ABOUT YC Maikyau and Co
YC Maikyau & Co. is a full-service law firm dedicated to serving the legal needs of clients in both the Nigerian and International environments. With the objective of providing legal services on the platform of honesty, sincerity, and dedication. And these virtues have afforded us the privilege of earning and maintaining the confidence of our clients.
With its head office in the cosmopolitan city Abuja and it’s other branch in Sokoto; YC Maikyau & Co is strategically placed to offer top quality legal services to our clients both within and outside the country.
YC Maikyau & Co. ethos is predicated on our dedication to meeting the objectives of our clients by providing quality legal services.
As a team, we assist our clients in analyzing the risks involved in their transactions; and we mitigate and hedge those risks by strategizing different types of risk management tools.
WHAT WE DO
At YC Maikyau, we pride ourselves on our sector strengths which cover diverse areas of the law including Corporate and Commercial, Energy and Natural Resources, Litigation, Telecommunications, Foreign Investment, Banking & Finance, Shipping and Maritime, Aviation, Taxation, Commercial Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Project Finance.
The partners and associates of the firm belong to various internationally recognized professional bodies including the International Bar Association (Energy Law, Shipping and Maritime,) as well as the Telecommunication Lawyers Association, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, and Chartered Institute of Taxation, to mention a few.
Membership in these associations affords us the opportunity to liaise with other members of the profession, thereby allowing us to develop the capabilities of the firm.
Our Corporate and Commercial Practice Group provides general corporate advisory services to national and international companies, operating in the Nigerian economy.
At the core of our Corporate and Commercial practice is our ability to provide pragmatic and inventive business solutions to our clients for the effective implementation of their business goals.
We offer our clients risk assessment and compliance advisory services based on their individual needs and we help them to formulate and put in place effective compliance programs.
We conduct internal investigations into allegations of misconduct for our multinational clients and their Board of Directors.
We counsel and represent clients, their officers and employees facing criminal investigations, regulatory investigations, and sanctions and debarment investigations by multilateral development finance institutions. We assist our clients to anticipate potential prosecution and adequately respond to the allegations.
We are highly experienced in representing clients in multi-jurisdictional investigations involving MLAT requests.
We prepare and represent Client’s officers and employees before legislative oversight investigations and hearings.
Our team has significant experience in advising on a broad range of criminal legislations including Nigeria’s Advance Fee and Other Related Offences Act, the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Act, the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunals Act, the Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Act, and other foreign legislations which may affect our client’s operations in Nigeria such as the UK’s Bribery Act, the Proceeds of Crime Act and US’s Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Our Dispute Resolution Practice, which is led by a team of experts in the field providing a broad range of legal advice and representation to international and Nigerian clients.
The team has expertise in providing clients with Pre-Dispute Advisory Services, Litigation (including a strong trial and appellate capability), International and Domestic Arbitration, and other Alternative Dispute Resolution methods such as expert determination, mediation, conciliation, and negotiation.
Our Immigration and Labour Practice Group advises on compliance with Immigration and Labour Laws and Regulations.
The team possesses appreciable experience in Nigerian Immigration Law and Practice and is routinely instructed by Nigerian and foreign clients to act as their Immigration Advisers. To this end, we advice our Clients on the provisions of the Law and where required, assist them in obtaining Immigration facilities (Permits, Quotas, Visas, etc) required for their operations in Nigeria.
We dispense our services with dispatch due to our expertise and broad experience in this area of practice and our longstanding excellent working relationship with the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) and the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission [NIPC].
Our Labour practice entails us rendering advise to clients on a broad range of labour issues including trade union regulations, private sector pension schemes and retirement benefits; staff negotiations, employment contracts and employment protection.
Our Immigration and Labour Practice Group advises on compliance with Immigration and Labour Laws and Regulations.
The team possesses appreciable experience in Nigerian Immigration Law and Practice and is routinely instructed by Nigerian and foreign clients to act as their Immigration Advisers. To this end, we advice our Clients on the provisions of the Law and where required, assist them in obtaining Immigration facilities (Permits, Quotas, Visas, etc) required for their operations in Nigeria.
We dispense our services with dispatch due to our expertise and broad experience in this area of practice and our longstanding excellent working relationship with the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) and the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission [NIPC].
Our Labour practice entails us rendering advise to clients on a broad range of labour issues including trade union regulations, private sector pension schemes and retirement benefits; staff negotiations, employment contracts and employment protection.
