
AELEX
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Theophilus Emuwa
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Work Department
Tax, Corporate Commercial, Intellectual Property, Mergers & Acquisition and Company Secreterial Practice
Position
SENIOR PARTNER
Career
Theo is the founding partner who heads the firm’s Taxation, Intellectual Property, Corporate/Commercial and Company Secretarial Practice Groups. He is widely acknowledged as one of Nigeria’s leading tax practitioners. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria and was the Vice Chair of the Tax Law Review Committee of the Institute. He has drafted several shareholders and joint venture agreements and regularly advises on Nigerian companies’ income and petroleum profits tax issues, corporate structures, shareholder rights and other corporate governance issues. He advised on the acquisition by the Coca-Cola Company of 40% equity in CHI Limited, a leading producer of juice and value-added dairy brands in Nigeria.
He has provided advice on privatization options and strategies for clients, reviewed business process and procedures for operating in the petroleum sector, led several due diligence reviews and advised on environmental matters and compensation issues after an oil spill.
Languages
English
Memberships
Nigerian Bar Association
International Bar Association
American Bar Association
International Trademark Association
Telecommunications Lawyers Association of Nigeria
Nigerian Society of Engineers
Institute for Energy Law of the Centre for American and International Law
Education
BL, Nigerian Law School.
Dip. Law Polytechnic of Central London, England.
M.Sc. Eng. Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London.
B.Sc. Eng. Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London.