Blackwood & Stone LP is a client focused law firm specialized in Tax and Business Law. The firm was created with the goal of providing sophisticated yet practical services, advice and solutions to the unique challenges faced by our clients. We go the extra mile to ensure that we work closely with our clients to understand their business objectives and then deliver cost effective and creative solutions that are tailored to those objectives.
We provide services to multinational companies, public companies, owner-managed businesses, start-ups and individuals throughout Nigeria and around the world.
We routinely assist clients located in various foreign jurisdictions who are investing or carrying on business in Nigeria, as well as Nigerian-based businesses with operations abroad. Our services cut across all sectors of the economy and are provided through a diversified and highly experienced team of dedicated business and tax lawyers. We possess both the knowledge and experience to address all aspects of Nigerian tax law providing tax advice of the highest technical quality.
Our company law practice covers a broad range of transactional services. This emcompases providing legal advice and support to the following transactions:
• Corporate Governance
• Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions
• Corporate reorganizations,
• Business sales and purchases
• Equity Investments
• Joint ventures,
• Capital raising and structuring,
• Limited partnerships,
• Franchising and licensing
• Other forms of collaborative capital.
• Day to day corporate Legal Advice
We advice on legal and structural issues arising out of employment engagements. We specifically advice and support clients in all aspects of the employment relationship including:
Employment Contracts
Executive Employment
Advisory Board Appointments
Employment policies & handbooks
Industrial Relations
Pension Schemes
We represent clients in all areas of personal and commercial real estate. Our firm maintains a broad practice representing private buyers and sellers, developers, investors, real estate investment trusts, retailers and property managers.
