Our corporate and commercial lawyers understand that in today’s competitive landscape it is important for businesses to differentiate themselves in order to succeed. For this reason you can expect nothing less than excellent legal advice and representation. Our lawyers will work with you to provide legal guidance that will assist you in achieving your business objectives. You can be sure that whether you are an individual starting your first company or a corporate organization, you will receive the same level of service. We will listen to your needs and provide solutions that are both practical and creative.
Businesses and individuals always have disputes. Cost-effective resolution is the key. Our focus is on understanding your situation and providing the strategy – whether litigation or alternative dispute resolution – to help you achieve your business goals. We are experienced in handling high value, complex, multi-jurisdictional disputes across diverse business sectors.
When you believe you may have a constitutional claim or need to defend against a constitutional challenge, please contact us to discuss any potential constitutional case. A constitutional case exists any time a case requires that a portion of a state or federal constitution be interpreted. Constitutional cases often allege or defend a statute, administrative rule, or executive action of the state or federal constitution, and more infrequently, may allege or defend a state constitutional provision as being unconstitutional under the federal constitution, or as preempted by federal law.
To ensure your rights are protected, we have the tools to enforce them in court and to recover for injuries you have suffered as a result of violations of your rights. If your rights have been violated, we are here to defend them and to help you seek justice for the injuries to you and your rights. Human rights law is applicable in many situations and we can handle: police misconduct, false arrest and imprisonment, wrongful conviction, discrimination cases, denial of due process, privacy violations, constitutional claims, and many more.
We can assist you in all areas of capital raising including, IPOs, backdoor listings, rights issues, and placements. We are experienced in managing and executing capital market transactions in co-ordination with experts and financial advisers. We handle due diligence with ease, alleviating risk and uncertainty for our clients. We advise a diverse range of companies from small-mid caps to large international companies. This range of experience means we can provide you with market knowledge and a pragmatic, solutions-based approach.
We advise on all types of property matters across a range of industries including: corporate real estate, property development, funds management, government (local, state and federal), planning and environment, retail, industrial, commercial and residential, tourism, hospitality and many more. Our services to clients, especially those with national or cross-state interests, is comprehensive. We have skilled lawyers in each state with expertise in project structuring, acquisitions, sales, leasing, licensing, management, maintenance and fitout agreements.
We are experienced in transactional banking and finance practice with specialty in project finance, acquisition and leveraged finance, asset finance and corporate and property finance. We are able to service the banks, their clients and our own corporate clients, in multi-jurisdictional transactions and with multi-level funding arrangements. Lenders, credit enhancers, sponsors, borrowers and packagers have come to rely on our expert advice and sound commercial experience.
We advise on transactions spanning a wide range of industries and jurisdictions, and advise on all aspects of risk reviews, audits by revenue authorities, objections and appeal proceedings. Our team of lawyers are vast in direct and indirect taxation, including income tax, capital gains tax, stamp duty, fringe benefits tax, payroll tax, customs and excise duties, property tax, and international tax. We represent businesses, trusts, multinationals, accountants, private and public capital firms and individuals.
Our Government Relations experts are familiar with most aspects of local, state, and Federal government and the administrative agencies operating under their respective jurisdiction. The knowledge and reputation maintained by our lawyers have proven to add real value to our clients needs. We can navigate a myriad of issues, both simple and complex, for clients who need assistance in dealing with governmental institutions. We provide clients with expertise should they be pursuing regulatory approvals or litigating. Our team can also help clients wishing to explore a partnership with government or government agencies.
We provide corporate secretarial, legal advice and other non-legal services. Clients include those wishing to outsource their company secretarial functions; foreign companies with Nigerian subsidiaries wishing to ensure compliance with Nigerian law; foreign companies requiring local agents for their Nigerian branches; new start-up companies requiring registrations and administrations; companies undergoing major change such as restructuring, take-over, complex share allotments, and buybacks can trust us with their company secretarial concerns.
We provide unparalleled representation to clients in electoral litigation disputes and guide them through the complex maze of laws regulating politics and government. We handle ballot evaluation, review and discovery of irregularities and possible judicial intervention in tribunals, federal or state courts. Based on this broad experience, we are attentive to clients’ concerns about the legal, financial and public relations complications inherent in the political process.
Our team of lawyers are experts in the enforcement of intellectual property rights – including patents, trade marks, copyright and database rights, unregistered and registered designs, and the law of passing off. We can handle IP portfolio management in hospitality and travel, financial institutions, banking, insurance, food technology, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, information technology, entertainment and broadcasting and more.
