Corporate & Commercial

Corporate / Commercial

Our Corporate/Commercial practice covers Commercial Contracts, Corporate governance, Foreign Investments, Franchise, Joint Ventures and Restructuring & Insolvency.

Our Commercial Contracts practice is founded on our experience in handling complex transactional challenges in various sectors both structurally and legally. We have engaged in negotiation and drafting of supply contracts for goods and services, including the resolution of contractual issues for international corporations and individual clients in key sectors such as:

  • Aviation
  • Oil and Gas
  • Financing & Loans
  • M&A
  • MOU & Joint Ventures
  • Outsourcing
  • Licensing
  • Distribution and Franchising

We advise clients in a wide range of Corporate work including Foreign Investments, takeovers, complex joint ventures & Strategic Partnerships, disposals and corporate restructuring, regulatory compliance as well as general commercial and corporate governance issues in Nigeria.

From our years of experience and highly skilled team, we are able to combine exceptional transactional skills with specialist expertise in recent litigation and arbitration disputes. This enables us to handle the numerous issues that can arise in a single corporate transaction. We have an exceptional track record and strength in key sectors.

The transactions we have handled are customarily multi-jurisdictional in focus. We have worked with several networks of lawyers from other jurisdictions to create a strong team driven practice.

Our recent and current casework in this area includes:

  • Oil & Gas partnerships- we advised on the joint venture for the exploration and exploitation of oil blocks in Chad and Nigeria.
  • We have provided local insights to foreign investors by providing legal opinions and advising on regulatory oversight of foreign investments, the powers of regulators to intervene on the grounds of national interest, regulatory guidance, lobbying, interagency and international consultation.
  • Corporate Compliance – We have advised on regulatory requirements and updates for Oil and Gas Companies, Energy Companies and Aviation Companies. We maintain a strong relationship with regulatory bodies in these sectors.
  • We have advised Companies on international and domestic Franchise arrangements.