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AELEX advises on contentious restructuring matters, tax disputes and IP litigation, to name a few areas of expertise. Olanipekun Orewale is well versed in insolvency matters, while Perenami Momodu handles cross-border commercial disputes and arbitration. Adedapo Tunde-Olowu co-heads the disputes practice with Orewale; Ugonna Ogbuagu represents global oil and gas companies in tax disputes; and Oluwaseun Philip-Idiok is active in restructuring and insolvency litigation. Rafiq Anammah is a practitioner to note. Davidson Oturu has left the firm.

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Key clients

  • Baker Hughes
  • General Electric
  • GE International Operations Nigeria Limited
  • GE Oil & Gas
  • Embraer SA
  • Nokia Siemens Nigeria
  • Shoprite Checkers Pty Ltd of South Africa
  • Exxon Mobil
  • British American Tobacco Ltd
  • Sproxil Nigeria Limited
  • Rusal Group
  • Bristow Helicopters
  • Chevron Nigeria Limited
  • Rheinmetall AG
  • CNOOC
  • Food Concepts Plc
  • ZTE Nigeria Limited
  • Ecobank Nigeria Plc
  • ETCO Nigeria Limited
  • China Harbour Engineering Company Nig. Ltd
  • Huawei Technologies Company (Nigeria) limited
  • Bureau of Public Enterprises
  • Westfield Energy Resources Limited
  • TNT Management Bahrain E.C.
  • Retail Supermarkets Nigeria Limited (Shoprite)
  • MasterCard
  • Systems Applications Products (South Africa) (Proprietary) Limited
  • Reckitt Benckiser Nigeria Limited
  • Total Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited
  • Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation
  • Xanderwill Limited
  • Mountlivo Limited

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Adedapo Tunde-Olowu, Olanipekun Orewale

Other key lawyers

Rafiq Anammah, Perenami Momodu, Ugonna Ogbuagu, Oluwaseun Philip-Idiok