Litigation (Civil & Commercial Law) |
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Our litigation team is in the business of helping clients resolve disputes in a professional, timely and cost-effective manner.
Chuck Nduka-Eze & Co frequently represents its clients in complex civil, commercial and criminal disputes.
With extensive courtroom experience, our lawyers use their skills to defend and prosecute cases before various levels of court.
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Oil and Gas |
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Our firm plays a very active and leading role in the Oil and Gas Industry in Nigeria, in the provision of legal services and support to major corporations in transactions ranging from corporate, project, asset and trade finance; conversion and operation or rigs, FPSO, support vessels, tankers, and oil terminals; drafting, review of agreements, lease assignment and operating documents in the upstream and downstream sections of oil and gas industry.
Apart from these services, the firm helps in advising its clients in obtaining necessary accreditation, licenses and permits from Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Department of Petroleum Resources, relevant government agencies, and ensuring compliance with laws, rules, regulations and guidelines in the oil sectors.
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Land and Property Matters |
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We have been very active in this area of law for a considerable length of time, representing major players in the Nigerian property market such as Cosmopolitan Alliance Ltd, and other companies, including individual clients in the sourcing, buying, selling, mortgaging or acquisition of various types of asset.
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Banking (Mortgages, Debentures,
Debt Recovery) |
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Our services in this area of law includes but is not limited to documentations i.e. loan and financing agreements and syndications, vetting other documents, debentures, perfection of mortgages, Company Secretarial duties. We proffer legal opinions on numerous aspects of the industry and have remained active throughout the pre and post Bank consolidation activities. We are actively involved in debt recovery and handle litigation (civil and Criminal) as may be required in matters referred to us.
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Drafting and Preparation of Various Contractual Documents |
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The firm is engaged in advising our corporate clients in the employer/employee relationship and ensuring compliance with statutory requirements. We negotiate terms and draft the contract of employment between our clients and their employees. We also advise on recruitment of staff, periodic performance evaluation of the organization. We ensure that the interests of our clients are adequately protected at all times by making sure that they take the necessary measures to avoid hostile responses from their host communities. We also use our good contacts to get favourable attention to the needs of our clients from the government or its agencies.
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Legal Adviser/Company Secretary |
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The commencement of businesses requires legal formation with the relevant authorities. Our continuous services with the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja commences from the necessary requirements from reservation of company names
to obtaining the company certificate. We ensure our clients also comply with all the legal requirements for operation of their businesses while providing guidance and ensuring that they comply with the registry and regulators in filing changes and company returns. Other aspects of our services include, company secretarial services and restructuring of businesses
where applicable.
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Mergers and Acquisitions |
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Chuck Nduka-Eze & Co is a global leader among law firms involved in mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions. We represent a broad array of public and private companies, private equity firms and financial sponsors, investment banks, governmental entities, and other institutions and individuals in almost every type of M&A situation.
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General Legal Advisory/Counselling Services . |
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Many companies face the challenging dynamics of: high demands for legal work; rising legal costs; shrinking corporate budgets;
and the increased need for strategic legal counseling on business decisions. Today, many companies lack the financial resources
or the steady volume of work to justify employing a full-time attorney to manage their legal affairs.
Chuck Nduka-Eze & Co offers an affordable solution that gives you direct access to an experienced former General Counsel for routine corporate counseling. We provide outsourced “General Counselling Services” to companies, on an as-needed basis, for
a fraction of the cost spent hiring a full-time attorney or retaining a law firm.
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