Overview
Our practice is divided into three (3) groups - ‘Litigation Group’, ‘Corporate Transaction Advisory Group’, and ‘Regulatory and Compliance Group’ providing a wide array of legal services.
Our litigation practice group specialises in civil and commercial litigation covering Debt Recovery, Receivership and assets foreclosure, Company winding up proceedings, Oil and gas law, Maritime law, Property and land matters, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Probate Matters.
Our Corporate Transactions and Advisory Group provide wide range legal, advisory and consulting services which includes but are not limited to the following: Preparation & Negotiating Loan Agreements, Joint Venture Agreements, Registration of Debenture, Debenture Trust Deed, and Liens, Regulatory Compliance Issues, licensing, Securitisation, Capital Market Services, Tax Matters, Conducting Due Diligence, Merger & Acquisition, Registration of Patents and Copyrights, Energy Sector Regulatory and Environmental Issues, Incorporation of Companies, Business Names, Incorporated Trustees, etc, Company Secretarial Services, Company Promotion, Corporate searches, investigations and rendering of legal advice relating to corporate status of Companies, Filing of Annual Returns, Trust Administration & Trust Formation, Drafting and perfecting of conveyance agreements and parcels, including: Deed of Assignment, Sub-lease, Leases, etc; Powers of Attorney and other documents conveying authority; Deed of Discharge and Surrender, Real Estate & Property Development Transactions.
Our Regulatory and Compliance Practice Group ensures compliance with all laws both local and international, particularly financial laws and government regulations. For further information, please visit: global compliance
Our clients range from small, single-purpose entities to large organisations and multinational businesses as well as government agencies and parastatals. We have a thorough understanding of the unique legal, operational and socio-political issues facing businesses and government. It has always been our pleasure to step in and take the burden of resolving the legal, compliance and regulatory issues our clients face from time to time, while our clients focus on their business objects. We also work closely with our clients to protect their legal interests and achieve a result that is cost-effective and appropriate from both a public and human resource perspective.
Commercial Law Practice
We have a thorough understanding of the legal, operational and socio-political issues facing businesses in the corporate world. Our in-depth knowledge and experience in corporate law practice helps us to initiate and conclude local and multi-national transactions for our clients within record time. We identify the legal, compliance and regulatory issues that may arise in our clients’ transactions and help to resolve them, giving our clients ease to focus on their businesses. The competence of our team in this area of law is second to none.
Our Expertise
General Corporate Advisory
Mergers & Acquisitions
Tax matters & Compliance
Telecommunication
Information & Computer Technology
Registration of Debenture, Debenture Trust Deed, & Liens
Capital Market Services
Registration of Patents & Copyrights
Incorporation of Companies, Business Names, Incorporated Trustees
Company Secretarial Services, Filing of Annual Returns.
Trust Administration & Trust Formation
Dispute Resolution
Dispute Resolution forms an integral part of the firm’s practice. The firm handles a range of corporate and commercial disputes before the Federal and State High Courts, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Not only do we represent our clients in civil suits in courts, our lawyers also act as counsel representing the interests of our clients, in arbitral proceedings, mediation and reconciliation proceedings.
Litigation Management
Our Litigation Team monitor(s) the status of our clients’ matters and advise them on the best and cost effective approach to resolve their disputes. We institute and defend proceedings for our clients and ensure that we achieve the best possible results that covers our client interest.
Insolvency & Debt Recovery
We have a very strong team handling our insolvency and debt recovery practice. We have earned the respect of several commercial banks and financial institutions in Nigeria as we have recorded huge success in the recovery of multibillion naira debts owed by recalcitrant debtors. On the other side of the practice, we constantly offer our corporate clients, solutions to complex insolvency and restructuring issues.
Project, Capital Investment & Finance
At the Equity Temple, we understand the capital market and the contingent risk involved. We ensure that our clients are appropriately equipped with top-notch legal advice and support for them to succeed in their projects as well as key in rising and developing investment opportunities.
Regulatory Compliance Management
At the Equity temple, we understand the importance of corporate/ regulatory compliance to the development of companies in any corporate environment. The firm provides compliance services to national and international companies operating in the Nigeria market. The firm’s corporate compliance services are undertaken through Global Compliance GRC Ltd.
Global Compliance GRC Ltd is a risk management, compliance and anti-money laundering company.