What we say about the firm's legal practice in Nigeria
Corporate and finance
Within Corporate and finance, Aluko & Oyebode is a first tier firm,
Aluko & Oyebode has two four-partner teams – one operating in finance and the other in corporate/commercial. Corporate highlights included advising Access Bank on the acquisition of a majority shareholding in a distressed Nigerian bank. Kofo Dosekun advised BNP Paribas on a $80m facility to Afren Energy Resources to develop the Okoro oilfields, and continues to act on several of the country’s highest-value finance deals.
Dispute resolution
Within Dispute resolution, Aluko & Oyebode is a first tier firm,
Aluko & Oyebode’s four-partner practice has been acting for several multinationals, and has been especially prominent in oil arbitrations. The firm is acting for Huawei Technologies in a $60m suit for sums due under contracts for the supply of telecoms equipment; and Babatunde Fagbohunlu is leading teams representing global oil companies in disputes worth up to $385m. Fagbohunlu is ‘very knowledgeable, informative and easy to discuss issues with’.
Energy and natural resources
Within Energy and natural resources, Aluko & Oyebode is a first tier firm,
Aluko & Oyebode is focused on project finance and compliance. It advised ExxonMobil on the completion of a $1.5bn upsizing of a natural gas-to-liquids project, while other key clients include BNP Paribas and Pacific Asia Petroleum. The firm is retained by the Korean National Oil Corporation for advice on its Nigerian oil exploration activities.