Full-Service Commercial & Intellectual Property Law Firm

Law Firm Overview

Abdulai, Taiwo & Co, established in Nigeria since 1976, is a leading full service commercial and IP law firm, that excels in its chosen areas. The firm, is registered with the Bureau of Public Enterprises (“BPE”), the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and other professional service regulatory bodies in Nigeria. The firm’s broad experience in advising international clients on diverse transactions, puts it in a vantage position to identify and address usual areas of concern and expectations, and its international client base include conglomerates consistently listed in the top echelon of “Fortune 500” companies.

Abdulai, Taiwo & Co. was the first Nigerian law firm to be registered as Consultants to the African Development Bank ("ADB"); and has also acted for and/or in transactions involving other regional and multilateral Development Financial Institutions, such as Shelter Afrique, European Investment Bank, World Bank (IBRD Line of Credit Facilities), etc. The firm has on past occasions, acted extensively for COFACE (Compagnie Française d'Assurance pour le Commerce Exterieur) and BFCE (Banque Française pour Commerce Exterieur), which are both national export credit agencies (ECA) of France.

Abdulai, Taiwo & Co. has been professionally involved in all the various phases of Privatization in Nigeria. Either acting as the Legal Adviser member in consortia, or on its own, the firm has cumulatively participated in several Federal Government privatization/ divestiture transactions.

In recent times, the firm has been developing a strong capacity for Public-Private Partnership (“PPP”) and Private Finance Initiatives. Competing amidst a strong field of international expert consultants, the consortium of Serres, Dewast/Abdulai, Taiwo emerged as runner-up/”silver medalist” in the World Bank international tender for the establishment of a PPP resource centre in Nigeria, under the Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF, Trust Fund No. 056655, Project ID. No. 10449).

Year this Office was Established: 1976

Languages: English

Areas of Law

Additional Areas of Law: Practice Management; Legal Compliance Audit; Securitization; Company Secretarial Services; Conveyancing; Mining and Mineral Law; Stock Exchange Law; Public Private Partnerships; Trust Deeds; Unit Trusts.

Areas of Law Description

Abdulai, Taiwo & Co. offers a wide range of comprehensive services to local and international clients, foreign law firms and IP-practitioners, banks, development finance institutions, companies and foreign investors seeking business opportunities in Nigeria in the following practice areas:

. Arbitration & ADR (Advocates, Research Counsel And Expert Counsel on local laws);
. Banking, Financial Markets & Exchange Control;
. Commercial Law;
. Communication Media;
. Company Formation and Secretarial Services;
. Corporate Law;
. Conveyancing;
. Employee Benefits Law and Pension Schemes;
. Employment Law;
. Environmental Law;
. Insolvency;
. Insurance Law;
. Intellectual Property Law;
. Legal Compliance Audit;
. Litigation, Civil and Commercial (including reciprocal enforcement of foreign judgments);
. Loan Syndication;
. Mergers and Acquisitions;
. Mining and Mineral Law;
. Privatization;
. Project Finance;
. Property Law;
. Real Estate & Commercial Lending;
. Regulatory Laws (Business & Commercial);
. Stock Exchange Law;
. Tax;
. Trademarks & Patents;
. Telecommunications;
. Trust Deeds;
. Unit Trusts.

Affiliations

Partners

	Mrs. Olubunmi Binitie Partner Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate & Commercial, Corporate Governance, Company Secretarial Services		Mr. Emmanuel Harrison Partner Banking Law, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Real Estate, Regulatory Law
	Mr. Ayo Kusamotu Partner Banking and Finance, Business and Industry, General Practice		Ms. Alayo Ogunbiyi Partner Banking Law, Capital Markets, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, General Practice
	Mr. Akin Osinbajo Partner Accident, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law		Mr. Ladi Taiwo Managing Partner & Senior Counsel Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Banking Law, Capital Markets, Corporate Law, Employee Benefits

Lawyers

	Mr. Kunle Ayansola Lawyer Arbitration, Commercial Law, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Intellectual Property		Mr. Tayo Gaji Lawyer Banking Law, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Real Estate, Regulatory Law
	Mr. Onyeke Joy Iberi Lawyer Business and Industry		Mr. Samuel Ibrahim Lawyer Capital Markets, Commercial Law, Corporate Governance, Immigration, Litigation
	Ms. Olubunmi Oje Lawyer Alternative Dispute Resolution, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Mediation		Mr. Abdul-Rasheed Sadiq Lawyer Banking and Finance, Business and Industry, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Legal Due Diligence
	Ms. Lape Silva Lawyer Business and Industry, Commercial Law, Corporate Law		Mr. Ladipo Taiwo II Lawyer Agency and Distributorship, Antitrust and Trade Regulation

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Office Locations

• Nigeria - Abuja