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ALN Nigeria | Aluko & Oyebode Offices
1 MURTALA MUHAMMED DRIVE
(FORMERLY BANK ROAD)
IKOYI, LAGOS
Nigeria
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ALN Nigeria | Aluko & Oyebode > The Legal 500 Rankings
Nigeria > Banking, finance and capital markets Tier 1
ALN Nigeria | Aluko & Oyebode is vastly experienced in advising financial institutions and sizeable corporations, and the ‘proactive’ practice is also a key port of call for banks, international lending institutions, and insurance companies. Oludare Senbore, Funmilayo Otsemobor, and the ‘extremely talented‘ Kofo Dosekun field expertise in project and infrastructure finance. Olubunmi Fayokun is noted for her established strength in capital markets, and Ayodeji Oyetunde handles corporate finance matters. Ajibola Asolo is well versed in advising on banking regulations and regulatory compliance issues.Practice head(s):
Kofo Dosekun; Olubunmi Fayokun
Other key lawyers:
Oludare Senbore; Funmilayo Otsemobor; Ayodeji Oyetunde; Ajibola Asolo; Tomilola Tobun
Testimonials
‘The banking and finance team is exceptional and extremely talented, going above and beyond for clients and making complex issues simple.’
‘The team has been very effective in supporting us, structuring the transaction, generating documentation, and advising on the relevant regulatory environment.’
‘The team’s very useful guidance made the process very seamless.’
‘The team’s key strength lies in the depth of experience it has and its deep familiarity with capital markets. The team also works in a synchronized manner and is very responsive.’
‘We have benefited greatly from the proactive approach and diversity of the professionals who work with Aluko & Oyebode.’
‘The team has experienced and knowledgeable staff that collaborate well to deliver on transactions.’
‘Kofo Dosekun is an extremely talented leading lawyer.’
‘Ajibola Asolo has extensive knowledge of capital markets. He is knowledgeable, practical, and savvy.’
Key clients
Bank of Industry
MTN Nigeria Communications PLC
Wema Bank Plc
Access Holdings Plc
Access Bank Plc
Guaranty Trust Bank Limited
Emerging Africa Capital Limited
First Bank of Nigeria Limited
Fidelity Bank Plc
First City Monument Bank Limited
Niger Delta Exploration & Production Plc
Greenwich Merchant Bank Limited
Petrogap Oil and Gas
VFuels LLC
Astea Engineering Inc
Mota-Engil Engenharia E Constructao Africa SA
Omatapalo Engenharia E Construcao S.A
Work highlights
- Advised the Bank of Industry on the €1 billion guaranteed short-term facility granted by a syndicate of financial institutions.
- Assisted Niger Delta Exploration & Production Plc with its establishment of a NGN20 billion Bond Issuance Programme.
- Advised Access Holdings Plc and Access Bank Plc in connection with Access Holdings Plc’s subscription to Mandatory Convertible Tier 1 Notes issued by Access Bank Plc.
Nigeria > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 1
At ALN Nigeria | Aluko & Oyebode, the team has an excellent reputation for advising large corporations and foreign investors on commercial matters, and is well versed in handling oil and gas, insurance, and project finance matters. Kofo Dosekun brings experience in advising on foreign investment as well as project finance and transaction restructuring, while Olubunmi Fayokun handles energy and natural resources transactions. Olagoke Kuye and Michael Nwanneka are well versed in corporate governance matters. Oghogho Makinde and TMT expert Sumbo Akintola are also singled out for their contributions.Practice head(s):
Kofo Dosekun; Olubunmi Fayokun; Oghogho Makinde; Sumbo Akintola
Other key lawyers:
Olagoke Kuye; Michael Nwanneka; Ayodeji Oyetunde, Timothy Ogele; Ajibola Asolo; Bukola Akinsulere
Testimonials
‘A&O stands out for its deep expertise. If a company needs clear guidance, a deep understanding of the local practices, and a fully involved team, this is the firm to contact.’
Key clients
Allianz S.E.
Access Bank Plc
Access Holdings Plc
Atom Consumer Services Limited (now Dot Ensure Limited)
Tangerine Life Insurance Limited
Schlumberger Nigeria Limited
Health 54
Acumen
Work highlights
- Advising Allianz SE on financial regulations and competition law aspects concerning a joint venture with Sanlam Limited.
- Advised Access Holdings Plc on its acquisition of an indirect equity stake in Sigma Pensions Limited from Actis Golf B.V.
- Advised Tangerine Life Insurance Limited on the sale of its annuity portfolio.
Nigeria > Dispute resolution Tier 1
The practice at ALN Nigeria | Aluko & Oyebode stands out for its strong track record in handling oil and gas, fintech, IP and tax litigation. The group is led by the 'knowledgeable' Babatunde Fagbohunlu, who specialises in handling commercial litigation and arbitration. Dindam Killi is well known for regularly appearing in litigation before the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, as is the 'very professional and thorough' Joke Aliu, who was made co-managing partner of the firm in January 2023. Chukwuka Ikwuazom specialises in contentious tax matters, and Tochukwu Anaenugwu handles banking and finance, employment, and energy disputes.Practice head(s):
Babatunde Fagbohunlu
Other key lawyers:
Joke Aliu; Chukwuka Ikwuazom; Dindam Killi; Tochukwu Anaenugwu; Mark Mordi; Tonye Krukrubo; Imaobong Haastrup; Innocent Ekpen
Testimonials
‘The team was thorough and detailed in analysing the issues at hand before they advised on the legal approach to follow. Knowledgeable and professional.’
‘The team was able to understand the technicalities of the dispute at issue despite it being a very novel subject matter. Effective collaboration with our internal team.’
‘The team at Aluko & Oyebode consists of top-notch lawyers who are synchronized.’
‘Joke Aliu stood out for me. She paid attention to the details, was neat with drafting, and able to understand complex issues.’
‘I worked directly with Joke Aliu. She was very professional, and thorough in her approach.’
‘Babatunde Fagbohunlu stands out for his knowledge, experience, and certainty with which he handles his cases. He truly is the expert of his field, without any doubt.’
Key clients
Paystack Payments Ltd
Responsibility Mgt Company SA
Symbiotics Sicav and Belgian Investment Company
Trafigura Beheer B. V.
First Bank of Nigeria Limited
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited
Nigerian Agip Oil Company Limited
Prime 127 Nigeria Limited
AT3 Resources Limited
Monster Energy Company
Nigeria Bottling Company Limited
Work highlights
- Defended the First Bank of Nigeria Limited against an action initiated by the Lagos State Board of Internal Revenue Service before the High Court of Lagos.
- Successfully represented Prime 127 Nigeria Ltd in an action filed before the National Industrial Court against the Minister of Petroleum Resources and two other entities, involving a challenge to the validity of the guidelines for the Release of Staff in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry 2019.
- Acted for Paystack Payments Ltd in a case involving claims of negligence for allegedly enabling fraudulent transactions.
Nigeria > Energy and natural resources Tier 2
The energy team at ALN Nigeria | Aluko & Oyebode garners praise for providing 'thorough legal advice' on a broad spectrum of matters, including related commercial agreements, the acquisition of assets, and contentious issues. Oghogho Makinde and Kofo Dosekun co-lead the practice; Makinde has solid expertise in advising on environmental laws and permits, and both practitioners are instructed in project finance and regulatory work. Gbenga Oyebode and Oludare Senbore are key names for transactional matters. Olagoke Kuye is singled out for his contributions.Practice head(s):
Kofo Dosekun; Oghogho Makinde
Other key lawyers:
Gbenga Oyebode; Oludare Senbore; Olagoke Kuye; Funmilayo Otsemobor; Victor Oluwajobi; Cephas Caleb
Testimonials
‘Aluko & Oyebode are very thorough in their legal advice.’
‘They are innovative and solution driven.’
‘Great response time.’
‘Reliable advice.’
‘Super responsive with good knowledge of the market.’
Key clients
Guaranty Trust Bank Limited
Petrogap Oil and Gas
A consortium of Contractors
Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC
First Bank of Nigeria Limited
Fidelity Bank Plc
First City Monument Bank Limited
Sterling Bank Plc
Work highlights
- Advised a consortium of contractors on all legal matters pertaining to the installation of a barrels refinery in Angola.
- Advised Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC on three differentiated cash reserve requirement facilities under the CBN Gas Intervention Fund Guidelines.
Nigeria > Real estate and construction Tier 2
ALN Nigeria | Aluko & Oyebode garners praise for providing 'commercially oriented advice' on construction contracts, infrastructure projects, and PPP matters, and is also noted for working in conjunction with the firm’s dispute resolution team when instructed in construction arbitration. Babatunde Fagbohunlu is an expert in commercial litigation; Oghogho Makinde is a key name for infrastructure financing matters; and Ozioma Agu often handles cross-border project finance transactions. Ngo-Martins Okonmah has 'deep insight in construction-related matters'. Joke Aliu is the key figure in the Abuja office, and project finance expert Oludare Senbore leads the firm’s power department.Practice head(s):
Babatunde Fagbohunlu; Oghogho Makinde; Oludare Senbore; Joke Aliu; Ngo-Martins Okonmah
Other key lawyers:
Ozioma Agu; Dindam Killi; Olagoke Kuye
Testimonials
‘The firm delivers the best commercially oriented advice which is tailor-made to resolve complex issues in field development programs.’
‘Ngo-Martins Okonmah possess a razor-sharp mind and deep insight in construction related matters.’
Key clients
China Development Bank
Anjeed Kafanchan Solar Limited
MTN Nigeria Communications Ltd
China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) NigeriaLimited
Nile University of Nigeria
Nigerian Agip Oil Company Limited
Work highlights
- Acted as Nigerian counsel to China Development Bank regarding the financing for the construction of the Lekki Deep Sea Port, Nigeria’s first deep seaport.
- Acted as Nigerian legal counsel to CCECC Nigeria Limited concerning the proposed design, development, construction, operation and maintenance of the Lagos State 4th Mainland Bridge.
- Advised Anjeed Kafanchan Solar Limited on the development of a 100MW Utility Scale On-Grid photovoltaic solar plant licensed by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission.
Nigeria > Shipping and transport Tier 2
The 'highly resourceful and impressive' team at ALN Nigeria | Aluko & Oyebode is widely recognised for its capabilities in dispute resolution, notably advising on litigation arising from ship arrests. Mark Mordi and Tonye Krukrubo are noted for handling contentious work. On the non-contentious side, the group handles transactional matters for ships and aircrafts and international trade matters. Ngo-Martins Okonmah is well versed in advising on aircraft leases and mortgages, and the ‘solution oriented’ Oghogho Makinde fields expertise in infrastructure financing work. Olagoke Kuye is a key contact for regulatory and compliance issues.Practice head(s):
Mark Mordi; Tonye Krukrubo; Oghogho Makinde; Ngo-Martins Okonmah
Other key lawyers:
Olagoke Kuye; Adenike Afun
Testimonials
‘Oghogho Makinde is solution oriented with good local experience. ’
‘Highly resourceful and quite impressive.’
‘Unparalleled tenacity.’
Key clients
Northwest Petroleum & Gas Co. Limited
CHC Global Operations Canada
Turkish Airlines Inc.
United Airlines Inc.
AOS Cyprus Holding Ltd
Work highlights
- Acting for Northwest Petroleum & Gas in relation to an appeal filed by Aero Atlantic against a decision of the Federal High Court.
- Advising Cypriot company AOS on its proposed Nigerian activities in the domestic maritime and shipping sector.
- Acting for CHC Global and affiliated companies before the Court of Appeal, concerning an appeal filed by Aero Contractors Company of Nigeria.
ALN Nigeria | Aluko & Oyebode > Firm Profile
The firm: ALN Nigeria | Aluko & Oyebode was established in 1993, by Bankole Olumide Aluko, SAN (1956-2002) and Gbenga Oyebode, MFR as a partnership of two and has over the years grown to become the largest law firm in Nigeria, with a partnership strength of 16 and associates of about 80. The firm’s main office is located in the financial and commercial ‘capital’ of Nigeria, Lagos, with other offices in Abuja (political capital) and Port-Harcourt (oil and gas hub). The firm offers fully integrated services to international, regional and local clients, and as the largest integrated law firm in Nigeria, the firm complements its corporate and commercial legal services with a robust litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) practice. The key sectors of focus of the firm are Energy and natural resources, power, financial services and TMT.
Areas of practice: ALN Nigeria | Aluko & Oyebode provides a comprehensive range of specialist legal services in the areas of energy and natural resources, banking and corporate finance, project and infrastructure finance, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, telecommunications, intellectual property, litigation, arbitration, transport law (shipping and aviation), real estate and taxation.
Through its network of three offices in Nigeria, ALN Nigeria | Aluko & Oyebode advises a highly diversified clientele that includes top-tier international and multinational clients carrying out business in Nigeria, which has included private companies, international conglomerates, governmental agencies, banks, and other financial and commercial institutions.
ALN Nigeria | Aluko & Oyebode has a broad spectrum of lawyers that are trained and qualified not only in Nigeria, but also in England and New York. In addition lawyers also have industry experience as a number of the partners and associates have worked in financial institutions, oil and gas companies etc. prior to joining or upon returning to the firm.
The firm’s practice areas are divided into two main practice groups, corporate and commercial and dispute resolution and arbitration. our corporate and commercial practice comprises of the full range of transactional and advisory work, including M&A, private equity investments, refinancing, restructurings and joint ventures. The practice also provides highly commercial and practical advice across the full spectrum of financial products, including syndicated lending and leveraged and acquisition finance, asset finance, derivative products, project finance, financial regulatory, insolvency, restructuring and structured finance. These also include expertise in all aspects of private equity, from establishing the fund and making investments, to ongoing portfolio assistance, including restructuring advice, to exiting from those investments. The firm also has a very strong intellectual property practice that provides advice to clients on contentious and non-contentious issues relating to the protection and enforcement of their intellectual properties and rights, ie franchising, trade marks, patents, confidential information, design rights and copyright.
The dispute resolution and arbitration practice is made up of a team of seasoned litigators with experience in a wide range of areas: banking, competition and antitrust, derivatives and structured products, fraud and white-collar crime, insolvency, contentious tax, energy and infrastructure disputes, regulatory investigations, property and finance. The firm’s lawyers through arbitration and/or litigation work with clients to resolve disputes efficiently and effectively.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Banking and finance | Kofo Dosekun | ||
Banking and finance | Oludare Senbore | ||
Banking and finance | Reginald Udom | ||
Business advisory | Oghogho Makinde | ||
Capital markets | Olubunmi Fayokun | ||
Capital markets | Ayodeji Oyetunde | ||
Dispute resolution | Babatunde Fagbohunlu (SAN) | ||
Dispute resolution | Adeniyi Adegbonmire | ||
Dispute resolution | Mark Mordi | ||
Dispute resolution | Tonye Krukrubo | ||
Dispute resolution | Chukwuka Ikwuazom | ||
Dispute resolution | Joke Aliu | ||
Energy and natural resources | Oghogho Makinde | ||
Energy and natural resources | Oludare Senbore | ||
Energy and natural resources | Reginald Udom | ||
Governance, risk and compliance | Simeon Obidairo | ||
Insolvency and restructuring | Kofo Dosekun | ||
Insolvency and restructuring | Adeniyi Adegbonmire | ||
Insolvency and restructuring | Oghogho Makinde | ||
Insolvency and restructuring | Oludare Senbore | ||
Insolvency and restructuring | Chukwuka Ikwuazom | ||
Intellectual property | Uche Nwokocha | ||
Mergers and acquisitions | Olubunmi Fayokun | ||
Mergers and acquisitions | Ayodeji Oyetunde | ||
Private equity and wealth management | Oghogho Makinde | ||
Private equity and wealth management | Oludare Senbore | ||
Private equity and wealth management | Ayodeji Oyetunde | ||
Privatisation/PPP | Olubunmi Fayokun | ||
Privatisation/PPP | Oghogho Makinde | ||
Real estate | Adeniyi Adegbonmire (SAN) | ||
Structured finance | Kofo Dosekun | ||
Structured finance | Olubunmi Fayokun | ||
Structured finance | Oludare Senbore | ||
Structured finance | Reginald Udom | ||
Structured finance | Ayodeji Oyetunde | ||
Taxation | Chukwuka Ikwuazom | ||
Transport (shipping and aviation) | Mark Mordi |
Lawyer Profiles
Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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Mr Adeniyi Adegbonmire, SAN, FCIArb | Partner | View Profile | |
Mrs Kofo Dosekun | Chairman, Aluko & Oyebode | View Profile | |
Mr Babatunde Fagbohunlu, SAN, FCIArb | Senior Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Chukwuka Ikwuazom, SAN, FCTI | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Tonye Krukrubo | Partner | View Profile | |
Mrs Oghogho Makinde | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Mark Mordi | Partner | View Profile | |
Ms Uche Nwokocha | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Ayodeji Oyetunde | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Oludare Senbore | Partner | View Profile |
Staff Figures
Number of lawyers : 80 at this office : 65Languages
EnglishOther
Other offices : Port Harcourt Other offices : Abuja- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution