Corporate Advisory Group

We prioritize protecting our clients’ brands, innovations, and products through our intellectual property (IP) practice. We ensure strong safeguards by registering their trademarks, patents, and designs. Our expertise spans various industries, including pharmaceuticals, information technology, consumer goods, and entertainment.

We advise and guide foreign investors through the complexities of doing business in Nigeria and are able to help clients obtain the necessary statutory and regulatory permits to establish a new business or invest in an existing one. We also assist with a cost-effective transition into the Nigerian market and advise on the most suitable entry vehicle.

We advise project sponsors, contractors, and other industry players, offering insightful solutions tailored to their specific needs. Our approach is rooted in a deep understanding of the commercial and legal intricacies of each project. Our lawyers possess extensive experience in negotiating construction contracts and providing counsel on FIDIC and ICE standard forms of contract.

Our energy team offers clients extensive resources, local expertise, and a long-standing presence in the energy industry. Our experience includes negotiation and documentation of oil & gas drilling contracts, joint operating agreements, joint venture agreements, agreements for the sale and purchase of petroleum products, lease agreements and community development agreements. Our unique strength in dispute resolution is a major advantage for our clients, especially foreign operators in the oil and gas sector who can be vulnerable to local counterparties when disputes arise. We also provide legal advice on regulatory issues affecting our clients.

Our lawyers are experts in providing critical advice on corporate restructuring and insolvency. We are regularly engaged in procedures ranging from receivership, administration, and liquidation to company voluntary arrangements. We also represent banks, other secured lenders, creditors, and receivers in insolvency-related matters.

We are well positioned to offer clients quality advice at every stage of the merger and acquisition process. Our expertise covers a wide range of areas, from advising on all forms of mergers, to shares and asset purchases. We support our clients throughout the entire journey, from strategy and planning through due diligence and transaction documentation, and continuing all the way to post-transaction integration.