Nigeria

Firm overview

We are a leading Nigerian business law firm founded over 30 years ago. We have always had an international outlook. If we may say so, we have a reputation for, and an outstanding record of, carrying out critical, innovative and complex work to the highest standards. We have advised on many significant developments in Nigerian business law.

Our clients are of many nationalities and every size. They range from foremost global multinational enterprises to ambitious, home-grown fledglings. We also serve governments and government-controlled enterprises (we have advised on numerous privatizations) as well as private wealth clients.

We have and maintain complementary contacts in Nigerian business and government circles, and with law firms and lawyers’ organizations in and outside Nigeria. We are a member of Multilaw, a leading global alliance of independent law firms. Multilaw has offices in 100 countries and over 11,000 lawyers.

Firm overview

Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie (UUBO) is a full-service, multi-disciplinary law firm facilitating corporate and commercial business throughout Nigeria and across Africa. We have an in-depth understanding of the Nigerian business environment and leverage an extensive network of long-term relationships across Africa and beyond, with leading African and global firms and strategic affiliations with leading organisations, to provide multi-jurisdictional legal and transaction advisory services. Please see our Firm Profile for more details about who we are and our practice areas.

At UUBO, we have provided sterling legal support to a wide spectrum of clientele for over 41 years, leveraging the experience of our over 150 professionals, including 14 partners, working across our offices in Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt.

Firm overview

Tope Adebayo LP is a leading full-service Nigerian law firm with a deep transactional practice, advising clients on complex, high-value matters across corporate commercial, mergers and acquisitions, energy and natural resources, corporate finance and projects, and dispute resolution since 2008. Our team combines technical rigour with commercial acuity to deliver bespoke solutions that have driven significant industry outcomes for a consistently expanding client base.

The firm is built on a foundational commitment to institutional longevity and adaptive practice — qualities that equip us to navigate an evolving regulatory and business landscape. Our practitioners bring complementary expertise across disciplines, enabling the firm to serve as a genuine single point of contact for clients with complex, multi-jurisdictional demands. In furtherance of this mandate, Tope Adebayo LP and its professionals hold licences from the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, and the Corporate Affairs Commission, providing clients with integrated legal, finance, and corporate services under one roof.

With a distinctly transnational orientation, the firm has cultivated strategic alliances with leading practices across the United Kingdom, the Cayman Islands, South Africa, Uganda, France, Ghana, Kenya, and the United States. These relationships enable our clients to execute cross-border transactions and expand their commercial footprint with confidence and continuity. Our practice is anchored in the values of client satisfaction, solution delivery, and innovative legal thinking.

Firm overview

Minerva Legal is a full-service law firm with the requisite depth of knowledge and experience in different areas of law practice.  Our ethos is about delivering friendly and approachable service, with the commitment that the needs of our clients come first.  We are able to keep the needs of our clients in view as well as secure solutions in ways that create value for them through consistency in service delivery, a clear understanding of their respective industries and diligence in legal research.