Practice Areas

Business Advisory

We offer a wide range of business advisory services to our clients especially with regards to doing business in Nigeria. We provide bespoke solutions to clients across various business sectors. We advice on business incorporation structure and tax avoidance strategies, intellectual property, immigration, legal and regulatory frame works in specific industries, business advisory counselling, foreign direct investments, local and cross-border listings on SROs etc.

We have a dedicated business advisory team that provides comprehensive business advisory services and support, which can help grow your business in any part of the world. We understand business competition, merger control, consumer protection, intellectual property rights, tax issues, patent, designs, trademark and copyright matters etc,

Private Equity & Venture Capital

We have a brilliant team of lawyers proficient in assisting target companies to finance their capital through equity. Our team is available to assist investors/sponsors/fund managers in setting up and structuring private equity/venture capital funds, conducting due diligence on target companies, and providing transaction counsel services on private equity/venture capital deals. Our team also has extensive experience in advising target companies seeking private equity and venture capital investments.

Corporate & Commercial Law

At AULP, we have proficient lawyers, with vast experience in corporate & commercial law. We proffer quality legal advisory services on commercial issues and contractual related matter in diverse sectors of the global economy. Our expertise in corporate commercial practice help us to provide legal solution to our clients and guide them to navigate, local and cross-border commercial, business and financial issues.

Energy Power and Natural resources

Our Energy desk has the capacity to act as Legal Advisers to Individuals, Companies & Multinationals carrying on business in the Oil & Gas sector of the Nigerian, Dubai and Globally as well as Government agencies such as the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) etc vis-a-viz their regulatory roles in the Oil and Gas Industry.

In Nigeria, we are capable of proffering legal advisory services to clients as regards applications for DPR licenses and permits (e.g. license to operate a drilling rig, license to operate a petrol station or product storage depot, permit to import petroleum products, LPG, guidelines for the establishment of hydrocarbon processing plants etc).

Project finance:

Our firm regularly provide advice on medium and large scale project finance transactions including but not limited to social and economic infrastructure, industrial projects Residential Projects, etc. Our infrastructure and project finance team have considerable experience in advising on a vast range of domestic and international projects and money flow. We proffer legal advice on transactions/projects in the areas of energy, power, mining/natural resources, telecommunication, media, technology, public works, transportation, real estate, etc.

Our firm’s expertise cuts across every stage of the project from inception, project structuring, financing, implementation to completion.

Over the years, we have guided several local and international brands in navigating local laws when setting up companies or doing business in new jurisdictions. We work with our clients on the registration of businesses and other regulatory compliance matters and we are proficient at providing legal advisory services to investors on doing business in host countries.

Entertainment & Sports:

At AULP, we have a team of lawyers who are experienced in safeguarding the proprietary rights of artists and sports people. We have a keen understanding of the laws relating to entertainment and sports both in Nigeria and internationally, consequently, we prioritize the protection of our Client’s intellectual property rights as well as negotiate adequate remuneration for their work. We draft, review, and negotiate contracts for sports individuals, artistes, thespians, producers, record labels, investors etc.

Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution

AULP has competent and experienced lawyers that will effectively handle litigation matters from commencement to obtaining judgement in any court of competent jurisdiction across Nigeria. Our team has a combined 30 years of experience in corporate and commercial litigation, Criminal Matter, Dept Recovery, Election Petitions, Family Law, Human Rights, Labour and Employment Relations, Banking and Insurance matters.

We offer guidance as to the best cause of action on any dispute including the use of alternative dispute resolution like arbitration, mediation, and conciliation where appropriate. We provide precautionary solutions to obviate potential disputes in business and business friendly approach to addressing disputes. When disputes result in court actions, we initiate/prosecute and defend actions in Tribunals, High Courts, Court of Appeal up to the Supreme Court.

We have commercially minded lawyers who are very skilled and experienced in proffering the best and favourable solutions in any given dispute. We will stand by you when the need arises, to sue for claims or defend criminal allegations. An experience lawyer in these circumstances can make a lot of difference.

— White Collar Crime

The nature of our experience in this practice area, cuts across helping clients prevent sophisticated illegal activities in their business and companies, which principally involve traditional notions of treachery, dishonesty, concealment, manipulation, breach of trust, subterfuge or illegal circumvention by either employees or management.

Our Firm, has the capacity to help clients track and trace cases of corporate frauds, which may or may not be revealed by regular audit. Our lawyers have intrinsic experience in cases like banking malpractices, record manipulation and backdating, price fixing, insurance fraud, bankruptcy fraud etc. We interface with relevant law enforcement agencies to investigate allegations of these nature and prosecute deserving culprits on behalf of our clients.

Private Wealth Services

At AULP we understand the need for wealth preservation and succession planning to ensure transgenerational wealth. We are dedicated to handling the unique needs of high-net-worth clients and their families, providing comprehensive asset and wealth management, fiduciary and trust services. Our all-encompassing services include:

— Wills, Trusts, Probate & Administration of Estate.

— Estate Planning

AULP will ensures that your assets are protected and shared with persons selected by you. we ensure that your wealth is sheltered and transferred to the next generation in a tax effective manner.

— Asset Protection and Administration

We can assist with setting up structures limiting personal liability by taking advantage of neutral/favourable regimes in various jurisdictions and subsequently providing management and administration services to these structures.

— Wealth Management

We undertake due diligence for clients on suitable investment opportunities across the world and provide opinions in relation thereto. We also assist with issues surrounding family succession and planning for future generation. When structuring our clients’ assets, we use a wide range of vehicles – including trusts, orphan companies, foundations, insurance and corporate vehicles.

— Tax Haven Advisory

We are very active and skilled in transactions, corporate restructuring deals, estate planning activities etc involving tax havens.

Real Estate Investment Advisory

We have a robust experience in real estate investment advisory. For us real estate is a goldmine and we seek to share available opportunities that will benefit our clients. Consequently, real estate is one of our core practice areas. We have experienced hands who understand the Nigerian real estate market and its dynamics, through active participation in this sector for over 20 years.

Our Firm, guides clients on property transactions beginning from acquisition, sale, development of properties, financing, to letting and property management. Our lawyers negotiate property transactions, drafts deed of assignments, lease agreements, mortgages, agreements bordering on development funding, syndications, acquisition of lands and joint venture development.

We have diverse expertise in different real estate sub-sectors – private and commercial. We have worked with trusted real estate developers and companies over the years, providing guidance on the legal and regulatory framework for real estate transactions and projects.