What we say about the firm's legal practice in Nigeria
Corporate and finance
Within Corporate and finance, Jackson, Etti & Edu is a second tier firm,
Jackson, Etti & Edu’s lawyers are ‘proactive, efficient and results-oriented, even under short notice’. The highly recommended Koye Edu and Folasade Olusanya led the advice to a syndicate of lenders on a $115m cross-border debt refinancing. In a standout year, other clients included Fidelity and Standard Chartered.
Dispute resolution
Within Dispute resolution, Jackson, Etti & Edu is a third tier firm,
Jackson, Etti & Edu serves a broad range of top-tier clients including Nokia and Strabag International. The team is prosecuting several alleged IP violations for Nokia in the Federal High Court, and is also representing three Nigerian subsidiaries of an international oil serving company in prosecuting a $16.9m insolvency action against an indigenous oil company. Head of litigation Asamah Kadiri is ‘very professional’, ‘always available’ and ‘meticulous’.
Energy and natural resources
Within Energy and natural resources, Jackson, Etti & Edu is a second tier firm,
Jackson, Etti & Edu advised Skye Bank on a $250m debt financing of a Nigerian oil company’s development of an oilfield and pipeline; and is also conducting due diligence for subsidiary Skye Financial Services on a $46m financing of the development of a marginal oil field. Folasade Olusanya heads the energy practice.