PRACTICE AREAS

Commercial & Corporate Law
Corporate, commercial and financial services constitute the major part of our practice. We have been involved in several corporate and financial transactions, and advise domestic and international corporations, banks and financial institutions, light and heavy industrial firms, state owned enterprises and government organization... [Read more]

Civil & Criminal Litgations
Our Litigation Lawyers are a team of highly experienced and talented trial and appellate attorneys, as well as business advisers, who have built an impressive track record of service and success. We aggressively advocate the interests of our clients in virtually every type of complex business-related controversy... [Read more]

Arbitration & Negotiation
Our Litigation Department has a large and experienced team of lawyers who are committed to assisting clients in resolving their disputes through litigation. We recognise that alternative means to settle disputes have to be considered before resorting to the court. Nevertheless, where commercially appropriate we have no hesitation in resorting to litigation to achieve the client's objective and will pursue such litigation with enthusiasm, aggression and drive... [Read more]

Capital Market & Securities
Our capital markets and securities legal practice involves advising underwriters, issuers and buyers in both public and private securities offerings and drafting the appropriate documentation relating thereto. We possess significant experience in assisting companies in all phases of the corporate life cycle from assisting companies in formation and closely-held companies in early-stage capital raising, to helping companies make the transition to public status and advising on the requirements of public ownership... [Read more]

Election Petitions
We provides a wide range of legal advice, with particular emphasis on elections, campaign finance, ethics, lobbying and conflicts of interest in connection with federal, state and local laws. Our work in these areas includes representation of political committees and businesses involved in the political process, corporate political action committees, independent political committees and candidate committees, as well as private individuals and entities... [Read more]

Mergers & Acquisition
Business acquisitions and combinations are occurring at an ever-increasing pace, locally and globally. Economic growth and globalisation has led to a sharp increase in mergers and acquisition, business combination and joint ventures... [Read more]

Real Estate & Construction
Akinboro & Co has an extensive and diverse commercial real estate practice that includes representation of clients in connection with all facets of the acquisition, disposition, financing, development, leasing, and operation of all types of real property. This area of practice has remained a cornerstone of our legal services since the firm was founded. We are highly experienced in the acquisition, disposition, financing, development, leasing and operation of all types of real property, including... [Read more]

Banking & Investment
We advise on issues such as asset-based lending, innovative financing, hedging solutions, projects and project finance, asset-backed securitization, equipment and aircraft financing, cross-border financing, financial institution regulation, derivative products, and structured finance. We represent financial institutions and borrowers in some of the largest syndicated facilities in Nigeria, and have structured and implemented several precedent-setting private-public partnerships and project financings in Nigeria and abroad... [Read more]

Intellectual Property
Leveraging intellectual capital to create a business edge is a key driver for business globally. Our lawyers are experts in all aspects of intellectual property (IP) – from securing protection, through commercialisation transactions, to enforcement in oppositions and litigation. Our credentials in IP come from working with leading international and Nigerian companies and organisations... [Read more]

Corporate Secretarial Services
We are dedicated to helping companies, and their directors, secretaries and managers comply with their statutory obligations by providing them with technical and practical secretarial support and assistance. The full spectrum of company secretarial services is available to our clients which includes annual secretarial services, management of changes in officers and constitution, corporate restructuring, corporate governance advice and transaction support... [Read more]

Labour & Employment
We are dedicated to legal practice areas that benefit individuals and business entities, including employment and labour law. We represent individuals and businesses in employment law matters nationwide. We have the capacity to represents individuals and employers in a wide range of employment law matters including... [Read more]

Oil, Gas & Energy
Our energy practice is distinguished by its substantive scope. We practice in virtually every area of energy law, including corporate, financial, and regulatory. We offer our clients comprehensive service fully informed by the latest industry and legal developments. We work in all sectors of the natural gas industry — upstream oil and gas, oil and natural gas pipelines, liquefied natural gas (LNG), gasification, storage, and local distribution companies. We also represent crude oil and petroleum products carriers, and their shippers... [Read more]

IT & Telecommunications
IT and Telecommunications organisations face a wealth of challenges in maintaining competitive advantage and leveraging new opportunities. Rapid innovation and convergence in this space, together with an ever-changing legal and regulatory environment, means that these organisations must constantly re-evaluate, and in some cases entirely re-engineer, their business models and strategies... [Read more]

Constitutional Law and Human Rights
Nigerian Constitution is the cornerstone of the relationship between the Federal and State governments and between individuals and those governments. We are vast in the interpretation of the Constitution and its Amendments. Akinboro & Co represents clients whose human rights are denied in health and social care... [Read more]