G. Elias, Lagos Office, Global

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FinTech 2024

Profile

Provided by G. Elias

Managing Partner: Fidelis Adewole.

Partners: Gbolahan Elias SAN, Segun Omoregie, Fred Onuobia SAN, Stephen Arubike, Abubakar Anafi, Okechukwu Okoro, Similoluwa Oyelude and Michelle Chikezie.

Number of partners: 9

Number of lawyers: 60

Languages: English

Firm Overview

We are a corps of specialists dedicated to addressing demanding clients’ important legal challenges.

We are also a leading Nigerian business law firm founded nearly 30 years ago. We have always had an international outlook.If we may say so, we have a reputation for, and an outstanding record of, carrying out critical, innovative and complex work to the highest standards. We have advised on many significant developments in Nigerian business law.

Main Areas of Practice

Our practice areas are: mergers, acquisitions, strategic investments, re-organizations, foreign investment, compliance, lendings, derivatives, insolvency, capital markets, litigation, arbitration, “white collar” defence and investigations, tax, intellectual property, competition, data protection and employment law.

Our clients work in many industry sectors: agribusiness, commercial banking, Fintech, investment banking, insurance, private equity, pensions and other fund managers, oil and gas, electric power, mining, real estate, construction, infrastructure, healthcare, transport, services, retail and distributorship, commodities, materials, manufacturing (capital goods, consumer goods), external trade, technology, telecommunications, media and entertainment.

Practice Areas

■ Finance

■ Commerce

■ Corporate

■ Dispute Resolution

■ Projects

■ Tax

■ Energy

■ Intellectual Property

■ New Economy

Practice Areas and Contacts

Banking; Financial Services: