Corporate And Commercial

Our firm can assist in every sphere of corporate activity – from promotion and incorporation of companies under local statutes to obtaining every requisite permit or license necessary for the commencement of business or operations.

Our firm’s company secretarial service includes serving as registered office to incorporated companies, attending and providing legal advice at company meetings and the preparation and filing of all appropriate statutory returns. 

Our company secretarial service has proven invaluable for foreign corporations desirous of carrying on business in Nigeria.

We assist them with obtaining expatriate quotas, approved/pioneer status or exemption from incorporation and such other services as might facilitate profitable undertakings for them.

Our firm has very cordial working relationships with all the approval agencies, – the Corporate Affairs Commission, the Securities & Exchanges Commission, the Nigerian Investment Promotion Council, the Immigration Services, the Export Free Zones Authority and the Federal and State Tax Authorities.

We also assist clients with: 

• Advice on all laws and procedures for foreign investments and international trade;
• Negotiation/preparation of all types of partnership/joint venture/profit sharing agreements;
• Advisory services on local labor laws in addition to negotiating and

Drafting of employment service contracts;

• Mergers, takeovers acquisitions;
• Management buy-out, management buy-in arrangements;
• Negotiation and preparation of franchise agreements;
• Preparation of management , technical and service agreements;
• Contract procurement, government liaison and consultancy.