Practice Areas
We Are Experts In:
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Litigation
In view of the fact that litigation is still the strongest method of dispute resolution in Nigeria, we have developed and trained a formidable team of litigation Lawyers who become better refined everyday by the vast litigation fire of very complex and intricate cases the Firm has successfully handled over the years. Our experience and Litigation skills is not limited to any area of law.
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Election Petition and Political Advisory
Our well-bred Practitioners are excellent in handling Election and related matters with innovative approaches, intense research and delivery orientation. Our speed of delivery is customarily one of the greatest strength we possess that puts our practice at the top in election matters wherein time is of the essence. It is part of our organizational culture to shun applications for extension of time in other civil matters where extension of time is permissible, hence the practice of timeous filing in election petitions.
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Corporate and Commercial Practice
Apart from local and International Commercial Negotiations, we are seasoned experts in Local and International commercial transactions, Maritime and Admiralty, Oil & Gas, Corporate due diligence, pre and post Incorporate transactions, Privatisation, Partnerships, Merger and Acquisition, Shares and Securities, Employment and Labour matters, Import and Export, local and Foreign Investments, Real Estate, Succession practice, Corporate social responsibilities etc.
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Property Consultancy
Some of our partners had taken time to spend part of their formative years in understudying the exigencies and delicate nature of land and property transactions with particular attention to identifying defective titles and advising our Clients effectively in that light; and where it is impossible to identify these titles, to create a cushion that will safeguard our Clients’ money/investments.
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Legal Consultancy/ Opinion
Our many years of practice in recondite fields of law have put us on a veritable pedestal to masterfully advise our Clients and render hard-to-impeach Legal Opinion in varied areas of law. The fact that one of our Lawyers was commissioned to undertake and additional study on the Internationally acceptable mode of presenting legal opinion underscores the Firm’s meticulous insistence on details.
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Legal Drafting and Research
Recognizing that this is the hallmark of law practice, our founding Partner whose vision is firmly tied to Legal Research as the best instrument of legal development has invested and continued to invest unending time and resources in research as an ingenious instrument of legal excellence; and have insisted that legal research shall be compulsory for all members of the Firm.
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Private Legal Representation
We adapt our services to suite Clients’ changing and varied circumstances; hence, Clients who require particular private legal guides find unequalled solace in our services.
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Business Development, Investment Consultancy
The Firm and its Partners recognised the fact that to be effective in rendering legal services and opinion to her teaming business and corporate Clients, there is an undeniable need to develop and sharpen not just their legal skills but also understand the rudiments of business development, Management, Administration, succession Plans and Investment analysis.
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Commercial Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods (ADR).
Our Partners and Solicitors are trained legal Experts in the field of Arbitrations, Conciliation, Negotiation and Mediation. we represent our Clients at such panels with particular reference to Commercial Arbitration. We are not just proficient in Negotiation and Mediation, but we are efficient in identifying such situations where they are most applicable to save the delicate relationships of our Clients’ and their Business Partners and Customers.
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Banking & Finances
Notwithstanding the overwhelming studies and experiences our partners have garnered over the years, we have continued to dedicate ourselves and to pace-up with the emerging issues of banking including International Financial Transactions, Interbank relations, Legal Safeguards in bank/Customer relations, Mortgages and debt recovery (with meticulous safeguard of the Bank/Customer relationship), Third-Party Collateral, Financial due Diligence, Garnishee and post Judgment proceedings.
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Insurance
The Firm recognised early in time the colossal economic disaster the Country has been plunged into due to failure to take advantage of the Business and Investment safe haven of Insurance. Hence, we have dug deeper into the Insurance Act, pension Reform Act of 2004 and International best practices in Insurance with a view to advising our clients as experts.
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Tax and related matters
We have trained Lawyers who represent our Clients in Tax matters and advise them appropriately on their tax obligation and best ways to obtain and enjoy incentives and Tax freedoms.
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Company Secretarial services
This aspect of corporate services has in recent times become more intricate than a Lawyer can effectively handle without further clear sighted understanding of the intricacies and complexities of commercial transactions and investments.
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Pro bono service
In discharge of our Corporate Social responsibilities and as way of giving back to the society, the Firm has paid considerable attention to pro bono services with particular legal and para legal assistance to individuals who cannot afford Legal Services and to some Government Institutions. Our Lawyers have in different occasions embarked on prison visits and have assisted many deserving inmates to regain their freedom.
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