NIGERIA Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Tiwalola Osazuwa, Peretimi Akinmodun, Lazarus Uwa Kalu and Mubaraq Popoola ǼLEX
ǼLEX is one of the largest full-service com - mercial and dispute resolution law firms in West Africa with its head office in Lagos in Nigeria and other offices in Abuja and Port Harcourt in Nigeria and Accra in Ghana. The firm’s prac - tice areas cover a broad spectrum of matters relating to technology, media and telecommu - nications; project finance; litigation and arbitra - tion; oil and gas; agriculture; international trade; capital markets and securities; power; tax; en - ergy and infrastructure; banking and finance; aviation and maritime; company secretarial; and
regulatory compliance. Lawyers in the firm are qualified to practice in multiple jurisdictions in - cluding Nigeria, Ghana, New York and England and Wales and many of the lawyers have multi - disciplinary backgrounds including in business administration; cybersecurity; data protection; economics; political science; and engineering. Clients of the firm are predominantly multina - tional companies. The firm also advises foreign embassies, multilateral agencies, non-govern - mental organisations, Chambers of Commerce and private clients.
Authors
Tiwalola Osazuwa is a partner at ǼLEX where she heads the firm’s technology, media and telecommunications practice group. She has significant experience representing and
Peretimi Akinmodun is a senior associate in the technology, media and telecommunications practice group at ǼLEX. She regularly advises start-up and multinational clients in a variety
advising clients on fundraising, regulatory compliance, consumer protection and trans- border issues relating to information technology, payments, e-commerce, financial technology, data protection, digital assets and blockchain technology. She led the teams that advised Google, Mastercard, Multichoice and Amazon on various issues relating to their operations in Nigeria. She is a member of the International Law Section and Business Law Group of the American Bar Association. She also serves as the General Secretary of the Fintech Association of Nigeria.
of industries, including banking, information technology, private equity, financial services, payments, media, broadcasting and telecommunications. She is currently advising a global telecommunications company on licensing and regulatory compliance issues relating to provision of satellite broadband communications services in Nigeria. She is a member of the International Bar Association and the Nigerian Bar Association.
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