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Practice Areas
Business Formation and Restructuring
Deciding on the appropriate business structure from the start is an important strategy for determining an entrepreneur’s or business owner’s responsibilities which may arise in form of obtaining business permits and post incorporation filings, manage liabilities connected to taxes and risk ownership, as well as privileges, and restrictions.
Company Secretaryship, Compliance and Legal Advisory Services
Entrepreneurs and business owners would usually need to make decisions about the structures of their businesses from options such as sole proprietorship, partnership: limited or incorporated partnerships, company limited by shares, unlimited or company limited by guarantee for non-profit causes, which impacts on future business decisions. Deciding on the appropriate business structure from the start is an important strategy for determining an entrepreneur’s or business owner’s responsibilities which may arise in form of obtaining business permits, expatriate quota and post incorporation filings, manage liabilities connected to taxes and risk ownership, as well as privileges, and restrictions.
Probate Administration and Corporate Succession
Whether planning for the future on an individual or corporate basis, ensuring that legacies in form of reputation, wealth and assets devolve in a deliberate and organised manner is imperative. Individuals and corporates turn to our team for cutting edge counsel on corporate succession, will creation, trusts and estate planning.
Project Finance
In contemporary Nigeria, we’re currently witnessing an influx of startups in technology, power and mining industries, these projects require large scale external finance which involves security structure, and registration process throughout the life span of the project cycle. Project finance plays a fundamental role in procuring and developing assets within these industries. While these major transactions require stakeholders to utilise and optimise opportunities whilst minimising risks, it is important to have seasoned legal and finance advisors who provide close counsel and support in project development, public-private partnerships; advisors who understand process, and are armed with the depth of insight and extensive experience of what the governments, financial institutions, credit agencies and sponsors require per time.
Intellectual Property
Our emerging practice group focuses on research and development, registration and commercialisation in manufacturing, the life sciences and all related aspects which extends to biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, dietary supplements, foods, cosmetics and environmental agents.
Legislative Oversight and Governmental Activities
Our LOGA practice group entails engaging with legislators at the state level in an attempt to influence laws and policies in education. We have served the Lagos state government as facilitators and through social enterprise initiatives for young adults, and university students in their penultimate and final year, providing trainings on soft skills required to successfully navigate the workforce at entry levels and startup business training on writing business plans and sales pitch.
Emerging Practice Areas
Our emerging practice group focuses on research and development, registration and commercialisation in life science and all its related aspects which extends to biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, dietary supplements, foods, cosmetics and environmental agents.
Technology and Media Law
As technology and media continues to be integrated in our individual and commercial endeavours, it is crucial that we provide the necessary legal support to authors, creators and innovators in the tech and media industries whilst collaborating with regulators to provide the enabling environment for innovation and transfer of technology in and out of Nigeria.
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