Tope Adebayo LP is a Nigerian Law Firm with its head office in Lagos State, registered as a Limited Liability Partnership under the Partnership Law to carry on the business of legal practice within Nigeria. We are also registered with Corporate Affairs Commission of Nigeria, the Securities and Exchange Commission, as capital market operators and the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria.
Our professional services are comprehensively insured under a professional indemnity as mark of professional competence, dedication and determination to render bespoke legal services at all times.
Our strategies are client’s needs based and always dovetail into client’s business goals and risks. We offer effective and efficient legal representation which maximizes our client’s success prospects and reduces possible risk exposure.
Our firm responds to crisis facing a client by assembling an integrated team of attorneys who have the expertise to explore a wide range of strategic alternatives, from pursuing a consensual resolution to seeking immediate recourse to courts, where appropriate. We explore and deploy broad dispute resolution options, including Litigation, Arbitration, Mediation, Conciliation and other forms of ADR in resolving disputes as client’s needs require.
Tope Adebayo LP has provided significant and unique Litigation and other services to the Nigerian Government especially in the area of International Asset Tracing and Recovery.
Our excellent track record in legal advisory services in energy and petroleum industry is widely respected. Still, we are poised to refine and re-invent our expertise in response to our clients’ business exigencies. Over the years, we have nurtured close relationships with several law firms worldwide. In particular we have good working relations with law firms in the UK, FRANCE, JERSEY ISLAND and the US.
Part of our secretarial functions include: collaborating with clients in preparing their Annual Reports and Accounts, filing of reports and returns with relevant regulators as and when due, changes in directors and allotment of shares maintaining statutory books and records (minutes books, register of members, register of directors and their shareholding, register of charges). We understand the importance of maintaining proper records and we have customized data protection and data collation system in place for our clients.
We collaborate with our clients and their major stakeholders to schedule, organize and coordinate their statutory, board, regulatory and general meetings. To this end, we issue meeting notices, draw up meeting agendas, circulate meeting notices and relevant meeting papers/reports to those entitled to attend, take minutes at meetings and file post-meeting reports with regulatory authorities. Likewise, we represent our clients at meetings scheduled with third parties.
We are very familiar with labour relations; high premium that businesses place in cost certainty and reliable service, and associated risks in employee management issues. These we leverage to render tailor-made services spanning broad spectrum of labour issues including conditions of work, policies, discipline, disputes, etc. Our advisory services on negotiating binding terms in employment contracts has assisted our clients in managing relationships and eliminating potential legal landmines.
In the event of disputes, our litigation attorneys have proven track record of representing clients in high profile employment related matters before superior courts of records in Nigeria and beyond.
The insurance sector in Nigeria continues to evolve rapidly. This trend is attributed to the fast changing legal, regulatory and insurance business environment. At Tope Adebayo LP, we have mastered the intricacies and dynamics of insurance business in Nigeria. We draw from our wealth of experience and acquired expertise to offer legal and regulatory advisory, insulating our clients’ businesses from risk, and easing them through regulatory hurdles. We ensure that you thrive!
In the past, we have helped reputable insurance companies overcome complex regulatory hurdles, saving them billions of naira in the process. We have also represented corporate and private persons in high profile insurance disputes.
Using our expertise in copyrights, patents, trademarks and trade secrets law, our team has successfully advised clients on intellectual property infringement cases and trademark issues which has assisted them in maximizing the benefits of their works and prevented unauthorized exploitation by third parties.
With wide experience in intellectual property, competition/anti-trust law, our services in intellectual property covers drafting and reviewing legal and business documents related to intellectual property rights, copyright law, filing trademarks applications for trademark registration in Nigeria and conducting opposition proceedings.
The litigation department of Tope Adebayo LP has a track record of successful litigations in courts, judicial and quasi-judicial tribunals in Nigeria. Our litigation practice extends to all civil and criminal matters, and includes asset recovery, litigations in specialized transactions such as commercial litigation, tax, aviation, maritime, oil and gas, finance, construction, labour law, insolvency, intellectual property and information technology, power and energy, family law, real estate, banking, insurance.
We encourage non-judicial resolution of dispute but where parties are unable to settle, our experienced litigation team provides reasoned strategy, and sterling litigation experience to assist in the resolution of disputes/claims.
