G Elias & Co

Nigeria
www.gelias.com/

We are dedicated to addressing demanding clients’ important legal challenges.

We are a leading Nigerian business law firm founded 30 years ago. We have always had an international outlook. We have a reputation for, and an outstanding record of, carrying out critical, innovative and complex work to the highest standards. We have advised on many significant developments in Nigerian business law.

Our practice areas are: mergers, acquisitions, strategic investments, re-organisations, foreign investment, compliance (including environmental, social and governance matters), lendings, derivatives, insolvency, capital markets, litigation, arbitration, “white collar” defence and investigations, tax, intellectual property, competition, data protection and employment law.

Our clients work in many industry sectors: agribusiness, commercial banking, Fintech, investment banking, insurance, private equity, pensions, fund managers, oil and gas, electric power, mining, real estate, construction, infrastructure, healthcare, transport, services, retail and distribution, commodities, materials, manufacturing (capital goods, consumer goods), foreign trade, technology, telecommunications, media and entertainment.

Our clients are of many nationalities and every size. They range from foremost global multinational enterprises to ambitious, home-grown fledglings. We also serve governments and government-controlled enterprises (we have advised on numerous privatisations) as well as private wealth clients.

We have and maintain complementary contacts in Nigerian business and government circles, and with law firms and lawyers’ organizations in and outside Nigeria. We are a member of Multilaw, a leading global alliance of independent law firms. Multilaw has offices in 100 countries and over 11,000 lawyers.

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