We provide assistance in legal, commercial and technical aspects of the Energy, Mining and Shipping sectors, helping your business by designing and implementing the legal solutions you need. In providing legal supports to these sectors, we have supported all manners of businesses from legal multinationals to smaller businesses in dealing with related legal issues in the industry.

We know the Energy, Mining and shipping businesses and the related transactional and transportation issues and are conversant with their peculiar challenges as well as the local and international context within which our clients operate. Our experience and solid understanding of the sectors stand us in good stead to guide our clients through the complexities of the sectors in Nigeria. At the core of our Practice are lawyers with specialist knowledge of the Energy, Oil and Gas, Shipping, Mining and Power industry, who have a track record of advising on the acquisition, development and financing of major projects. We have represented some major multinationals, small and large independents, transporters, refiners, marketers and service companies on a broad range of matters across the hydrocarbon value chain. Our specialist industry knowledge has creditably lent itself in rendering strategic advice on the complicated issues that often arise in negotiating transactions and projects in these sectors.

We have represented clients on both the sale and acquisition side of asset transactions, including prepared acquisition and divestiture documents, conducted due diligence review of assets and project risk analysis, and provided legal advisory support with respect to transactions. We also advise on the structure and content of policies and law as well as the regulatory and fiscal regime that governs our clients’ projects. This includes the governance regimes, applicable tax allowances and incentives, environmental laws, local content, and real property law issues. We also advise on regulatory compliance and assist our clients in obtaining required approvals. We are project lawyers and our work on such projects includes project risk assessment/risk mitigation advice and financing, legal, environmental and regulatory due diligence activity. We are experienced in drafting and reviewing the associated project agreements. Our global search light and the standards we have set for ourselves have enabled us to benefit from the significant mandates of discerning clients and the confidence of several Cross Border law firms seeking the benefit of a service delivery and professional law firm in Nigeria.