What we say about the firm's legal practice in Nigeria
Corporate and finance
Within Corporate and finance, Fidelis Oditah & Co is a third tier firm,
Fidelis Oditah & Co’s advice is ‘practical, measured and authoritative’, and ‘response time is good’. The practice advised Cadbury Nigeria on restructuring issues and Starwood Hotels on asset development matters, including in relation to Le Meridien Resort in Ibom. The firm has nine lawyers, including three partners, all of whom spend some time on corporate finance.
Dispute resolution
Within Dispute resolution, Fidelis Oditah & Co is a first tier firm,
Fidelis Oditah & Co’s ‘ebullient and mercurial’ Fidelis Oditah, also a QC, is ‘thorough and authoritative, and has absolute mastery over his case file’. The team recovered $10m in debt, damages and costs for Le Meridien in an ICC arbitration; and is defending the Federal Government of Nigeria against a $486m claim by Enron Power, also at the ICC. James Okoh, Precilla Oditah and Jennifer Awa are recommended.
Energy and natural resources
Within Energy and natural resources, Fidelis Oditah & Co is a second tier firm,
Fidelis Oditah & Co is advising Statoil on a claim for a co-ownership interest in its oil and gas assets by a former partner. Fidelis Oditah himself is leading two teams advising Nigeria LNG and Western Goldfields Group on the Nigerian incentive regime and prospecting licences, respectively. Oditah is ‘ably supported’ by associates such as Precilla Oditah, James Okoh and Oladipo Ajayi.