Company Secretarial Services
We provide external legal secretarial support to clients from private entrepreneurs to public listed companies; ensuring unrivalled technical and practical support to directors on corporate governance issues, risk management, corporate formation and restructuring and compliance with regulations in line with the provisions of the relevant laws. Our services include holding of shareholders’ and board meetings, record keeping, executing company documents, keeping statutory prescribed registers and statutory filings at the Corporate Affairs Commission.

Corporate and Commercial Law
Our expertise and proficiency in corporate practice includes advising Clients on issues ranging from incorporation and structuring of companies to advising clients in the acquisition and disposal of shares or assets, private equity, capital market transactions, private placement, conversion from private to public companies, securitization, public issue of shares, purchase of distressed companies and advise on regulations guiding listing of companies on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).

Financial Law
We specialize in the structuring and preparation of a variety of financial arrangements and documentation and legal advisory in project financing and syndicated loan documentation. Our areas of practice include registration and licensing, Loan documentation, creation and perfection of security for lenders and borrowers, debt recovery, banker/customer relationship, legal advise/opinion and banking regulation.

International Trade and Investment
We represent foreign clients operating in the trading, manufacturing, technology, construction and service sectors who wish to establish businesses in Nigeria through joint ventures with Nigerians or otherwise. We guide investors and assist in compliance with requisite Nigerian investment laws and business regulations, compliance procedures, obtaining requisite licenses, permits and authorizations including all the requisite business permits and/or expatriate quota allocations.

Energy & Natural Resources
We have extensive knowledge and experience in legal, commercial and regulatory aspects of the oil and gas industry, having advised on the establishment of a significant number of oil, gas and energy companies, the financing of high profile oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects and the implementation of major energy projects in Nigeria. We provide ongoing legal representation to oil producing and oil service companies operating in Nigeria.

Regulatory Issues
We interact on a regular basis with regulatory bodies at the Federal and State level such as the Corporate Affairs Commission, Nigerian Stock Exchange, NAFDAC, Central Bank of Nigeria, Department of Petroleum Resources, Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON), National Investment Promotion Commission, Nigerian Communication Commission, State and Federal Land Registries.

Real Estate Law
We represent property developers, institutional and private investors and lenders in various aspects of real estate transactions including conveyancing acquisitions, leasing, management, mortgage and securitized financing.

Intellectual And Industrial Property
We represent Client in filing applications, registration and opposition of Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents and Designs, and we consult on issues bordering on Intellectual Property.

Banking & Finance
Accendo Law provides comprehensive financial advisory services to clients such as international financial/lending institutions, leasing companies, mortgage institutions, brokerage and investment companies, other financial institutions and their customers. Our expertise includes registration and licensing, Loan Syndication; debt recovery/factoring; receivership/insolvency/bankruptcy practice; banker/customer relationship; assets securitization, construction finance, sale and lease back agreements and project financing.

Dispute Resolution
The firm provides advocacy and dispute resolution expertise by settling disputes amicably and where required, representing the client in both trial and appellate courts. With a highly skilled and experienced litigation and dispute resolution team, our initial approach is to define the goals and objectives of the client and then select the approach best suited to achieve the desired results for the client.

Transport: Aviation, Shipping and Admiralty
In the area of transportation law, our knowledge and expertise in the applicable laws and statutes in the areas of Aviation, Maritime and Admiralty Law, particularly in relation to applicable Nigerian laws and statutes enables us to effectively deal with Maritime and International transport related issues and disputes.

Our expertise in the area of aviation law includes processing and facilitating aircraft licensing and registration such as air travel organiser’s license, air transport license, permit for non commercial flights, aircraft mortgage and leasing, ensuring compliance with relevant legislations dealing with aviation and proffering advise where necessary, and liaising with regulatory bodies like the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, [NCAA], Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria [FAAN],

We are also knowledgeable in diverse admiralty and maritime issues such as safety, crewing, documentation requirements, charter parties, shipping, insurance, reinsurance, collision and salvage, ship sale, purchase and finance, carriage of passengers by sea and limitation of ship-owners’ liability and generally legal, regulatory and policy issues relating to this sector.

Labour Law and Industrial Relations
The firm offers a full range of advisory services in matters of employment laws, industrial relation issues, and conduct that may lead to or result in litigation. We render pre-recruitment services in terms of rendering legal opinion on employment procedures and engaging in actual recruitment for clients, in addition to drafting of management and pension models, counseling, benefit plan design, administration, immigration and similar schemes.
We advise employers on compliance with the numerous labour, employment and benefits laws and participate in labour arbitration hearings as well as collective bargaining negotiations. We also advise on pension related matters in ensuring that our wide range of clients comply with the relevant pension laws.