At Aluko & Oyebode, multi-national companies, local entrepreneurs and pro bono clients can expect the same level of world class legal services delivered with the highest ethical standards. As the largest full-service commercial law firm in Nigeria, we strive for excellence in everything we do. Clients come to us for our deep knowledge of Nigerian law as well as our breadth of international expertise – and an understanding of our clients’ industries that can only be borne of direct experience.
Founded in 1993, Aluko & Oyebode has over 80 attorneys in the major commercial centres of Nigeria – Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt.
Our practice areas encompass the full range of corporate and commercial legal services, including Banking; Capital Markets; Competition & Anti-Trust; Corporate Services; Governance, Risk and Compliance; Employment, Immigration and Incentives; Energy and Natural Resources; Financial Institutions Advisory; Infrastructure Finance and PPP; Intellectual Property; International Trade; Litigation, Dispute Resolution & Risk Management; Mergers & Acquisitions; Private Equity; Privatisation & Public Procurement; Real Estate; Environmental Social Corporate Governance Advisory; Tax; Telecommunication; Media, Entertainment & Technology; Venture Technology & Emerging Growth Companies; Reporting and Whistleblowing Service; and White Collar Investigation.
Our corporate practice group provides strategic legal advice and proactive support to our clients to help navigate a fast-changing and sometimes opaque regulatory environment. With our deep expertise and specialised skills, we pride ourselves on keeping our corporate clients ahead of evolving regulations for optimal business services.
Our team provides comprehensive business advisory services, including guidance on all aspects of corporate and commercial law. We help clients form corporations, partnerships and joint ventures including unincorporated ventures. We advise on foreign investments, regulatory compliance, all aspects of regulatory compliance and divestments and liquidations.
We help clients and maintain regulatory compliance, statutory reporting and record-keeping requirements. Our company secretarial services team helps our clients to comply with corporate governance codes, as well as giving advice and counsel regarding directors’ fiduciary and legal responsibilities. Our corporate and commercial practice teams are in our offices in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt in Nigeria, Africa with senior level partner oversight in all our locations.
We invite you to contact Oghogho Makinde (Lagos) and Joke Aliu (Abuja) for further information.
When your company has questions about the legal and regulatory requirements of Nigerian law concerning your expatriate employees or employee relations severally, our immigration lawyers provide the answers, as well as creative, practical and cost-effective solutions.
Our Nigerian and multinational clients in various sectors, including banking, oil and gas, construction, energy, banking, telecommunications, manufacturing, fast-moving consumer goods and non-profits, rely on our experienced litigators, labour law specialists, dispute resolution lawyers and tax lawyers for help with all aspects of the employer/employee relationship.
We provide sound and innovative labour law advice, including high-level management and workforce terminations, negotiation and review of employment contracts and consultancy arrangements, employee share schemes, secondment arrangements, wages, outsourcing, pensions, tax liabilities, independent contractors, and health and safety compliance. We also advise on the immigration and tax status of foreign workers in Nigeria.
We have offices in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt. We invite you to contact Oghogho Makinde [email protected] with your labour and employment concerns.
When your company has questions about the legal and regulatory requirements of Nigerian law concerning your expatriate employees or employee relations severally, our immigration lawyers provide the answers, as well as creative, practical and cost-effective solutions.
Our Nigerian and multinational clients in various sectors, including banking, oil and gas, construction, energy, banking, telecommunications, manufacturing, fast-moving consumer goods and non-profits, rely on our experienced litigators, labour law specialists, dispute resolution lawyers and tax lawyers for help with all aspects of the employer/employee relationship.
We provide sound and innovative labour law advice, including high-level management and workforce terminations, negotiation and review of employment contracts and consultancy arrangements, employee share schemes, secondment arrangements, wages, outsourcing, pensions, tax liabilities, independent contractors, and health and safety compliance. We also advise on the immigration and tax status of foreign workers in Nigeria.
We have offices in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt. We invite you to contact Oghogho Makinde [email protected] with your labour and employment concerns.
We are the premier IP legal team to turn to in Nigeria, Africa when establishing and protecting your invaluable intellectual property rights, both here in Africa and worldwide. Our expert IP team is recognised by Chambers Global Guide 2018 as a leader in copyright law and intellectual property rights. Our team has been nominated three times for the Africa IP team of the year, including 2018. We are determined to help our clients develop, process and safeguard their intellectual property to achieve success in today’s global marketplace.
Our sterling IP lawyers are at the vanguard of the changing national and international law landscape. We are members of the International Trademark Association, Global Anti-Counterfeiting Group (GACG), IP Committee of the Section on Business, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) and the Licensing Executives Society (LES). We are an active member of the Intellectual Property Lawyers Association of Nigeria (IPLAN), a pressure group at the forefront of the protection of intellectual property rights in Nigeria. We have a thriving Anti-Counterfeit Department and are the Secretariat for the Anti-Counterfeiting Collaboration (ACC), Nigeria.
We provide our clients with our incomparable and deep expertise in a variety of IP matters, including clearance searches, protection, use and enforcement of trademarks, copyright, patents, design and trade secrets, licensing, technology transfer (interface with the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion), franchising, media law, packaging, labelling, manufacturing and distribution agreements, and product registration with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC).
Our comprehensive range of intellectual property rights services includes:
We are located in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt in Nigeria, and we will serve your IP needs both locally and globally. Please contact Uche Nwokokcha [email protected] and Mark Mordi [email protected], copying [email protected] for more information.
As leading dispute resolution lawyers, we tailor our approach to our clients’ particular needs and goals. Even when reaching amicable resolutions, our focus is strategic, and always on safeguarding the best interests of our clients.
Our expertise lies in solving problems and managing risks. Our experienced litigators effectively and efficiently bring cases, including the most complex, multifaceted issues, to resolution through Nigerian courts, arbitration or alternative dispute resolution. Our elite litigation team has secured numerous landmark rulings in Nigerian courts, and we are constantly called upon to testify internationally as experts in Nigerian law.
With offices strategically located in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, we are uniquely positioned to represent our clients at short notice throughout Nigeria.
Our typical case load includes complex, high-value litigation and arbitration dispute resolution relating to commercial transactions, corporate affairs, oil and gas, banking, finance, intellectual property, construction, labour, trade, insolvency, shipping, real estate, as well as the full panoply of matters arising under Nigerian law.
Our list of clients includes Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Baker Hughes, Brasoil Oil Services Company Nigeria, British American Tobacco, Chevron Corporation, Citibank, NA, Eni/Agip, Guinness Nigeria, Heinz, Johnson & Johnson, Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, MTN Nigeria, Reserve Bank of Australia, Standard Chartered, Statoil (Nigeria) Limited, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria, Total E&P Nigeria Limited, Trafigura Beheer BV, and Toyota. We represent major international institutions and corporations, as well as leading Nigerian companies and businesses.
We regularly collaborate with international law firms across the world.
Please contact partner Babatunde Fagbohunlu, SAN, with your matters and concerns.
The global real estate industry is evolving in response to the changing needs of property investors and users. New investors are moving into real estate from other investment areas, bringing with them fresh ideas and diverse requirements. Property development in all sectors and asset classes are transforming skylines and landscapes in both mature and developing economies.
In-depth knowledge of the asset class as well as the real estate markets and deal structures.
We offer market-leading advice across a range of practice areas where real estate is at the centre of the transaction. Relied on by developers, owners, private and institutional investors, corporates, lenders and underwriters around the world to understand industry trends and their impact on business, we help them to navigate the complexities of the markets in which they choose to operate. Clients trust us to manage the intricacies of their transactions and disputes, synthesising legal and commercial knowledge to provide them with counsel that translates into successful outcomes.
The Nigerian real estate sector is a highly complex and challenging environment to navigate, and as such investors, property and project developers and financiers require legal advice to assist them in successfully achieving their commercial objectives, whilst ensuring that their rights and interests are adequately protected. Real estate is fundamental and forms the centre of a diverse number of transactions, and as such our multidisciplinary approach to these issues makes us well placed to be a trusted adviser to international developers, property portfolio companies, financial institutions, private and institutional investors and developers.
As commended by Chambers Global 2018, which named us the Global Africa Nigeria Law Firm of the Year 2018, Nigerian and international clients seek us out for our excellence in service, which is particularly crucial in the real estate sector. Our skilled team of real estate lawyers, who work closely with members of our banking and finance and dispute resolution practices, offer comprehensive, detailed, practical and innovative advice.
We represent private and institutional investors, property owners, developers, and financiers in a broad spectrum of transactions such as:
Real estate property law significantly impacts many critical aspects of business and commercial transactions. For example, developing, constructing, or expanding a new business operation usually involves the acquisition of real estate. Similarly, the merger and acquisition of companies and financial institutions is likely to involve real estate transactions as well.
As a result, nearly any type of company, large or small, Nigerian or global, will have real estate legal issues arising on a frequent basis. We pride ourselves on our deep bench of talented real estate lawyers. With offices in Abuja, Lagos and Port Harcourt, Nigeria, we are uniquely and conveniently located to serve your real estate needs. Please contact Adeniyi Adegbonmire, SAN, [email protected] or Reginald Udom [email protected] to explore your needs, projects and visions.
Our leading-edge Telecommunications, Media, Entertainment and Technology (TMET) practice group stands ready to service clients in all aspects of this rapidly expanding, influential and changing industry. Our experienced lawyers, who understand the challenges facing those involved in the sectors, have a proven track record of success.
We advise leading participants in telecommunications, technology, media and entertainment sectors on a full range of legal and regulatory matters. Our portfolio of services includes:
The TMET practice has, over the years, demonstrated technical innovation in its approach to advising clients. Moreover, as the telecommunications, technology, media and entertainment sectors continue to grow, innovate and thrive exponentially worldwide, we anticipate the rapid expansion of telecommunications, technology, media and entertainment laws, regulations, and procedures to impact all aspects of our clients’ businesses and all areas of our legal practice. Please contact Sumbo Akintola [email protected] to best determine how we can help you achieve your goals in this ever-changing world.
Sumbo Akintola, who heads the TMET practice, has been described as a “first class” lawyer, “a notable practitioner” and “a prominent figure in the Nigerian TMT market and draws praise for her expert advice” in the telecommunications sector of Who’s Who Legal.
Our White Collar Investigation and Criminal Defence practice provides individuals, corporations, and multinationals with best-in-class representation in often both sensitive and high-stakes matters.
In delivering our White Collar and Business Crime Investigations service, our team provides services, including regulatory and internal investigations. We advise boards and management in high level cases which may involve employee or other stake holder allegations, or regulator inquiries or full-blown investigations into allegations, malfeasance or business crimes. We conduct compliance investigations, fraud consulting and asset tracing. We also conduct third parties, agents and consultants relationship reviews as well as procurement and competitive tendering reviews and investigations.
The team has represented several clients in investigations by various government authorities. We have worked to avoid criminal indictment or to defend against charges for corporate malfeasance, personal indictments and criminal liability charges against individuals or senior personnel.
With our offices located in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, Nigeria, we provide quick and effective interventions and representation to clients facing sudden, potential and /or significant exposure to civil and criminal liability.
We invite you to contact Adeolu Idowu, [email protected] for further information or a proposal on our White-Collar Investigations service.
