We protect wealth. enterprise. legacy.
Strategic legal counsel for corporations, investors, financial institutions, diplomats and high-net-worth families across Nigeria — built on aggressive advocacy, commercial intelligence, and a relentless focus on outcome.
Now serving
Banking & Finance · Diplomatic Missions · Foreign Investors · Energy & Mining · Private Wealth
What we do
Six pillars of practice — and nine more behind them.
A full-service practice covering fifteen distinct areas of law. These six are where most engagements begin — and where the firm has built its reputation for outcomes that matter.
Investment protection
Explore practice →Foreign direct investment
Explore practice →Diplomatic legal protection
Explore practice →Private wealth & legacy
Explore practice →Property & premises recovery
Explore practice →By the numbers
A practice measured in matters resolved, capital recovered and clients retained.
13yrs
Years of continuous legal practice since 2013.
15
Distinct practice areas, from litigation to private wealth.
100%
Of engagements handled with strict professional confidentiality.
24hr
Standard response window for urgent instructions and time-critical filings.
Representative matters
Case studies in confidence.
Anonymised representative work, selected to demonstrate the range and shape of engagements the firm carries. Specific matters are discussed only under engagement.
Recovery · Banking
2024
Cross-border judgment enforcement against a defaulting borrower group.
Tier-1 commercial bank sought enforcement on a multi-instrument facility after a defaulting borrower moved assets across three jurisdictions. The firm led a co-ordinated garnishee strategy, asset-tracing programme and structured private-treaty settlement — materially exceeding the bank’s modelled recovery.
Recovery exceeded model
Brief
FDI · Industrials
2025
Market-entry structure for a European industrial investor.
Entry-vehicle design, NIPC registration, sector licensing, real-estate due diligence and the negotiation of a long-form local partnership agreement — delivered to enable operational commencement inside the investor’s target window.
On-target opening
Brief
Property · CBD Abuja
2023
Disputed possession of high-value commercial premises.
A statutory notice strategy, possession order and disciplined enforcement against a counterparty running sophisticated procedural defences. Possession recovered without resort to a protracted appellate process.
Possession recovered
Brief
Private wealth
2025
Living-trust architecture for a multigenerational family.
Trust structure, family constitution, founder-transition plan and cross-border asset structuring — converting a contested succession path into a governed one.
Governance established
Brief
Employment · NIC
2024
Defence of an executive dismissal claim before the NIC.
Procedural strategy, documentary defence and witness preparation that produced a dismissal of the claim and the firm’s continued retention by the corporate respondent.
Claim dismissed
Brief
Mining · Solid minerals
2025
Concession-rights advisory for a solid-minerals operator.
Mining licence review, host-community framework and regulatory negotiation — securing operational certainty over an exploration programme that had stalled under prior counsel.
Operations resumed
Brief
Diplomatic · Consular
2023
Consular protection securing border verification for a single-status document.
Representation of a dual-national client in a cross-border verification of a single-status certificate — cleared by consular authentication and a written MFA assurance.
Quiet resolution
Brief
All matters anonymised. Identifying details have been removed in accordance with the firm’s confidentiality obligations and the Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners.
Brief the firm
Tell us what you are facing.
Initial consultations are confidential. You will leave the conversation with a clear view of the options, the costs, and the realistic time to a result.
- Senior counsel at intake. No relationship managers, no triage layers.
- Confidential by default. Engagement protocols built for prominent parties.
- One business day response. Faster for time-critical instructions.
Consultation booking
Brief outline — no privileged information needed at this stage.
Why clients choose the firm
Strategic litigation. Commercial intelligence. Regulatory depth.
The firm combines aggressive courtroom advocacy with the commercial instincts of a transactional practice — so legal strategy serves the client’s real-world objective, not just the file.
01
Results-oriented representation
Every engagement begins with the commercial outcome — recovery, protection, exit — and works backwards into legal strategy.
02
Commercially intelligent advisory
Advice that accounts for capital structures, regulatory pathways, sector dynamics and the cost of disputes.
03
Strong litigation & enforcement
A dedicated recovery and enforcement bench — judgments are not the finish line; collected funds are.
04
Confidential & client-centred
Discretion is the default. Engagement protocols are designed for sensitive matters and high-profile parties.
05
Fast response, professional excellence
Time-sensitive instructions are met with senior attention from intake — not handed down a chain.
06
Cross-border & diplomatic support
Capacity for international structures, consular matters and the legal needs of foreign principals operating in Nigeria.
How we work
From first call to long-term protection — a five-step engagement.
The same disciplined process whether the brief is a single enforcement, a multi-jurisdiction transaction or a generational wealth structure.
-
Step 01
Consultation
Understanding the legal concern, the commercial objective and any time-sensitivities.
-
Step 02
Legal assessment
Risk, opportunity and strategic options evaluated with sector and regulatory context.
-
Step 03
Strategy
A customised legal solution designed for measurable outcomes and protected interests.
-
Step 04
Execution
Representation and execution that aggressively protects and advances client interests.
-
Step 05
Protection
Enforcement, compliance and long-term protection of the result achieved.
Industries served
Sector-specific counsel across the economies we operate in.
01
Banking & finance
02
Real estate
03
Energy
04
Infrastructure
05
International trade
06
Mining & minerals
07
Technology
08
Hospitality
09
Construction
10
Manufacturing
11
Diplomatic missions
12
Fashion & lifestyle
13
SMEs & startups
14
Your sector?
Let's talkIn their words
What clients say about working with the firm.
OBA OLUFON & CO. handled our recovery and enforcement matters with exceptional professionalism and efficiency. We’ve recovered positions other firms wrote off.
Commercially intelligent advice from a team that understood our entry strategy as well as our legal exposure. A genuine partner for cross-border investors.
They structured a private wealth protection plan that finally gave our family a framework everyone could agree on — and made succession feel like preservation, not loss.
Latest insights
Notes from the practice.
Beyond judgment: a practitioner’s framework for enforcement that actually collects.
Why winning at trial is the easy part — and how garnishee strategy, asset tracing and timing decide whether a creditor sees a cent.
Read
Five regulatory traps for first-time foreign investors entering the Nigerian market.
Exchange control, NIPC registration, sector licensing — the avoidable mistakes that cost months of runway.
Read
Recovery of premises in Abuja: the procedural steps landlords keep getting wrong.
Statutory notices, possession orders, the difference between a quiet outcome and an appeal that lasts two years.
Read