Expertise

Our Practice Areas

We offer you top quality comprehensive legal services covering a variety of practice areas.

ADMIRALTY

Our practice in this area of law cuts across admiralty trial and appellate practice in marine insurance issues, maritime licences, vessel arrest, hull and machinery claims, collusion, cargo, general coverage, maritime product liability, vessel financing and documentation and vessel protection and indemnity. We also render services maritime and personal injury claims against cruise lines and other boat owners. Our lawyers have extensive extensive experience in advising and representing clients on all other aspects of maritime law.

BANKING AND FINANCE

The banking and Institutional Finance Practice Area provide banks and other financial institutions with advice in structuring credit transactions, in preparing and negotiating appropriate documentation. We have represented leading banks in recovery of debts, litigation arising from loan transactions, garnishee proceedings and proceedings arising from the termination of existing contractual relationships between banks and their employees.

CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL LAW

AELFREAD has a strong and broadly based commercial law practice. Our aim is always to add value to our clients businesses by assisting them to achieve their commercial objectives in the most practical way. We are particularly driven by an ever present need to protect and promote clients legal interest effectively. It is for this

reason that we have set up an in-house- team called the “Corporate & Commercial Law Group” which is solely dedicated to this practice area. The group comprises lawyers with extensive expertise in Debt Recovery, Credit Security Documentation, Drafting and Reviewing of Legal Agreements, Mergers & Acquisitions, Intellectual Property, Information Technology, Equity Offerings, Floatation, Competition Law, Management Buy-Outs, Strategic Alliances and Joint Ventures, Business Formation & Operation, Contract Documentation, Debt and Equity Rescheduling.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Our practice in this area covers General Commercial Litigation,

Labour and Employment Litigation, Oil Spill Litigation, Shipping, Admiralty and Maritime, Energy Law Disputes, Election Petition, Arbitration, Conciliation and other modes of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).

As is consistent with our client-focused approach, we have a highly competent team of trial lawyers, arbitrators e.t.c. in various practice areas outlined above. We have the strength, experience and depth to advice and deal with the most complex matters. We have a reputation for taking pro-active actions and measures to best protect clients interests by providing cost effective solutions to the most intricate legal dispute.

ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

AELFREAD advises on all aspects of the acquisition, management and disposal of oil and gas and mineral interest. Our expertise covers legal, regulatory and policy issues in the oil and gas industry and commercial, fiscal and environmental matters arising during project development. We also draft, review and negotiate downstream and upstream contracts.

The Energy and Project Finance Group of the firm generally oversees Energy and Project Finance issues. The group comprises lawyers of renown with considerable experience in Energy and Project Finance. As most disputes arising from doing business in the energy sector and from project financing are resolved by Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), we have developed, as an integral part of the Energy and Finance Group, a formidable Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution Department.

FOREIGN INVESTMENT

AELFREAD is a leading adviser on foreign investment in Nigeria. We provide a complete service advising on Direct Foreign Investment, Joint Venture, Business Formation and Operation, Acquisition of Interest in Companies, Assets and Properties,. We also advise on all Compliance and Regulatory Issues, Immigration Law, Taxation, Acquisition of Pioneer Status and Governmental Incentives.

We provide a one shop solution to foreign investors desiring to invest in the ever expanding Nigeria economy.

REAL ESTATE

We manage Real Estate Concerns and advice on Leasing and Estate Management. Our focus is to ensure that clients maximize the value of their investments.

We represent clients that include a broad range of multinational investors who seek to own or lease residential and corporate office space and other property facilities in various parts of Nigeria.

TAXATION

We offer customized tax advisory services which addresses the specific needs of our clients. We advice on the following practice areas: Corporate Income Tax, Petroleum Profit Tax (inclusive of taxation issues arising from unitization and joint ventures), Personal Income Tax, Custom & Excise, Value Added Tax, Tax Planning (inclusive of reviewing and restructuring the tax aspect of a proposed transaction for advantage.

EQUIPMENT AND PROJECT FINANCING

We regularly represent and advice clients in negotiating and structuring equipment financing transactions and project finance transactions.

IMMIGRATION

We assist our clients to assist their immigration goals in a professional, efficient and cost effective way. We advise our high net worth clients on all aspects of immigration law and represent business and organizations in a variety of immigration issues.

Our practice areas cover corporate immigration law, permanent and temporary visas, citizenship application and naturalization and asylum.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

The lawyers in our intellectual property practice department provide a broad range of intellectual property services to our clients ranging from patent prosecution to litigation and licensing, electronic software, internet and e-commerce, trademark and copyright law and related matters.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AELREAD advices its high profile clients interested in the telecommunications sector of the Nigerian economy. We are involved in the provision of legal advice on areas such as International Joint Ventures, Venture & Development Capital, Regulatory & Licensing Regimes, Foreign Investment Strategy, and Interconnectivity matters for both fixed and wireless mobile telephony, telecommunications financing and value added services.

AELFREAD has a dynamic and highly motivated Telecommunications Group through which we are able to keep our clients abreast of the recent developments in the fledgling but fast evolving deregulated Telecommunications sector in Nigeria.

We have developed a business and working relationship with all the agencies charged with overseeing the Telecommunications industry in Nigeria.

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