Africa Law Practice (ALP) was established, following a merger of Nigeria-based law practices, as a full-service law firm headquartered in Lagos, with an office in Abuja, Nigeria. ALP is the result of a carefully cultivated 25year vision, that delivers the very best of African legal and advisory services. By the end of 2019, it became necessary to make additions to the firm’s name and style, having established its brand, services, values, and grown the network of allied firms across Africa, there was a need for further distinction and so we adopted ‘NG’, an internationally known symbol for Nigeria. It is important for our clients to be acquainted with the Nigerian roots of our firm, and the fact that along with our other associated firms, we are committed to the growth of our varied practices and the common vision of an African, Africa-wide firm.
The use of “& Company” denotes the fact that we work in association and affiliation with other offices in Africa as well as with other businesses in the professional services sector.
With effect from January 2020 the firm began to operate by the full legal name of “Africa Law Practice NG & Company” and is also known by the short loose terms: “ALP” or “ALP NG & Co.”.
ALP is a commercial law firm, that brings together legal, business and policy expertise that underscores Africa's growth and has within a short time, easily placed ALP NG & Co. at the forefront, as a leading corporate commercial law firm.
As increased investment and rapid private sector growth in Africa transforms its economies, the need for home-grown, regionally-oriented and excellent quality legal services has become imperative.
The firms’ partners have over 100 years of combined experience in legal and business advisory services in Nigeria and internationally. Additionally, our expertise and network, give us an advantage in helping our clients to navigate Nigeria’s sometimes complex regulatory and public sector landscape.
We deliver solution-driven services, which only local expertise and regional connections can provide. We work in partnership with our clients to understand their needs and ensure that we provide them with pragmatic results. We have first-hand experience of being the ‘client’, of setting-up, operating and growing businesses domestically and beyond, so are well placed to truly understand and anticipate our clients’ needs.
Our knowledge is the wealth of our expertise, and this is at the core of our service offering. We are ‘what we know’ and ‘who we know’. We are the law firm that wants to continue to innovate, exceed client expectations and contribute to the development of African commercial markets, the legal services sector and the growth of African Technology, Media & Telecommunications.
ALP is Nigeria's first truly African law firm and is associated with ALP International (Mauritius) Ltd and with allied law offices across the continent. Both Afro and client-centric: we represent the future of legal practice in the continent.
“We are an Africa-focused professional service firm built on integrity and trust. We promise to always maintain the highest ethical standards, using our knowledge, innovation and pragmatism to deliver true value, in partnership with our clients and the society.”
Our litigation team emphasizes the firm’s commitment to its clients by responding firmly with formidable and resourceful litigation capabilities, when clients become involved in disputes that cannot be settled by and amongst the parties themselves.
With the advantage of senior counsel, the firm handles a range of corporate and commercial litigation disputes in Nigeria, contract claims of varied complexity; Admiralty and Shipping matters, Insolvency and Tax appeals; Intellectual Property actions and Environmental defences involving multi-party representative actions, amongst others, before the Federal and State High Courts, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
Our litigation practice draws on its intimate knowledge of our clients’ businesses and our ability to respond creatively to and efficiently resolve their problems. An invaluable contributor to positive results for ALP clients is a modern and resourceful litigation support and paralegal team that has devised and developed methods to keep costs in good perspective.
We are Dispute Resolution lawyers and as such, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and Domestic and International Arbitration is encouraged for the very specialized interests of commerce and provides relatively quick, effective, binding and final resolutions. At ALP, our experienced and highly qualified arbitrators provide vital expert advice. We have acted for Sovereign governments, State entities and multinationals in complex multi-party and International commercial arbitrations. In addition, we are proud of our unique experience as Nigeria’s leading commercial arbitration firm in representing clients at International Investment Arbitration before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
Our clients benefit from our expertise and extensive experience in a wide range of transactions and corporate finance work, including acquisitions, divestitures and restructuring of private companies and businesses, shareholder and joint venture arrangements, banking and financial services work, including equity offerings, employment and labour law matters.
We recently led a team of legal advisers in the restructuring of a multi-billion naira refinancing of a leading sub national government in Nigeria’s capital requirements with a consortium of eight first tier banks.
We are also advising and coordinating financial services acquisitions by a top tier bank in Africa’s sub regions with our associate offices in Africa.
Our teams have also advised and provided invaluable support to in-house counsel in respect of numerous significant mandates, and have participated as legal and consortium advisers in privatization and core investment transactions in major public utilities in Nigeria - making ALP the much-preferred corporate commercial lawyers in Nigeria.
Risk management
The close synergy amongst our different practice groups ensures that we manage our clients’ risks efficiently and effectively, which includes public sector and regulatory advice in Nigeria. We have developed systems to ensure that all corporate and commercial transactions are reviewed by the Dispute Resolution team to not only identify potential “red flags” but to ensure that they meet the terms of current judicial pronouncements and interpretations of the law. Our service charter is to be proactive rather than reactive.
Consumer Goods & Retail
The firm has acted for and rendered advice to businesses engaged in the fast-expanding areas of food production and processing as well as the manufacture and retail of pharmaceutical products. The services have included cross border acquisitions, government and regulatory approvals, as well as compliance with local laws and regulations. We have also advised on private equity investments, divestments, corporate restructuring and shareholder disputes.
Hospitality & Leisure
The firm has a group that focuses on hospitality and leisure and has clients in the thriving gaming industry, as well as owners of leisure centres, resorts and catering establishments.
The services offered to this sector include advise on gaming laws, tax advice and representation, other contractual and management agreements, including employment contracts and property acquisitions; data privacy and security; advertising and branding.
