Following the spread of the coronavirus in Nigeria and in Ghana where we have our offices, the respective governments have directed that office facilities be closed and employees have been mandated to stay at home. [...]
As news of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, we at ǼLEX remain committed to providing the highest quality of service to our clients. Although Nigeria is still in the early stages of exposure to [...]
The coronavirus /COVID-19 pandemic is on the rampage and the global community has been forced to adapt to the unprecedented changes that have swept through businesses and organisations. With the number of infected persons rising [...]
Senior Associate, Ugonna Ogbuagu, was appointed a member of the Commercial Law and Taxation Committee of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) for the year 2020. His functions on the committee include advising the [...]
Applications are now open for the AELEX internship programme. We invite interested law undergraduates to apply for an opportunity to learn and grow at a top-tier law firm. Please click here to complete a form. [...]
ǼLEX is delighted to announce the promotion of 8 exceptional individuals to the position of Senior Associate. Their expertise and commitment to delivering the highest standard of service to clients has contributed greatly to the [...]
ǼLEX is delighted to announce the admission of Ngozi Efobi and Perenami Momodu into its partnership, bringing the number of its partners to 11. The promotion of these new partners, both drawn from the firm’s Dispute [...]
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission issued a ‘Notice of Threshold for Merger Notification’ (the Notice) detailing the annual turnover threshold for determining what constitutes a small and large merger for the purpose of [...]
Funke Adekoya SAN is recognised as a prominent litigation specialist who has carried out leading work on corporate insolvency and restructuring matters. Funke heads the dispute resolution practice group at AÉLEX, a full-service law firm with [...]
We are honoured to announce that the International Trademark Association (INTA) has appointed Davidson Oturu as the Chair of the Legislation and Regulation Subcommittee for Middle East, Africa and South-East Asia (MEASA) for the 2020-2021 [...]
Our Tiwalola Osazuwa and Frances Anaekwe Obiago are the contributors to the Nigerian Chapter on Franchising in the International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) 2020. The publication examines the different models of local and international franchising [...]
The FinTech Roadmap Committee was inaugurated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on the 14th of November 2018 at SEC's 3rd quarter Capital Market Committee meeting. The Committee was set-up to address the application [...]
ǼLEX is delighted to announce that Funke Adekoya, SAN, was crowned winner of the Partner of the Year Award at the African Legal Awards 2019. The African Legal Awards recognises exceptional achievement in Africa’s legal [...]
We are delighted to announce that ǼLEX has been shortlisted under the “Local & Frontier Legal Advisors” Subcategory in the forthcoming Private Equity Africa Awards 2019. This is the 8th edition of the Private Equity [...]
On this episode of #TheAdvocate #LegalFocus, SAN Mrs. Olufunke Adekoya, Head of the Dispute Resolution Practice Group at AELEX, talks about her journey into becoming a Lawyer and also her high moments. **credit: TVC News [...]
ǼLEX Partner, Davidson Oturu, was recently interviewed by the World Trademark Review. He spoke, amongst other issues, on how owners of trademarks can protect their marks against persons who seek to register those marks as [...]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently released a circular titled, “Guidelines on Accessing the CBN Standing Deposit Facility.” The Circular limits the interest-bearing amount of banks’ and discount houses’ liquid assets with the CBN [...]
ǼLEX is a proud sponsor of the Africa Legal Tech (ALT) Summit set to hold on the 19th of September 2019 in Lagos, Nigeria. There will be panels and presentations on legal innovation and technology [...]
ǼLEX is proud to be sponsoring the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) Focus Live event scheduled to hold on Friday 13th September, 2019 at the Eko Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, from 9.30am [...]
