Practice Areas
Arbitration
The firm has a strong practice in Arbitration and other Alternative Dispute Resolution methods. The partners hold membership of the Chartered Institute of Arbitration (U.K.).
The firm has participated in several arbitral proceedings and has also conducted proceedings in the Lagos Multi Door Court, a new forum in Lagos State, created to explore pre-litigation resolution of commercial disputes.
Civil Litigation
Our esteemed firm boasts a truly exceptional and formidable Civil Litigation practice that is renowned for diligently and tirelessly representing our esteemed clients in diverse areas of law throughout Nigeria’s esteemed Courts and Tribunals. With our highly experienced, skilled and knowledgeable trial attorneys at the helm, we have effectively achieved unparalleled success up to the Supreme Court of Nigeria and beyond. Our unwavering commitment to providing zealous advocacy and unrivaled legal support is what sets us apart from the rest, and we are committed to continually raising the bar and exceeding our clients’ expectations with every case.
Corporate Business
UDOM AND UDOM Securities and Corporate finance practice has witnessed a rapid growth over the past few years spanning through such areas as public offerings of equity, debt and asset-backed securities, debt/equity swaps, and rights offerings. In addition to public offerings, the firm has vast experience in private placements of equity, asset-backed and other debt securities, representing issuing houses, placement agents, stockbrokers and purchasers. Our corporate attorneys have extensive expertise in all areas of regulatory compliance including SEC registration, CAC registration, NSE registration, NCC registration, FAAN regulations, Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission Regulations, Foreign Exchange (Monitoring & Misc. Provisions) Regulations, BOFID and CBN regulations.
We have in this regard been involved as Solicitors in the Capital Market Issues of Omegabank Plc, Aviation Development Company Plc, Co-operative Development Bank Plc and the Nigerian International Growth Fund, managed by Fidelity Bank Plc.
We acted as transaction lawyers in some bank mergers during the banking reform exercise by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
The firm has assisted several foreign investors in investment and divestment plans and has been involved in numerous loan workouts of all sizes, re-organisations, restructurings and other creative solutions to financial problems.
In 1996 our firm was appointed advisers to Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, one of the largest Pharmaceutical Company in the world, with regard to its proposed divestment from May & Baker Nigeria Plc. We were involved in all aspects of negotiations between the Paris Headquarters of RPR, May & Baker, UK the Securities and Exchange Commission in Lagos, the Nigerian Stock Exchange, the local stock brokering house and the Standard Chartered bank (Escrow accounts Managers) in London. We were also involved in drafting of a Memorandum of Understanding, Trademarks Assignment, Escrow Agreement, Processing Agreement, Agreement to use Trademarks, License Agreement and Co-operation Agreement. We also acted in the capacity of custodians of the 18,098,506 ordinary shares beneficially owned by RPR throughout the duration of the negotiation. We reviewed and advised on several documents and letters including the Memorandum and Articles of Association of May & Baker Nigeria Plc., and represented RPR in related litigations.
Banking & Finance
In the area of Banking and Finance, we have represented most major banks and finance institutions in the Country in diverse aspects of banking documentation, loan syndication, mortgage and debentures, and civil litigation. We were actively involved in the banks’ consolidation exercise during the banking reform of the Central Bank of Nigeria. We variously conducted due diligence exercises on bank assets and banking transactions and advised our clients in pre-acquisition/consolidation of banks.
The firm has a strong practice in Arbitration and other Alternative Dispute Resolution methods. The partners hold membership of the Chartered Institute of Arbitration (U.K.).
The firm has participated in several arbitral proceedings and has also conducted proceedings in the Lagos Multi Door Court, a new forum in Lagos State, created to explore pre-litigation resolution of commercial disputes.
Our firm has the leading Aviation Law practice in the country. We have considerable experience in Cross-Border Aircraft leasing and finance and have been involved in transactions in this area with companies like Tyler Jet of Tyler, Texas, Raytheon Aircraft Company of Wichita, Kansas, ATR of Toulouse, France, GECAS of Shannon, Ireland, Export Development Canada, to name a few, in collaboration with international Law firms like Clifford Chance LLP, Clyde & Co., and Hogan & Hartson. We have represented foreign aircraft lessors on transactional issues, and particularly in enforcement of de-registration and export clauses in post default situations.
In Aviation related litigation, we have handled diverse cases prosecuting and defending accident claims, and negotiating settlements. Our firm has also worked with aircraft lessors and aviation regulatory authorities in championing legislation and regulations that protect the interest of the players in the industry
In the area of Banking and Finance, we have represented most major banks and finance institutions in the Country in diverse aspects of banking documentation, loan syndication, mortgage and debentures, and civil litigation. We were actively involved in the banks’ consolidation exercise during the banking reform of the Central Bank of Nigeria. We variously conducted due diligence exercises on bank assets and banking transactions and advised our clients in pre-acquisition/consolidation of banks.
Our esteemed firm boasts a truly exceptional and formidable Civil Litigation practice that is renowned for diligently and tirelessly representing our esteemed clients in diverse areas of law throughout Nigeria’s esteemed Courts and Tribunals. With our highly experienced, skilled and knowledgeable trial attorneys at the helm, we have effectively achieved unparalleled success up to the Supreme Court of Nigeria and beyond. Our unwavering commitment to providing zealous advocacy and unrivaled legal support is what sets us apart from the rest, and we are committed to continually raising the bar and exceeding our clients’ expectations with every case.
UDOM AND UDOM Securities and Corporate finance practice has witnessed a rapid growth over the past few years spanning through such areas as public offerings of equity, debt and asset-backed securities, debt/equity swaps, and rights offerings. In addition to public offerings, the firm has vast experience in private placements of equity, asset-backed and other debt securities, representing issuing houses, placement agents, stockbrokers and purchasers. Our corporate attorneys have extensive expertise in all areas of regulatory compliance including SEC registration, CAC registration, NSE registration, NCC registration, FAAN regulations, Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission Regulations, Foreign Exchange (Monitoring & Misc. Provisions) Regulations, BOFID and CBN regulations.
We have in this regard been involved as Solicitors in the Capital Market Issues of Omegabank Plc, Aviation Development Company Plc, Co-operative Development Bank Plc and the Nigerian International Growth Fund, managed by Fidelity Bank Plc.
We acted as transaction lawyers in some bank mergers during the banking reform exercise by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
The firm has assisted several foreign investors in investment and divestment plans and has been involved in numerous loan workouts of all sizes, re-organisations, restructurings and other creative solutions to financial problems.
In 1996 our firm was appointed advisers to Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, one of the largest Pharmaceutical Company in the world, with regard to its proposed divestment from May & Baker Nigeria Plc. We were involved in all aspects of negotiations between the Paris Headquarters of RPR, May & Baker, UK the Securities and Exchange Commission in Lagos, the Nigerian Stock Exchange, the local stock brokering house and the Standard Chartered bank (Escrow accounts Managers) in London. We were also involved in drafting of a Memorandum of Understanding, Trademarks Assignment, Escrow Agreement, Processing Agreement, Agreement to use Trademarks, License Agreement and Co-operation Agreement. We also acted in the capacity of custodians of the 18,098,506 ordinary shares beneficially owned by RPR throughout the duration of the negotiation. We reviewed and advised on several documents and letters including the Memorandum and Articles of Association of May & Baker Nigeria Plc., and represented RPR in related litigations.
In the field of Electricity and Power Generation, our firm has been retained as External Solicitors of National Electric Power Authority of Nigeria (later known as Power Holding Company of Nigeria), for several years, and in that capacity had given legal opinion/advice and legal representation in Court covering several aspects of law relating to power generation and distribution in Nigeria. In the process of unbundling the PHCN, we were involved in transactions aimed at leasing out dormant power infrastructure to private sector operators, in a public/private partnership.
One of the firm’s partners is a member of the Institute for Energy Law of the Center for American and International Law, and the Energy Committee of the Business Section of the Nigerian Bar Association.
In the area of Oil and Gas we were appointed legal advisers to the Government of Akwa Ibom State and all the oil producing communities in Akwa Ibom State to present the memorandum before the Justice Belgore Panel set up to look into the causes of disturbances in oil producing communities in Nigeria in 1992. In that capacity we reviewed all Memoranda presented by the oil producing companies, oil marketing companies, oil servicing companies, NNPC, PPMS, DPMS and other interested parties. We led evidence of witnesses before the Panel, cross-examined witnesses and presented an address on behalf of the Akwa Ibom State and its Oil producing communities. We were also part of the defence team for Akwa Ibom State in the celebrated “Resource Control” case at the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
We have in the past years carried out numerous assignments involving legal advise, legal opinion, litigation review of agreements and other documentation on behalf of Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (the Nigerian subsidiary of Exxon-Mobil), African Petroleum Company Plc., Unipetrol Nigeria Plc. (now Oando Plc.), and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. Our firm is currently promoting South Coast Petroleum Services Ltd., a company established in Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria, to participate in the downstream sector of Nigeria’s oil industry.
In the area of Property and Real Estate Development, our firm was appointed as Solicitors for the Mayfair Estate in Lagos, developed in the Site and Service program of Lagos State. In this regard, we gave legal advise and drafted all legal documentation for the various transactions in the scheme.
In the area of Telecommunications, we have over the past several years represented SITA the largest airline telecommunications and information organisation in the world as legal advisers covering the West African sub-region. In this capacity we have advised in all aspects of regulatory compliance and have been recently involved in the Corporate restructuring of the organisation.
We are involved in the review of all telecommunications and other agreements, leases and contracts between SITA and the Nigerian regulatory authorities and other parties. We also recently acted as lead transaction lawyers representing Hivotel, a telecommunications subsidiary of Power Holding Company of Nigeria, in concessioning PHCN’s power infrastructure to some private telecommunications companies for the laying of broadband fibre optic cables to create a national broadband network.