Comprehensive Legal Solutions Engineered For Enterprise Growth
With a commitment to excellence, we deliver legal solutions that are thoughtful, precise, and focused on achieving the best possible results for our clients across Nigeria and global markets.
Corporate Law & Commercial Structuring
Full-cycle corporate formation, entity restructuring, board governance frameworks, and high-stakes commercial contracts.
We help businesses establish resilient legal foundations and scale confidently. From business incorporation under CAMA 2020 to drafting nuanced shareholders' pacts, founders' equity arrangements, and strategic cross-border agreements, we ensure your commercial operations remain agile and fully protected.
- Entity incorporation, subsidiary establishment & regulatory formalisation
- Corporate governance charters, board documentation & fiduciary protocols
- Shareholders', founders', and equity vesting agreements
- Complex commercial agreements, vendor contracts & Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
- Corporate restructuring, capital reorganization & joint venture vehicles
Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management
Navigating complex Nigerian and African regulatory jurisdictions, statutory filings, and systemic risk mitigation.
We help enterprises proactively identify compliance deficiencies, conduct gap analyses, and implement operational compliance workflows across statutory bodies (CAC, SEC, CBN, FCCPC, NIPC). Our team delivers bespoke policies and audit readiness that safeguard enterprise reputation.
- Statutory compliance audits and enterprise regulatory roadmap design
- Licensing, statutory filings, and routine submissions across regulators
- Internal governance, anti-money laundering (AML/CFT) & whistleblower policies
- Consumer protection compliance and fair competition advisory (FCCPC)
- Ongoing compliance monitoring, risk registers & executive reporting
Dispute Defense & Commercial Arbitration
Strategic defense counsel, multi-party mediation, and dispute containment focused on commercial outcomes.
We represent corporate clients in resolving contentious business disputes before they escalate into prolonged litigation. We deploy skilled negotiation, certified Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), and arbitration techniques, while coordinating trial strategy when court enforcement is unavoidable.
- Pre-litigation legal assessments & dispute risk exposure analyses
- Strategic settlement negotiations and debt recovery restructuring
- Certified mediation and domestic & international commercial arbitration
- Enforcement and execution of arbitral awards and settlement deeds
- Coordination of specialized litigation counsel across High Courts & Appellate venues
Commercial Transactions & Investment Advisory
Rigorous legal due diligence, venture capital term sheets, seed-to-growth rounds, and transaction documentation.
We guide founders, angel investors, and enterprise funds through fundraising rounds, asset purchases, and strategic mergers. We balance legal precision with commercial velocity, structuring convertible notes, SAFE instruments, and cross-border investor packages that preserve value.
- Legal due diligence and investment-readiness verification
- Term sheet negotiation, SAFE agreements, and Convertible Note structuring
- Priced equity rounds (Seed, Series A/B) and share subscription agreements
- Asset sale contracts, cross-border M&A pacts, and divestitures
- Regulatory approvals for foreign direct investment (FDI & NIPC registrations)
Intellectual Property & Technology Rights
Securing trademarks, proprietary software copyright, SaaS licensing architectures, and digital enterprise IP.
In the digital economy, your brand and IP are primary balance sheet assets. We handle trademark registrations, patent defense, technology transfer registrations with NOTAP, and draft enforceable software licensing, white-label, and non-disclosure agreements.
- Trademark filing, portfolio monitoring, and opposition defense
- Software, API, and technology licensing agreements
- NOTAP technology transfer registrations and approvals
- Comprehensive trade secret frameworks & non-compete covenants
- IP assignment deeds for founders, software engineers, and contractors
Data Protection, Privacy & NDPR Compliance
Ensuring strict compliance with the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA), NDPR regulations, and global privacy mandates.
We partner with licensed Data Protection Compliance Organisations (DPCOs) and counsel internal teams on lawful data processing, international data transfers, data privacy audits, and incident breach management under the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC).
- NDPA/NDPR annual compliance audits and NDPC filing representation
- Privacy policies, cookie consent architectures, and terms of service
- Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) for cloud vendors and international transfers
- Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA) for high-risk digital systems
- Breach response protocols and regulatory notification management
Board Governance & Corporate Secretarial
Dedicated secretarial administration, regulatory annual returns, and executive board compliance advisory.
Effective board governance is central to enterprise longevity. We deliver corporate secretarial support, maintain statutory registers, prepare board minutes, and oversee compliance with the Nigerian Code of Corporate Governance (NCCG) and sector-specific codes.
- Statutory company secretarial administration & register maintenance
- Annual returns, CAC compliance filings & director changes
- Board evaluation frameworks and fiduciary duty workshops
- Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) and AGM convening and documentation
- Non-profit, Foundation, and Incorporated Trustee statutory oversight
Employment Law & Executive Labour Relations
Structuring compliant workplace policies, executive compensation agreements, redundancy plans, and dispute mitigation.
We advise employers on navigating Nigerian labour laws, statutory employee benefits, executive severance packages, and workplace investigations, minimizing exposure to National Industrial Court (NIC) claims and union grievances.
- Executive employment contracts, non-disclosure & non-solicitation pacts
- Employee handbooks, code of conduct & disciplinary policy manuals
- Redundancy structuring, workforce reorganization & mutual separation deeds
- Expatriate quotas, CERPAC immigration processing, and regulatory compliance
- Workplace investigations, grievance management & NIC litigation avoidance
Compliance that tracks itself
We’re building Compli to help Nigerian businesses stay on top of statutory compliance, from CAC annual returns to tax filings and regulatory audits.
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What Compli will cover
Annual returns tracking
CACDeadline alerts and status checks for companies and NGOs.
Tax filing schedules
TaxChecklists for CIT, VAT and WHT filings.
Data protection audits
NDPAAudit workflows and compliance checks under Nigerian data privacy law.
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Kano and BidaBacked by our counsel and licensed practitioners.
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