We are a result-oriented firm, offering wide-ranging legal services designed to support clients to successfully navigate the complex, often difficult, business terrain in the country with ease, comfort, and confidence. The firm has built a solid reputation in unpacking complex legal issues and providing high-quality legal services to multi-national corporations, government agencies, banks (including Islamic banking advisory services), MSMEs, start-ups, charities, non-governmental organizations, and individuals. We offer both general and specialized legal services to this diverse group of clients. The firm is already leading a revolutionary shift away from the traditional legal practice in Northern Nigeria using technology and multi-purpose innovative solutions beyond the confines of the courtrooms. The firm has a deep understanding of the regulatory environment, requirements and processes to unlock business potentials with reliable networks, knowledge of specific industries, and a practical problem-solving approach to deliver new, innovative, and practical solutions, especially in Agriculture and Agribusiness Law, speedy Debt Recovery mechanism, Media, Entertainment, Sports, Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property, Islamic Finance, Real Estate, International Humanitarian Law, Infrastructure Development, Corporate Governance, Taxes and other Regulatory Compliances, Labour and Employment, Mineral Resources and Mining, among others.
Our team comprises of result-oriented, dedicated lawyers and non-lawyers with excellent academic qualifications, hands-on experience, and international exposure. Our committed and experienced lawyers apply their high technical skills in practical and solution-oriented ways to assist our clients in achieving their business objectives. They build practical, well-informed client management strategies to help achieve client’s objectives. We have the expertise to understand and analyze business deliverables and then offer well-informed, quality professional services to meet specific business goals successfully. If you are striving to establish a new business or re-organize an already existing one or you are an expatriate or foreigner planning to invest in any sector of the Nigerian economy, we are the go-to team of legal advisors you need. Professional effectiveness, pragmatism, and efficiency are our guiding principles because we believe that, to our clients, the result is all that matters, and time is money. We have built a strong work ethic based on professionalism, timelines, continuous learning, and teamwork. Accordingly, we work as a team and leverage the intellectual clout, industry, and networks of our members in our service delivery.
Century Attorneys provides Corporate Social Responsibility through pro-bono services to indigent clients. This covers special suits of services for starter businesses, especially peasant and subsistent farmers, victims of human rights violations, police brutality, and terrorism-related activities.
Our branch office in Borno State, the epicenter of insurgency in Northeastern Nigeria, is specifically established to support the deradicalization process and provides International Humanitarian Law Services to governments, NGOs, and victims of terrorism and insurgency.
Century Attorneys is into various aspects of legal practice but it has special interests and expertise simply navigate to practice areas to learn more.
Founded in 2000
50 people in their team
The business environment in Nigeria is very complex with multiple regulatory and tax authorities to deal with. Many Nigerian corporations have cross-border interests hence capital and labour movements have become inevitable. Opportunities abound and the competition is intense. The strategic importance of Nigeria in the West African sub-region and the increasing internationalisation of commerce means that no serious business can afford to miss out on these opportunities. Business deals are increasingly being sealed; partnerships are increasingly being forged; cost-effective capital mobilization techniques are being sought; stakeholder-nets are gradually being expanded beyond the traditional shareholder primacy. Companies must relate with regulatory authorities and they must strive to legally outdo adversaries and competition. A legal guide all the way is invaluable in this regard. Our clients cut across industries including auto companies, banks, private equity funds, private and institutional investors, energy companies, IT, and media and telecommunications companies.
Therefore, in Century Attorneys, we advise companies and individuals on the following:
Businesses around the globe value intellectual property and technology services. These services allow maximum efficiency for companies, providing their customers with their own unique services. In perpetual motion, players must create innovative products and services to feed constant and escalating market demand. Everyone from the developer to the user has an enormous amount invested in products. In this high-stakes environment, you need protection for your original work. This requires a partner with extensive knowledge of different solutions who can choose the best legal remedy.
Century Attorneys’ lawyers understand these requirements and work relentlessly to protect your investment, whether it’s a new medical device, company logo or computer software program. Together, we address complex legal questions with advice tailored to your business needs. From protecting intellectual property rights, through advising on data security issues, technology licensing and sourcing strategies, you receive practical and informed guidance. Our integrated approach to litigation, counseling and transactions is a powerful strategy that delivers optimal results to you. To provide you with seamless service, members of our Intellectual Property and Technology (IP&T) practice frequently team with lawyers from other practice areas. Our enviable track record includes representing individual inventors, artists and entrepreneurs, public institutions, emerging companies, venture capital groups and global corporations. Protecting your work to the highest caliber drives our efforts to learn about and promote the latest developments in the intellectual property arena.
Specific Intellectual Property Law Areas we specialize in:
The media, entertainment and sports industries are evolving. The digital revolution, new technologies and new platforms—from the web to mobile and beyond—are constantly changing the way media, entertainment and sport content is created, distributed and consumed. Change brings both new opportunities and new risks. Tastes and standards are local—but e-commerce, web and mobile distributions are global. This means that every new business model and product must not only appeal to a worldwide fan or customer base, but address a global web of legal issues, regulations and requirements. Century Attorneys leverages our deep-sector expertise to help our client mitigate risk and capitalize on evolving trends in the marketplace. Entertainment and sport talents abound in Nigeria. Nigeria’s entertainment industry is one of the best in the world and many men and women have excelled in many sporting competitions in the world. Yet Nigerian legal practitioners have ignored this area. Century Attorneys has not. We remained perhaps one of the few firms specialised in these areas in the entire Northern Nigeria. Kannywood has the best experts available in its backyard, hence, our clients have benefitted immensely from their God-given talents without being exploited.
Whether you are looking at acquiring, selling, distributing or financing film, television, music, publishing, social media, digital media assets or a sports team, launching a television or Internet channel, participating in a sports venue/real estate development, or litigating, arbitrating or mediating a copyright, trademark or licensing dispute, we can provide advice as to the local political, legal and business conditions that drive outcomes.
We offer the following services:
At Century Attorneys, we regularly participate in debt recovery. Our debt recovery team of lawyers, have know-how and mastery in this area and comprehend the crippling effect bad debts have on business enterprises. Debt recovery is no doubt a critical aspects of legal practice that requires different strategies. Our debt recovery lawyers have assisted various entities, especially companies successfully recovered various debts. Our team excels in recovering debts with vigour and speed through carrot and stick approach. We have achieved tremendous record of success in this area, having succeeded in recovering debts to the tune of billions of Naira from recalcitrant debtors. We also have a strong Insolvency practice and offers comprehensive services in corporate restructuring led by commercial insolvency, insolvency-related litigation, negotiated settlements, enforcement of security interest, and corporate debt restructuring. We represent many clients including public and private companies, financial institutions, etc.
Our Services include:
Consumer protection and competition laws are bourgeoning areas of practice in Nigeria. Unfair trade practices under businesses and monopolies kill business creativity and under the natural laws of the market. There is an evolving legal framework on these in Nigeria. A regulatory agency has been established. Century Attorneys therefore offers specialized services in the following areas:
Human resource management is essential to any business. Employment, social security and industrial relations are critical in today’s Nigeria. Thus, Century Attorneys offers wide-ranging legal services in the field of employment, labor and immigration laws. Our employment & immigration team recognizes the importance of human resources and its management as an essential factor for any successful business operation. We work with clients to immediately respond to workplace issues and provide solutions which are tailored to serve our clients’ commercial objectives, strategies and company culture. We offer our clients the complete suite of employment law services - strategic development, advice and advocacy. We also have strong litigation experience and regularly represent clients in employment law disputes before the Industrial Court.
In terms of immigration law, we help multinational companies with their successful transfer of human resources across borders. Our legal advisors handle all matters revolving around the transfer, such as support regarding the acquisition of domestic work permits, residency permits, expatriate quotas, and tax holidays. We have also assisted numerous companies in drafting employment agreements and employee code of conduct.
We offer the following services:
Human resource management is essential to any business. Employment, social security and industrial relations are critical in today’s Nigeria. Thus, Century Attorneys offers wide-ranging legal services in the field of employment, labor and immigration laws. Our employment & immigration team recognizes the importance of human resources and its management as an essential factor for any successful business operation. We work with clients to immediately respond to workplace issues and provide solutions which are tailored to serve our clients’ commercial objectives, strategies and company culture. We offer our clients the complete suite of employment law services - strategic development, advice and advocacy. We also have strong litigation experience and regularly represent clients in employment law disputes before the Industrial Court.
In terms of immigration law, we help multinational companies with their successful transfer of human resources across borders. Our legal advisors handle all matters revolving around the transfer, such as support regarding the acquisition of domestic work permits, residency permits, expatriate quotas, and tax holidays. We have also assisted numerous companies in drafting employment agreements and employee code of conduct.
We offer the following services:
We specialize in resolving disputes efficiently and effectively. Our experienced team is skilled in a range of dispute-resolution methods, including:
Arbitration & Mediation Law: We guide clients through arbitration and mediation, offering alternative ways to settle disputes outside of court. Our approach aims to save time, reduce costs, and achieve satisfactory outcomes for all parties involved.
ADR Mediation & Arbitration: Our expertise in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) includes both mediation and arbitration, providing flexible and confidential solutions tailored to your specific needs.
Appeal: We have a strong track record in handling appeals, rigorously defending our client's interests to achieve the best possible outcome in higher courts.
Class Action Litigation: Our team represents individuals in class actions, addressing grievances against corporations or entities on a larger scale, and ensuring justice for all affected parties.
Whether you're seeking to resolve a dispute through alternative means or need aggressive representation in court, we are here to support you every step of the way.
Nigeria’s property industry is booming but it is riddled with corruption, intricacies and obstacles. Obtaining statutory consent for the validation of land transactions has become a herculean task for many. Clients come to us when frustrated because we have facilitated major real estate deals worth billions of Naira, securing, in the process perfect titles for our clients in record times. Century Attorneys is on top of the latest developments in the industry and will be delighted to advise on any type of project, including commercial, industrial or residential real estate or and construction. The team has a profound understanding of the Nigerian real estate markets, frameworks and legislation and is committed to providing the best possible legal services. We offer the following services:
