FIRM NEWS
ǼLEX ASSOCIATE ONYINYECHI IWUOHA SECONDED TO LATHAM & WATKINS (LONDON), UNDER THE ILFA FLAGSHIP SECONDMENT PROGRAMME (IFSP)
We are pleased to announce that Onyinyechi Iwuoha, an Associate in ǼLEX’s Banking and Finance Practice Group, has been selected for the ILFA Flagship Secondment Programme (IFSP). Under the IFSP, [...]
THE ALAAFIN OF OYO, HRH OBA LAMIDI ADEYEMI PAID A COURTESY VISIT TO THE ǼLEX LAGOS OFFICE
His Royal Highness, the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi visited our Lagos office today. During his courtesy visit, he spoke to our lawyers about the important roles [...]
ǼLEX NOMINATED IN THREE CATEGORIES FOR THE 2019 AFRICAN LEGAL AWARDS
ǼLEX is delighted to announce that we have been nominated in three categories for this year’s African Legal Awards. These include: Competition & Regulatory Team of the Year, IP Team of [...]
ǼLEX RECOGNISED AS NIGERIAN ‘LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR’ BY WHO’S WHO LEGAL(WWL) 2019
We are delighted to announce that ǼLEX has, once again, been recognised as Nigeria’s ‘Law Firm of the Year’ by Who’s Who Legal (WWL). The firm was recognised at the WWL’s [...]
DR. ADESEGUN AKIN-OLUGBADE, APPOINTED AS THE FIRST AFRICAN MEMBER OF THE WORLD TRADE BOARD
Dr. Adesegun A. Akin-Olugbade, International Counsel at ǼLEX, has been appointed as a member of the World Trade Board. He joins twenty other global trade and finance leaders on this [...]
AELEX ASSOCIATE DISCUSS TRENDING LEGAL ISSUES ON ARISE TV
Watch the full interview of ǼLEX Associate Adefoworola Tokan-Lawal discussing some trending legal issues on Arise TV.
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FINTECH REGULATIONS IN NIGERIA – AN OVERVIEW (PART 2)
Nigeria has seen remarkable growth in the technological sector, including exponential growth in FinTech companies, encompassing start-ups and more established businesses, attracting significant interest from policymakers in implementing new regulations [...]
2019 ǼLEX ANNUAL LECTURE; STRONG MEN VS STRONG INSTITUTIONS
Save the date for the 2019 edition of the Aelex Annual Lecture scheduled to hold on the 3rd of July 2019 at Agip Recital Hall, Muson Centre Lagos Nigeria. Watch this [...]
A QUICK GUIDE TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE NIGERIA DATA PROTECTION REGULATION
It has been a few months since the issuance of the Nigerian Data Protection Regulation (‘NDPR’). The NDPR applies to the processing of the personal information of Nigerians and [...]
AN OVERVIEW OF BIG DATA AND DATA PROTECTION IN NIGERIA
Davidson Oturu Introduction Cambridge Dictionary defines data as “information, especially facts or numbers, collected to be examined and considered and used to help decision-making or information in an electronic form [...]
MRS FUNKE ADEKOYA, SAN wins WOMEN IN LAW AWARD
We congratulate Mrs. Funke Adekoya SAN for winning the the 'WOMEN IN LAW AWARD' at the 7 Wonder Women Awards Ceremony Ball. This award was facilitated through a partnership between Guardian [...]
FINTECH AND AI: A DISRUPTIVE UNION (PART 2)
In the second part of this series, our Ademola Adeyoju delves further into the union between Financial Technology (FinTech) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). You may click on the link to access [...]
AELEX IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT DR. ADESEGUN A. AKIN-OLUGBADE HAS JOINED THE FIRM AS INTERNATIONAL COUNSEL
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Adesegun Akin-Olugbade has joined the firm as International Counsel. He joins the firm after over 30 years of working in the legal profession and [...]
FINTECH AND AI: A DISRUPTIVE UNION (PART 1)
What Does “FinTech” Really Mean? FinTech is a portmanteau developed from the words “financial” and “technology”. It is used to describe technologically enabled innovations that are rewriting the rules of [...]
AELEX RANKED AS LEADING FIRM IN NIGERIA
ǼLEX is proud to have been ranked by Chambers and Partners as a 'Leading Firm' in Nigeria in its 2019 FinTech Guide. The Chambers Global directory, published every year by [...]
ǼLEX ADVISES THE COCA-COLA COMPANY ON ITS ACQUISITION OF C.H.I LIMITED
On 30th January, 2019, The Coca-Cola Company, the world’s largest beverage company, completed its acquisition of a 100% stake in C.H.I. Limited, one of Nigeria’s foremost fruit juice and drinks [...]
TAX SUBSTITUTION: WHAT THE LAW SAYS AS FIRS SEEKS TO RECOVER TAXES THROUGH COMMERCIAL BANKS
Following its earlier expression of interest to go after alleged tax defaulters with huge funds in Nigerian banks, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) recently started issuing letters to commercial banks, [...]