Africa - Nigeria
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Dispute resolution

AELEX

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AELEX represent a variety of national and multi-national clients in conventional litigation and arbitration proceedings. The team is well-positioned to provide counsel on issues relating to a range of industries and sectors, with experience in contentious defamation, intellectual property and labour and employment matters. Adedapo Tunde-Olowu, SAN, leads the team’s arbitration and corporate litigation branch and advises international clients on legal issues relating to foreign investment and insurance disputes. Olanipekun Orewale leads the insolvency practice of the firm. Ugonna Ogbuagu routinely advises and represents large multinational oil and gas companies in tax disputes.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The team is abreast with all in-country legislation and they provide relevant advice. They are agile in the way they operate and manage their clients.’

  • ‘AELEX has a good appreciation of our issues; they have a knack for delivering innovative solutions to complex legal disputes.’

  • ‘Adedapo Tunde-Olowu, SAN is a grandmaster in the dispute resolution space. He has a thorough understanding (both front and back ends) of the litigation process. He values feedback and has a learner mindset.’

  • 'AELEX has an experienced team of ADR experts who promptly and satisfactorily attend to their clients' instructions.'

  • 'They provide prompt responses to letters of engagement from clients, regular briefs to clients on case progress and reliable legal advice to clients.'

  • 'The firm provides bespoke legal service in a manner that is easy to understand, with the client's best interest and objective in mind.'

  • 'Adedapo Tunde-Olowu SAN is a state of the art expert. I have confidence in the advice that he gives and his leadership of the team is commendable.'

Key clients

  • Baker Hughes
  • Systems Applications Products (Africa Region) Proprietary Limited
  • General Electric
  • The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control
  • GE Oil and Gas
  • Amni International Petroleum Development Company Limited
  • Embraer SA
  • Nokia Siemens Nigeria
  • Exxon Mobil
  • British American Tobacco Ltd
  • Sproxil Nigeria Limited

Work highlights

  • Represented United Bank for Africa in a suit filed by the claimant for the alleged violation of the dignity of her person and data privacy rights.
  • Represented Reckitt Benckiser Nigeria Limited in a suit filed by Stanqueen Limited at the High Court of Lagos State, for a breach of the distributorship agreement and counterclaim filed by Reckitt Benckiser for the claimant’s breach of the distributorship agreement.
  • Represented Baker Hughes and its Nigerian subsidiary, Pressure Control Systems Nigeria Limited, in a claim for discrimination in the workplace, instituted by a former employee.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Ugonna Ogbuagu
AELEX
Olanipekun Orewale
AELEX

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Adedapo Tunde-Olowu, SAN, Olanipekun Orewale  

Other key lawyers

Ugonna Ogbuagu