What we say about the firm's legal practice in Nigeria
Corporate and finance
Within Corporate and finance, AELEX is a first tier firm,
AELEX provides ‘excellent advice – timely, direct and to the point’. Lawrence Fubara Anga acted for Union Bank on the restructuring of a $169m loan for the purchase of three Boeing aircraft, and the firm also advised Helios Investment Partners on the $120m acquisition of a data switching company. Theophilus I. Emuwa acts as legal consultant on the $1bn construction of Nigeria’s first private port (Lekki Port), and is the market’s go-to tax lawyer; he is ‘able to simplify complex tax provisions and draw on wide-ranging experience’.
Dispute resolution
Within Dispute resolution, AELEX is a first tier firm,
AELEX’s ‘excellent’, ‘professional’ and ‘high-grade’ team has been active in oil, aviation and telecoms litigation. Funke Adekoya represented a South African oil company in a dispute over an oil mining lease; and the team also assisted a multinational telecoms company in a claim for breach of agency. Adekoya is ‘top class’ and ‘completely dialled-in’; and associate Olanipekun Orewale has ‘attention to detail and a “can-do” attitude’.
Energy and natural resources
Within Energy and natural resources, AELEX is a first tier firm,
AELEX has been particularly active in power, advising Helios Investment Partners on the $100m acquisition of a power company and Tower Power Utility on a $11m financing of its own infrastructure. Known for its compliance expertise, the team has also been advising the federal government on several of the ongoing reforms to Nigeria’s legal framework, including the Local Content Act. Soji Awogbade is ‘a thoroughbred oil and gas lawyer’.
Shipping
Within Shipping, AELEX is a first tier firm,
AELEX is one of the few full-service practices with a shipping focus. Headed by Lawrence Fubara Anga, the team has been advising on ship financings and Nigerian arrest procedures. It also acted for a Norwegian P&I club in a $1.5m claim for vessel damage.