patents and Industrial Designs registration; Licensing of IP rights; Brand protection and enforcement; IP watch services; and IP portfolio management.

As a Firm with multinational Clients we provide immigration services for our Clients’ expatriates whether coming on business meetings or require work permits. We make the process very simple and seamless so that our clients can focus on the advancement of their various investments. Our clients are guided on the grant of expatriate quota positions, the subject to regularisation visa, as well as the regularization and the processing of the residents permits.

We provide support to our clients on employment and labour matters particularly the adaptation and domestication of their global policies in compliance with the local laws. We represent, negotiate labour disputes and provide best global practice advisory in the various sectors of operation.

The real estate and infrastructure practice of our Firm continues to provide crucial and necessary support to this fast growing sector in Nigeria. We have provided valuable professional supports to our clients who have invested millions of united state dollars in this sector across various commercial cities in Nigeria. Our professional support includes due diligence, acquisitions, financing, regulatory compliances, project partnerships, project execution frameworks, negotiations and infrastructural agreements.

As a well known Firm with strong expertise in intangible assets, we continue to evolve and update our expertise with both local and global trends and activities in these sectors. Our professional support for the media, entertainment and technology industries includes support for rights protection, regulatory approvals, licensing and agreements, partnership agreements, rights/brand franchising, proprietary and patent issues, local and global impact due diligence and assessments.

Our Firm continues to focus on providing crucial and necessary supports for Foreign Direct Investments in Nigeria, we are therefore well equipped to support businesses from various multinational jurisdictions. Our Firm provides support under the practice area of business strategies and planning as follows:

Project financing and infrastructure; International business operations expansion; Venture capitalism & Capital importation; Repatriation of returns on investment; Corporate and personal tax planning;  Setting up of Collaborative ventures such as Franchising, Joint ventures and Public Private  Partnership; Technology transfer by Licenses or Assignments; Global staffing; and Due diligence on Takeovers, Mergers & Acquisition.

Our litigation teams are well equipped with both local and international perspectives on various commercial matters and we provide support under the practice area of litigation and dispute resolution as follows:

Commercial dispute litigation; enforcement and protection of Intellectual Property rights; Debt recovery; Contractual dispute resolution; Real Estate and Real Property dispute resolution; Employment/Labour dispute resolution; and Alternative dispute resolution.