Expertise

Why You Need HOA

Choosing the right legal team can make all the difference. Our lawyers bring expertise, strategy and experience that help you navigate complex issues with confidence. With the right guidance, you can handle challenges more effectively and protect your interests every step of the way

Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution

The need to provide hands-on, responsive representation without discounting our expertise in litigation, we strive first and foremost to limit our clients’ exposure by exploring alternative dispute resolution in attaining favorable solutions.
The firm has experienced and resourceful team of lawyers, who have appeared before courts of original and appellate jurisdictions in Nigeria handling high-stakes matters including:

• Commercial litigation and appellate advocacy

• Shareholders’ disputes and corporate governance conflicts

• Debt recovery and enforcement proceedings

• Receivership and insolvency matters

• Contract disputes and breach of fiduciary duty claims.

Our lawyers are members of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK and therefore well versed in international and domestic alternative dispute resolution laws. We prioritize mediation and arbitration to achieve commercially sensible outcomes.

We provide comprehensive legal support to lenders, borrowers, and financial institutions in structuring and documenting complex transactions.

• Credit facilities and loan documentation

• Security perfection and regulatory compliance

• Debt restructuring and refinancing

• Project finance for large-scale infrastructure

• Cross-border transactions and syndicated lending

We help clients achieve full tax compliance while minimizing liabilities through strategic planning and effective use of available incentives.

• Business registration with FIRS and State Revenue Services

• Tax return preparation and filing

• Strategic tax planning for domestic and international transactions

• Tax implications of M&A and corporate restructuring

• Regulatory approvals for tax holidays and pioneer status

• Tax dispute resolution

We have successfully obtained regulatory consents enabling significant tax payment holidays for clients in complex joint ventures.

Our firm provides first-rate legal support to energy companies in Nigeria as well as prospective foreign investors desirous of taking advantage of the vast potentials in Nigeria’s hydrocarbon resources. We have had the opportunity of reviewing agreements/instruments around which oil and gas transactions are structured to ensure that the operations of our clients are in conformity with Nigerian law. We are well suited to assist prospective energy companies with the obtention of regulatory permit from the appropriate government agencies. We deliver exceptional legal support to the energy sector serving operators and investors in Nigeria’s hydrocarbon industry;

• Compliance with the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA)

• Regulatory permits from NUPRC

• Joint venture agreements and production sharing contracts

• Farm-in/farm-out transactions

• Energy investment due diligence

• Gas supply and off-take agreements

We provide specialised expertise in the negotiation and documentation of contracts of carriage and charter parties, vessel sale, purchase, and mortgage, marine insurance and claims, vessel registration and NIMASA compliance, financing and securitization of maritime assets and admiralty litigation. We regularly liaise with the Nigerian Shipping Registry and NIMASA in this regard.. We also advise clients on the regulations and guidelines of the National Maritime Authority and registration of vessels.

We advise on best practices and develop governance frameworks aligned with international standards.

• Corporate governance codes and policies

• Board advisory and secretarial support

• Statutory filings and regulatory compliance

• Directors’ duties and shareholders’ agreements

• Company secretarial services for public and private entities