Counsel for thematters thatshape a nation.
A full-service law firm in Gwarinpa, Abuja, since 1998. We advise companies, governments and families on energy, banking, land, technology and disputes, from one set of chambers.
Select an area on the map to read more.
A moving relief map of our ten practice areas. Each area is a hill, and dashed arcs show the areas that most often work together on one matter. Every area is listed as a link below.
From the managing partner
The law works best when it is done in the open, on time and with care.
Twenty-eight years ago, three lawyers opened a two-room office with a borrowed generator and a promise to clients: tell them the truth early, put the fee in writing and answer the phone. The firm is larger now, with 64 lawyers and a full set of chambers in Gwarinpa, but the promise has not changed.
This issue of our site is built like a magazine because our work is a story told in documents. You will find our ten practice areas drawn as a map at the top of the page, because almost every serious matter crosses more than one of them. A solar plant needs energy, banking, land and tax lawyers in the same room.
You will also find our fees, in the open. Clients in Abuja deserve to know what legal work costs before they begin, and we would rather lose a quote than surprise a client with an invoice. Book a consultation, bring your papers, and let us show you how we work.
Halima Yusuf-Danjuma, managing partner
Practice areas
Ten practice areas, one firm
Every area has a lead partner who answers their own phone. When your matter crosses areas, we build one team around it, with one fee estimate.
01
Energy and natural resources
Licences, gas, power and mining, handled by lawyers who have sat across the table from regulators, lenders and host communities.
02
Banking and finance
Loans that close on time, security that holds when it is tested, and fintech licences that let you launch.
03
Corporate and commercial
From the day you register the company to the day you sell it, with clean records in between.
04
Dispute resolution
Litigation, arbitration and mediation, run with a plan, a budget and an honest view of your chances from the first meeting.
05
Real estate and construction
Checks before you pay, consent before you build, and contracts that keep a project on schedule.
06
Technology, data and IP
Data protection, platform terms and trade marks for companies that build, sell or rely on software.
07
Tax and customs
Planning that stands up to questions, and representation when the tax authority asks them.
08
Employment and pensions
Contracts, handbooks and hard conversations, handled fairly and within the law.
09
Public law and regulatory
Licences and approvals from federal regulators, public procurement bids and challenges, and judicial review when an.
10
Private client and family
Wills, trusts, letters of administration, divorce, custody and family business succession, handled with discretion..
A good lawyer tells you what the law says. A great one tells you what it will cost, how long it will take and what could go wrong.
The Brief
What to know this month
Short, practical writing from our partners on the questions Abuja clients are asking now.
People
The people who will do your work
Every matter has a named partner and a named day-to-day lawyer, so you always know who to call.
Letters
What clients wrote to us (example)
We publish a few notes each issue, with permission and without names. These are examples for this demo.
To the editors,
We were about to pay for a plot in Katampe. Their search found a second allocation over the same land. The fee was small. What it saved us was not.
Ifeoma, example client
Dear Sovereign,
The case plan told us the honest odds, the budget and the timeline in two pages. Eighteen months later the numbers were still right.
Example client, building materials supplier
A note of thanks,
Our handbook was rewritten in three weeks and the managers were trained in plain language. Disciplinary hearings are calmer and better recorded.
Musa, example client, school group
Fees
You will know the fee before we start
We publish example rates and put every quote in writing. Ranges below are examples for this demo.
Most asked
Consultation, 45 minutes
₦50,000
In chambers in Gwarinpa or by video. Credited to your first invoice if you instruct us. Paid at booking with Receivly, by card or bank transfer.
Book and payFee estimator
Choose a matter type and complexity and see an example range, plus VAT and filing fees.
Try the estimatorCompany registration
From ₦350,000, about 10 working days.
Land due diligence
From ₦450,000 a plot, 7 to 10 working days.
Retainers
From ₦600,000 a month for companies that need a lawyer on call.
AI phone line
Call our AI line, answered day and night in Nigerian English
It books consultations, gives directions to chambers, takes messages for your lawyer and passes anything urgent to the duty partner. Example number for this demo.
Consultations
Book a consultation with the right partner
Forty-five minutes, in chambers in Gwarinpa or by video, for ₦50,000 (example rate), credited to your first invoice. We run a conflict check before we meet.
