Our practice areas encompass the full range of corporate and commercial legal services Our aim is to provide a comprehensive and excellent legal service across all spheres of our client’s business, with fidelity, professionalism, and client satisfaction as  our overarching  objective .

Our partners have a wide range of experience advising various creditors, borrowers and parties involved in different forms and stages of  capital raising transactions.

Our experience covers:

  • Corporate finance
  • Project finance
  • Trade financing with local and international commercial banks
  • We have developed experience and expertise while supporting private equity and other funds with investment decisions.

We offer advice and support to our clients in the oil and gas industry. We are driven to provide business-oriented  solutions, while ensuring compliance with existing energy and natural resources laws and regulations. With the ever-increasing desire for increased participation of Nigerians in these key sectors of our economy, our understanding of existing Local Content legislation will be of immense benefits to our clients.  

This expertise extends to the power sector and the dynamics around gas as a transition fuel on the journey to net zero and emerging climate change legislation in Nigeria.

Our Infrastructure and major projects advisory, and regulatory interface service will ensure that transaction closure is driven by a win-win  philosophy.

We offer our expertise to businesses looking to establish or expand their ethical culture as well as multi-jurisdictional organisations seeking to ensure compliance with the U.S Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K Bribery Act and other international anti-corruption treaties.We offer assistance with developing and rolling-out compliance manuals, provision of training and workshops and a first rate  investigations and review practice.

We pride ourselves in having an in-depth understanding of the Nigerian real estate market. We have and continue to provide legal advice in all aspects of real estate including, assets management, financing,  and mortgage due diligence. Our  experience in the real estate sector enables us to secure and protect the rights and interests of our clients in acquiring, using and disposing  of properties. 

The scope of our services includes: 

  • Preparation and analysis of agreements .  
  • Vendor, prospective client and transaction due diligence for creditors. 
  • Legal advisory for real estate investment trust schemes. 
  • Tenancy matters, Sales/Leaseback arrangement. 

Our dispute resolution practice, whether in  the litigation or arbitration of commercial disputes, is driven by a desire  to secure the best outcomes either through the legal proceedings itself or as an avenue to a favourable negotiated outcome for individual or corporate clients.  

Our  dispute resolution team is resourceful and experienced,  with a demonstrated capacity  for dealing with our clients’ interest with creativity, efficiency and fearless pragmatism.

 

We have successfully argued cases at various specialist courts and panels as well as the Appeal and Supreme Courts in Nigeria, England and Wales.

We provide legal advice and guidance for matters relating to the immigration process, including but not limited to: 

  • Visa applications 
  • Overseas Business Investment 
  • Citizenship and Naturalisation 
  • Work Permit and Expatriate Quota Compliance

We have experience advising on various M&A transactions, including regulation- driven acquisitions, disposals within the financial services sector, as well as strategic mergers and acquisitions

Our  IARS team operates within our specialist Dispute Resolution Department in providing a broad range of expertise in legal advice for debt recovery, management of debt and insolvency proceedings. We pride ourselves in delivering a methodical, speedy, efficient and cost-efficient service to our clients by blending our service as an extension of our client’s existing collection and credit control systems and procedures.

Our Intellectual Property,  Media  and Entertainment  practice synergizes its skills and expertise to ensure  the registration and protection of trademarks, patents, copyrights and other intellectual property rights while ensuring that  effective brand protection and regulatory compliance

Our experience of  the Nigerian and English Legal systems enable us to provide legal services in the following areas: 

  • Implementation of Corporate Governance principles 
  • Pre incorporation, incorporation and post incorporation advisory
  • Corporate Restructuring   
  • A first-rate Legal Audit Service 
  • Transaction Structuring and Advisory 
  • Due diligence and Anti- Money Laundering advisory 

Our General Commercial practice covers  Commercial Contract and Contract Administration, Labour and Employment, Family Law, Tax Law Advisory.

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At Brickmans Law, our mission has always been to break down barriers in order to resolve legal matters and gain our clients’ trust.