Yusuf Ali & Co

Commercial Real Estate

Our Commercial Real Estate practice covers the full range or real estate transactions. Our clients have included landlords, tenants, buyers, sellers, developers and financiers.

The scope of this varied practice includes advice on:

• Buying and selling of property, entering into fresh leases or renewing existing ones, statutory and regulatory requirement such as obtaining the consent of State Governors to subsequent dealings in land.
• Building , construction and consultancy contracts.
• Project financing for Real Estate developments.
• Securitising Real Estate assets.
• Commercial property management contracts.
• Election and Electoral matters
• Planning regulations and representations to Planning Authorities
• Site appraisals and infrastructure agreements.
• Due diligence and investigations of title and search reports.

Corporate and Commercial

Whatever deal our corporate clients are executing, we are able to provide the technical expertise to help them succeed. Some of the advice we give rate to matters which include mergers, acquisitions and other corporate reorganisations, joint ventures and other shareholders arrangements.

The commercial advice we give to clients cover most areas of corporate commercial activity and arrangements and typically includes preparing and negotiating Agency, Distribution and Supply contracts as well as instruments for securities of debts.

Employment and Pension

We advise on matters that include:

• The legal structure of pension trusts.
• The establishment and operation of pension schemes, the winding up and merger of schemes.
• Compliance with the Pension Reform Act and Labour Laws.
• Various types of employee incentives plan and contracts of employment.
• Unfair and wrongful dismissal, matters including litigation for and against.

Intellectual Property

We process the registration of trademarks, Patents and Copyrights for Nigerian and Foreign companies. We also advice on the law and procedure concerning the violation and compliance with the various legislation governing Trademarks, Patents and Designs as well as Copyrights.