Aluko & Oyebode
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| Headquarters | Lagos, Nigeria |
|---|---|
| No. of offices | 3[1] |
| No. of lawyers | 80 |
| Major practice areas | Corporate and Commercial Practice |
| Key people |
Gbenga Oyebode,[2] MFR (Chairman of the Management Board) Kofo Dosekun (Head of Transactions) Babatunde Fagbohunlu, SAN (Head of Dispute Resolution) Olubunmi Fayokun (Head of Firm Development) |
| Date founded | 1993 |
| Company type | Partnership |
| Website | |
| www.aluko-oyebode.com | |
Aluko & Oyebode is a full-service law firm headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria with other offices in Abuja and Port Harcourt. The firm is noted for its work in banking and finance, capital market practice, energy and natural resources,[3][4][5] intellectual property, dispute resolution,[6] mergers and acquisitions, and tax law. The firm was named the law firm of the year at the 2014 edition of the ESQ Nigerian Legal Awards.[7][8]
History
- 1993 — Aluko & Oyebode was founded by Gbenga Oyebode and Bankole Olumide Aluko, SAN [9]
- 2002 — Bankole Olumide Aluko, one of the founding partners, dies.[10]
Transactional focus
- Advised AXA on its €198 million Acquisition of a Majority Stake in Mansard Insurance Plc.[11]
- Advised Accugas Limited on its US$170 million 5-year medium-term Acquisition Finance Facility.[12]
- Advised IFC on the Calabar Hospital PPP Project.[13][14]
- Advised on Guinness Nigeria Plc's N10 billion Commercial Paper Programme.[15][16]
- Advised SEPLAT on US$1.7 billion Credit Facilities.[17]
Notable case tried
Aluko & Oyebode represented the family of Deyda Hydara and Africa Regional Office of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ-Africa)[18] in an action against the Gambian government on its failure to investigate the murder of Deyda Hydara, a Gambian Journalist. In June 2014, the ECOWAS court found the Gambian government liable for failing to diligently investigate Deyda’s murder.[19][20]
The Gambian government was also considered to be in violation of Article 66 of the Revised ECOWAS Treaty.[21]
References
- ↑ "Locations". Aluko & Oyebode. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ↑ "Gbenga Oyebode's Profile". Bloomberg Business. Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ↑ "Aluko & Oyebode's Profile". Legal 500. Legal 500. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ↑ "Most Highly Regarded Firms: Oil & Gas 2010". Who's Who Legal. Who's Who Legal. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ "Most Highly Regarded Firms: Oil & Gas 2011". Who's Who Legal. Who's Who Legal. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ "The Nigerian firm brought in more wins for international oil clients". Global Arbitration Review. Global Arbitration Review. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ "The Report of the ESQ Nigerian Legal Awards 2014". ESQ Nigerian Legal Awards.
- ↑ "IFLR1000 - Aluko & Oyebode". IFLR1000.
- ↑ "Chambers & Partners - Aluko & Oyebode".
- ↑ "Nigeria: NBA Mourns the Loss of Bankole Aluko". AllAfrica. AllAfrica. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ "AXA has acquired Mansard Insurance Plc for €198 Million". Global Legal Chronicle. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ "FBN, Ecobank Seal $170m Financing Deal". THISDAY LIVE. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ "Aluko & Oyebode advises on Healthcare Project of the Year 2014". ESQ Law Magazine. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ "Bridging the healthcare gap". World Finance. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ "Guinness Nigeria establishes N10b commercial paper programme". The Nation Newspaper. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ↑ "Aluko & Oyebode advises on Guinness Nigeria Plc’s N10 Billion Commercial Paper Programme". Aluko & Oyebode. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ↑ "Aluko & Oyebode Advises SEPLAT on US$1.7 BILLION CREDIT FACILITIES". Aluko & Oyebode. Aluko & Oyebode. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ "Deyda Hydara Jr. and Others v. The Gambia". Open Society Foundations. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ "ECOWAS court awards Hydara family $50,000". The Point Newspaper (June 12, 2014). Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ↑ "Aluko & Oyebode receives justice for murdered Gambian Journalist, Deyda Hydara at the Ecowas Community Court of Justice". ESQ Law Magazine. ESQ Law Magazine. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ "ECOWAS court rules Gambia failed to investigate journalist murder". Committee to Protect Journalists (June 10, 2014). Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved 12 February 2015.