Udowa Attorneys – Madelyn

About Udowa Attorneys

Udowa Attorneys is a firm of lawyers enrolled by the Supreme Court of Nigeria (SCN) and registered by the Corporate Affairs Commission to practice law. We serve clients in Nigeria and internationally in various aspects of law and provide a wide range of legal and consultancy services with specialty in Corporate Law Practice, Banking Law Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Chartered Tax Consultancy. Our team is made up of seasoned, creative, and distinguished attorneys from diverse background.

The continuous intense competition and business challenges make it imperative for Companies and Individuals that want to succeed and stay on top to turn to experienced and creative Lawyers and Consultants to not only protect and enhance their market share and net-worth but also to vindicate them against wrongful accusations and claims and to enforce their rights against those who would infringe on them. At Udowa Attorneys, we have inherent passion to achieve success for our Clients by taking advantage of our collective expertise across practices, and our teamwork culture to provide our clients with high-quality, cost-effective, time-savings, and strategic advise specifically customized to their particular needs.

Our experienced legal advisors and our professional corporate personnel are always at our clients’ discretion to handle any legal advice, documentation or implementation that they may require. Our attorneys recognize that clients should expect the very best, and we are committed to delivering just that. With skills, practical experience and extensive resources that are grounded in the real challenges of today, our attorneys provide clients with unique solutions to their most important and demanding needs.

The Firm was founded by a visionary, Ben Udowa, a multidisciplinary expert who propelled the firm with an entrepreneurial enthusiasm and has made it our core business to know and understand our clients, their business, their current needs, and their future plans. At Udowa Attorneys, we are not interested in telling you why something cannot be done. We’re interested in finding solutions to make things work. We understand you want lawyers with business sense who can give practical legal advice, not just answers that are technically correct but leave you wondering what to do next.

The firm’s Corporate Headquarters is at Plot GO5, Tony Asikpo Street, Shelter Afrique Estate, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria with Business Offices at Madelyn House, 82 Grace Bill Road, Eket, Akwa Ibom State , Nigeria and a Liaison Office at Suit 106 Garachi Plaza, Wuse Zone 3, Abuja, FCT. The firm’s philosophy is driven by its quest to exceed the expectations of our clients and stakeholders.

Vision

Our vision is to be an exceptionally rated law and legal services provider

Mission

Our mission is to exceed client’s expectations by delivering efficient and effective legal services, using state of the art technology and a motivated workforce while creating value for all our stakeholders, abiding by the greatest professional and ethical standards, and building an enduring firm.

Shared values

Our corporate uniqueness is centered on five deep-seated values which are hinge on the acronym FIRST – Focus, Integrity, Resilience, Service, and Trust.

Focus:

We focus on our clients and stakeholders satisfaction. We are aware that without them there will be no us. We are modest, unassuming, and respectful to all by shifting the focus away from ourselves and continually recognizing the contributions of others. To us, humility is the True Greatness.

Integrity:

We will be a catalyst in fostering ethical practices in individuals, institutions and business through transparency, complying with ethics, rules and regulations, and good corporate governance. We will remain a honorable organization with a high degree of integrity in all our transactions.

Resilience:

Our character attribute is to respond successfully to challenges by anticipating, confronting, and managing all challenging situations. Our enterprise spirit makes challenging situations motivating, and we know that our Resilience in the face of adversity will contribute to excellent performance, deeper life satisfaction, and happiness for all stakeholders.

Service:

We will be an exemplification of supreme excellence by exceeding the maximum possible standards through meticulous attention to details. We will continually distinguish ourselves as an efficient, innovative and quality firm.

Trust:

Show strong internal and external loyalty by being faithful to commitments or obligations of our clients and stakeholders to earn their trust while ensuring employees’ total devotion to the aspirations of the firm.

Brand Driver

Our brand driver is the quest to be reliable, earn our clients’ trust and exceptionally exceed expectations.

OUR CLIENT, OUR KING

At Udowa Attorneys we strive at all times to build and maintain our clients’ trust and confidence in our services, by upholding certain standards with regards to client care.

Standardised our client, our king systems include the proper maintenance of client records, effective billing systems and the provision of periodical updates to clients. We also appreciate that time is usually of the essence in most business transactions and therefore provide prompt replies to telephones calls, faxes and electronic mail, whilst ensuring that appointments are scheduled and clients attended to without undue delay.

Our commitment to client care and confidentiality is at the forefront of our work ethic at all times and our associates are invariably trained to handle clients matters with the utmost professionalism, under the proper supervision of practice heads and partners within the firm, and ably supported by our administrative staff.

Whilst we do not expect our clients to have recourse to complain about our services, we do have a proper procedure in place to adequately address any such complaints, in the unlikely event that our clients are dissatisfied with any aspect of our legal services.

Area of Practice/Specialization

Alternative Dispute Resolution
Corporate Law Practice
Banking & Finance Law Practice
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
Contract Law
Telecommunications and Internet
Aviation Law
Maritime Law
Environmental Law
Oil & Gas Law
Mining Law
Revenue Law
Intellectual Property
Employment and Labor Law
Insurance Law
Criminal Law
Cyber Criminology
Immigration Law
Restructuring & Insolvency
Conveyancing
Real Estate
Family Law
Succession and Wills
Public/Private International Law
General Litigation and Counseling

Area of Practice/Specialization

Alternative Dispute Resolution
Corporate Law Practice
Banking & Finance Law Practice
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
Contract Law
Telecommunications and Internet
Aviation Law
Maritime Law
Environmental Law
Oil & Gas Law
Mining Law
Revenue Law
Intellectual Property
Employment and Labor Law
Insurance Law
Criminal Law
Cyber Criminology
Immigration Law
Restructuring & Insolvency
Conveyancing
Real Estate
Family Law
Succession and Wills
Public/Private International Law
General Litigation and Counseling

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR):

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) refers to the several different methods of resolving legal disputes without going to court or litigation. Litigation system of administration of justice is the traditional form of dispute resolution by action through the courts. Over the years, it has become obvious that the administration of justice through regular court or litigation is usually fraught with long delays and associated costs as courts face backlogged of cases some spanning over many years. This is because litigation system of justice administration is adversarial and time consuming and is likely to encourage an adversarial culture and to degenerate into an environment in which the litigation process becomes a battle field where no rules apply.

It is in response to these delays and to ensure swifter and cost effective dispensation of justice and judicial control that Alternative Dispute Resolution and the Multi-door Court House were developed. At Udowa Attorneys, we have a highly skilled and experienced Dispute Resolution Team that is actively engaged with both court connected or non-court connected dispute resolutions.

We bring Alternative Dispute Resolution to virtually all types of disputes, ncluding:

Oil Spill disputes
Employment disputes
Workers' Compensation – appeals, coverage, liability, and compensation issues
Landlord/tenant conflicts
Escrow and earnest money disputes
Land title disputes
Domestic/Family- divorce, child custody, marital property, inheritance, alimony, child support, and other family law issues.
loans, sales, collections, or contract disputes
Non-Competes and trade secrets disputes
Intellectual Property/Patents disputes over trademarks, copyrights, advertising, patents, licensing, software, trade secrets, unfair competition, and literary and artistic works
Government Contracts – disputes between and among government contractors and/or subcontractors, and those involving contract procurement
Malpractice disputes – medical, legal, and accounting malpractice claims
Estates/Trusts disputes involving wills, trusts, estates, and other probate matters
Business/Commercial – contract disputes, buyouts/restructurings, and business dissolutions
Products Liability – consumer claims regarding defective products
Class Actions – class or collective action lawsuits involving wage and hour issues, employment law issues, products liability claims, consumer protection issues, and securities and shareholder derivative claims
Environmental – statutory violations
Education – tenure issues, contract disputes, and labor negotiations
Ethics – ethics violations, complaints, and grievances

A significant part of our work under this specialization involves:

Advising and assisting our clients to settle disputes using applicable ADR technique which include:

Negotiation;
Mediation;
Arbitration;
Conciliation;
Litigation;
Early neutral evaluation;
Min trial; med-arb;
Private judging; peer review; and
Online Dispute Resolution

Representing our clients in ADR processes
Serving as adjudicators, arbitrators, conciliators and mediators in ADR processes

Corporate Law Practice:

Corporate Law Practice covers the legal framework involved in transactional, litigation and alternative dispute resolution techniques concerning the establishment, ownership, operation, management, regulation and dissolution of business and non-business organizations. Corporate law practice requires in-depth, broad and integrated knowledge and understanding of the various applicable laws, regulatory agencies and institutions and interfacing with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC ) and other Regulatory Agencies such as: Nigerian Investments promotion Commission (NIPC), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP), etc to achieving best practice in corporate transactions.

In addition, our corporate law practice offers value adding advice to the significant Nigerians in Diaspora and foreign investors requiring advice and intending on establishing a presence in Nigeria. We advise international companies and banks in connection with establishing a branch in Nigeria and foreign companies in connection with foreign investment regulations and the structuring and establishment and or expansion of local entities in the form of limited liability companies, branch or joint ventures.

Our services in corporate law practice include but not limited to the following:

Registering different types of business and non-business organizations,
Represent the interest of different parties in business/non business organizations & commercial transactions, according to the needs of the clients and requirements of the applicable law/rules.
Effective handling of the functions of Company Secretary, particularly in respect of Company Meetings, filing of Statutory Returns and acting as Legal Adviser and rendering legal opinion on compliance by the organization with relevant laws.
Computation and filing of tax returns and obtaining of Tax Clearance Certificate
Entrenching corporate governance and responsibilities in corporate management.
Corporate amalgamation, restructure, liquidation,
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A)/ Transaction support in mergers and acquisitions
Company securities
Modification of the share capital
Modification of Memorandum and Articles of Association;
Share transfer through gifts, sales, etc;
Corporate agreements
Capital market practices
Company search/investigation
Legal due diligence
Registration of mortgages and other securities
Loan recovery
Defense against hostile takeover
Corporate dispute resolution
Other Corporate procedures
Public-private partnerships

Digital Forensic Advocacy

Banking and Financial law Practice:

The importance of banking business in the survival and development of any socio-economic system cannot be overemphasized. Banking basically involves the mobilizing of funds from the surplus units of the economy and lending to the deficit units. Banks are large and complex organizations. Their clients or customers include individuals, companies, institutions, and governments. The relationship between bank and customer is based on contract under which the bank agrees to hold the customer’s money as savings, or to lend its own money to the customer as loan, and

to render various other services. The contractual relationship gives rise to rights and obligation on each party.

Banking practice therefore reflects underlying legal principles through which the bank gives the services which the customer expects while safeguarding its own position. It is believed that the legal principles underlying banking in Nigeria will become more complex with the introduction of the cashless policy and four new laws that will tighten the financial sector regulations by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The bills are the Electronic Transaction Bill, the Financial Ombudsman Bill, the Nigerian International Financial Centre (NIFC) Bill, and the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Regulatory Commission Bill.

The Electronic Transaction Bill, if passed into law, would give effect to the admission in evidence of all electronically generated statements of account which the Evidence Act currently forbids. The Financial Ombudsman Bill, aims to facilitate faster resolution of financial disputes, while the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Regulatory Commission Bill is proposed to create an ADR Commission to promote and regulate the practice and use of ADR in Nigeria.

Our Banking and Finance Law practice is formidable as Our attorneys and strategically positioned to handle a broad range of matters, including:

Bank Formation, Regulation and Compliance:

We help our financial institution clients build and grow from the ground up. Our clients include commercial banks, microfinance banks, thrifts, trust companies, financial and bank holding companies, mortgage lenders, finance companies, investment advisers, broker dealers, bank agencies, and many other types of financial institutions. Udowa Attorneys are exceptionally adept at forming these entities and helping these entities navigate the regulatory and compliance issues in this highly regulated area of law.

Capital Market Advisors:

Our Banking and Finance team advises lenders, arrangers, underwriters and issuers in all activities related to the Nigerian market, such as bond issuances, project and shipping finance, securitizations, IPOs/SPOs, private placements, public offers of debt and equity and tender offers. We advise listed entities, and those entities seeking to list their securities, on market conduct issues, ongoing obligations, corporate governance, exchange membership and exchange rules. We advise various financial institutions on establishing and developing compliant products and services.

Provision of Full Range of Legal Services to Both Lenders and Project Companies/Developers:

Udowa Attorneys provides a full range of legal services to both lenders and project companies/developers. These legal services include, among others, the following:

Negotiating, drafting, closing and rendering advice on various loan and

financing agreements, such as the loan facility agreements, security arrangements, sponsor support arrangements, and other documents;

Liaising with the relevant regulatory agencies (e.g., Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC ), Nigerian Investments promotion Commission (NIPC), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP), etc);
Providing advice on various tax-related issues involved in the financing;
Conducting legal due diligence; and
Registering security documents with the relevant registries.

Provides domestic and foreign financial institutions with comprehensive legal services:

At Udowa Attorneys, we provide domestic and foreign financial institutions with comprehensive legal services in respect of:

Domestic and foreign loan transactions,
Derivative transactions,
Establishment, acquisition or mergers of banks or financial institutions,
Security arrangements.
Monitoring existing and upcoming regulation in the area of banking and finance,
Advising clients on compliance issues.

Loan Recovery:

The issue with problem loans has become quite defiantly frequent in the banking industry these days. The problem does not only permeate and pervade the industry, but it has shaken the industry to its very foundation that it easily registers as one of the primary foundation causes of distress and failures in the industry. For a bank to achieve the needed success in loan recovery, it needs lawyers that are grounded not only in Banking Law Practice but also in Banking Operations including Credit Risk Management.

Our Loan Recovery Team, made up of experienced bankers who are also lawyers has the expertise to locate client’s hard-to-find and elusive debtors and coax them to make repayments. Our databases of banks’ loan defaulters are updated frequently,

enabling us to easily locate elusive debtors, there various sources of income, make contacts, and attach these sources to achieve the repayment of their outstanding debt. Udowa Attorneys debt recovery management system supports all types of customer debt, including mortgages, credit cards, loans and overdrafts and has a proven track record of improving debt receivables.

We have our peculiar loan recovery strategies based on hindsight of our recovery team members who are properly equipped with the requisite knowhow specifically tailored to meet the specific nature of our client’s debt. In addition, we carry out the realization, enforcement of securities and other rights of a secured creditor using our peculiar strategies of taking possession, foreclosure, sale, and receivership. In some cases, legal action may be required whereby our Legal team will seek the enforcement of a court order for the recovery of the debt.

At Udowa Attorneys, based on our broad experience and competence in banking practice and banking law, we have the responsibility to ensure that our clients will recover in full the amount owed to them and within set time limits. We commence our recovery process by sending a letter of demand to the individual or the corporate body that is indebted to our client and we will then follow through the whole recovery process and procedure until the full amount is recovered.

A bank must do everything possible to prevent the deterioration of a loan to non-performing status, especially to the lost category. With benefit of hindsight, we also give advisory services to our clients on:

What a problem loan is,
Causes of problem loans,
Problem loan identification,
Effects of problem loans on the bank,
Managing problem loans, and
Avoiding problem loans
Problem loan remedial actions
Obstacles of loan recovery

Tax law covers the rules, policies and laws that oversee the tax process, which involves charges on estates, transactions, property, income, licenses and more by the government. Taxation also includes duties on imports from foreign countries and all compulsory levies imposed by the government upon individuals for benefit of the state.

At Udowa Attorneys, we advise clients in all areas of tax law. Our practice includes Federal, State, and Local government tax matters, as well as the tax aspects of transacting business in foreign jurisdictions. Our clients include both public and private companies. Our attorneys have extensive experience with transactions, especially those involving mergers and acquisitions. Our strength is also is our tax controversy practice, which includes representation in connection with audits and appeals and litigation of federal and state tax matters.

Our tax areas of emphasis include the following:

Corporate tax planning, including corporate formation, reorganization, liquidations, distributions and consolidated group issues
Business acquisitions and divestitures, including taxable and tax-free mergers General business tax planning, including selecting appropriate entities, business continuity planning, and general tax management
Design and analysis of complex partnership and limited liability company arrangements representing both fund managers and investors
Structuring real estate transactions, including like-kind exchanges and other tax deferral techniques
Tax audit and tax controversy practice, including negotiation of post-audit offers in compromise
Tax litigation in Federal District Court, Federal Court of Claims, United States Tax Court, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and various state courts
Taxation of international operations including application of tax treaties and foreign taxes
State and local tax planning
Formation, qualification and operation of tax-exempt entities
State and local tax litigation, including property tax litigation and litigation of corporate sales tax, partnership and individual tax assessments
Legislative representation on tax matter

Some of our attorneys are proud members of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) which give them the rare but invaluable leverage in tax and taxation matters.

Wills & Intestacy:

We provided advice to our clients in matters involving contentious probate and intestacy disputes. We "warned off" caveats filed for letters of administration, conducted relevant searches at the Probate Registry, provided advice to clients on the resealing of grants of administration and prevent a deceased's estate being taken into receivership pending the grant of letters of administration.

In addition, we advise and assist the Personal Representative/Executor with the following:

Locating and securing both probate and non-probate assets
Obtaining date of death values and appraisals of all of the decedent's property
Collecting life insurance proceeds
Rolling over and making appropriate elections with regard to retirement plans
Advising on the payment of the decedent's final bills and outstanding debts
Keeping track of the estate checking account
Determining if any estate and gift taxes will be due and, if so, then figuring out where the cash will come from to pay the taxes
Addressing income tax issues
Settling disputes among Personal Representatives/Executors and beneficiaries
Assisting with the sale of estate property
Requesting court permission for various actions as required by applicable state probate laws
Retiling the decedent's assets into the names of the estate beneficiaries

Preparing and filing all documents required by the probate court in a timely manner

Our M&A team is valued for its efficient management of complex and intensive projects, and assists clients in the structuring, negotiation and implementation of M&A transactions of all types and sizes. The team’s experience covers business sectors which include energy, mining, manufacturing, food and beverages, telecommunications, health care and financial institutions.

Restructuring & Insolvency:

Udowa Attorneys’ Restructuring and Insolvency team acts for both financial institutions and investors in restructuring issues following official restructuring proceedings under the insolvency laws or in negotiating deals between creditors and entities in distress.

Pharmaceutical Law:

The experience of the Udowa Attorney’s Pharmaceutical Law team extends to all legal matters related to pharmaceutical products, medical devices, cosmetics, vaccines and veterinary products. Advice is given in relation to healthcare contracts, grants and donations, promotion and distribution issues, clinical trials, pharmacology vigilance, data protection and pricing issues. The team assists clients in developing, implementing and monitoring compliance programs and supply policies and represents them in contracts disputes, collections, infringement of IP rights, distribution agreements and more.

Employment & Labour Law:

Udowa Attorneys’ Employment Law team participates in projects involving legal compliance in labour law issues. The team is recognized for top quality service, in-depth legal support, management orientated and beneficial-focused solutions, responsiveness and dedication. We advise clients in connection with employment issues, drafted employment contracts, reviewed internal employment regulations and provided advice on termination of employee contracts. We carry out Employment audits, General advice on employment law and Labour disputes

Energy, Natural Resources & Utilities:

Udowa Attorney’s Energy Law practice is known for being dedicated to clients energy y related projects, covering all aspects of the energy sector: regulatory, M&A, project finance and project related contracts. The Energy team has decades of experience and is acknowledged as one of the foremost firms in the oil and gas sector, while it also has a long history in mining law and regulations, representing both international and domestic investors in the Greek mining industry. Additionally, the team is active in the electricity and renewable energy sectors.

Industrial & Intellectual Property:

Udowa Attorney’s IP team advises clients on the registration of trademarks, designs, patents and domain names, it conducts searches for conflicts, handles the preparation and filing of applications and has an excellent track record in IP litigation cases. The firm undertakes passing off and unfair competition cases. It also offers support on copyright, trade secrets and confidentiality issues and on agreements on the assignment and licensing of all IP rights.

The real estate industry has expanded rapidly in the past decade and growing by the day. At Udowa Attorneys, we work as a matchmaker by connecting buyers, sellers and renters to the best properties in Nigeria and around the world. With the help of our professional team, your sale, purchase or rental will be seamless, straightforward, and wonderfully simple. Our edge lies on our skilled team with a commanding database of properties and interested buyers for more than you could ever find on your own.

Our corporate team is experienced in advising on a wide range of real estate issues in Nigeria, including issues relating to title, rights over land and environmental matters. We advise our clients on the real estate and property transactions including drafting and vetting of building and development contracts relating to promotion of buildings, apartments, estates, lease, licence, mortgage, conducting searches on encumbrances and investigating property title, lease agreements, rental agreements, and mortgage deeds. The firm also undertakes litigations relating to property disputes in all the levels of various courts.

Together with our Banking & Finance practice, we provide a seamless service on all matters relating to financing real estate, real estate development, construction and ancillary corporate matters, and offer our clients unparalleled expertise in creating and implementing an efficient legal structure for real estate projects in Nigeria.

OUR ATTORNEYS

Ben Udowa, LL.B (Hons), BL, ACIArb (London), BSc, MBA, FCTI, FCA

Ben Udowa is the founder and Chairman/CEO of the firm. He is a multi-disciplinary expert. Specifically, Ben Udowa holds an LLB from the University of Calabar, a BL from the Nigerian Law School, called to Bar and enrolled by the Supreme Court of Nigeria (SCN) as Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court. In addition, he holds a Bsc in Business Administration from the University of Lagos, and an MBA in Marketing from Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt.

Ben Udowa is also a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Tax Practitioner of over 20 years post qualification experience in multiple disciplinary skills acquired from reputable accounting and tax firms. He is a Professional Banker with years of experience at various top management positions in the top ranking banks including Chase Merchant Bank, Nigeria, United Bank for Africa Plc and Access Bank Plc. He left Access Bank Plc, an A rated bank as a General Manager/Regional Director into full time legal practice. Ben Udowa draws appropriately from multiple disciplines to redefine problems outside of normal boundaries an achieve solutions based on a novel understanding of complex situations.

Ben Udowa is a member of many professional bodies both local and international including Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Fellow of the Chartered Institute of taxation of Nigeria (CITN), Senior member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitration of London, Member of the Nigerian Bar Association, and Member International Bar Association.

His area of specialization is Corporate Law Practice, Banking Law Practice, Tax Consultancy and Arbitration.

Victoria Udowa, LL.B (Hons), BL

Victoria Udowa is the head of our Abuja Business Office. She obtained her LLB Degree from the Rivers State University of Science & Technology (UST), Port Harcourt, BL from the Nigerian Law School and called to Bar as Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court.

She specializes in corporate law practice, contract and employment law. She also has extensive knowledge of Health and Safety issues. Victoria recently initiated, chaired, and successfully executed the restructuring of Straville Inc. Limited, Multi-operations Limited, and Corporate Analyst limited. She is also involved in divorce and child custody cases and has experience defending serious felony cases as well as civil cases. Victoria Udowa belongs to many professional organizations including the Nigerian Bar Association.

Queeneth Udowa, LL.B (Hons), BL

Queeneth Udowa is the head of our Human Rights et el, desk. She obtained her LLB Degree from Sheffield University, London, BL from the Nigerian Law School and called to Bar as Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court.

She specializes in Human Rights Law. She also has extensive knowledge of Industrial, Intellectual Property and Pharmaceutical Law. Queeneth has done extensive work in the area of International and relations.

Theodore Williams, LL.B (Hons), BL

Theodore I. S. Williams is the head of our Criminal & Taxation Law practice. He obtained LLB Degree from the University of Abuja, Abuja, FCT, BL from the Nigerian Law School and called to Bar as Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court. He is grounded in criminal legal practice with over ten years practice experience acquired from reputable law firms.

Williams's practice includes all Criminal & Commercial Litigation & Arbitration, Business Advisory Services, Foreign Investment & Taxation, Oil & Gas, and Business Regulatory. He has handled cases in state and federal courts throughout the country, and participated in arbitrations both nationally and internationally.

In addition to his litigation practice, Williams works with clients to negotiate and prepare contracts, subcontracts, and requests for proposal. He is a member of many professional bodies within and outside the country.

Olawale Oshunde, LL.B (Hons), BL

Olawale Oshunde is our head of our Oil & Gas and Environmental Law Team. Olawale obtained his LLB from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, BL from the Nigerian Law School and called to Bar as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court.

Olawale Oshunde specializes in Oil & Gas Law and in Environmental Law. He has done extensive work on topical issues in the Oil & Gas Industry and on Environmental impact assessment, protection and pollution control.

He is a member of various National and International Associations to include Nigerian Bar Association, American Communication Association, International society for development and sustainability, Associate member of the Institute of Strategic management, Nigeria, Associate Member of the Institute of Corporate and Business Affairs management, Nigeria etc.

Ufuo Asanwana, LL.B (Hons), BL

Ufuo Asanwana heads our Debt Recovery Team with oversight function on our Eket Business Office. Asanwana obtained his LLB from University of Calabar, Cross River State, BL from the Nigerian Law School and called to Bar as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court.

Ufuo Asanwana specializes in Property Practice & Realty, Debt Recovery, Legal Drafting, Copyright and Patent, and General Litigation. He worked extensively with the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) on debt recovery, reconstruction, and restructuring.

He is a member of various National and International Associations to include Nigerian Bar Association, American Communication Association