Global Juris Consulting

...The leading law firm

Practice Areas

We Specialize in

Corporate & Commercial

Companies, Partnership, sole proprietorship; asset purchase, leases, agency, distributorship and other contracts related to the operation of business in Nigeria; Public Company floatation and other capital raising; advising on compliance with corporate legislation; business law and stock exchange requirements, establishing and maintaining subsidiaries and affiliate of foreign companies in Nigeria.

Banking & Insurance

Banking law advisories, loan documentation, perfection of securities, asset-based Finance, off-balance Sheet and lease transactions, project financing, debt Instruments rescheduling, advice on insurance law and practice.

Oil & Environmental Law

Advising on compliance with Nigeria Petroleum laws and regulations, preparation and regulation of oil Mining leases, generally interfacing with industry leads relating to law on prospecting, production, distribution and marketing of petroleum and gas, environmental protection law, investment in petroleum industry, PSC, JVC, Farm out and concessionary rights, support services agreements etc.

Litigation & Arbitration

Disputes relating to commercial transactions, Corporate Affairs, Banking, Intellectual Property, Building and Construction, Contracts, Employment, Shipping, Trade.

Insolvency & debt recovery

Contentious and non-contentious liquidations and company winding up, receiverships, Schemes of arrangements, reconstructions, restructuring, mergers and takeovers. Recovery of debt with or without legal proceedings and enforcement of guarantees and bonds.

Emerging Issues

Legal advisory services in relation to emerging trends in the Nigerian economy like the Privatization and Commercialization Policies of the Nigerian Government, regulations within the Telecommunications Industry, the Pensions reform etc. Advisories on Legislative reforms and practices.

Intellectual Property

Registration, Protection, and enforcement of trademarks, copyrights, patents, designs and trade secrets, licensing, technology transfer, media law, packaging, labeling, manufacturing and distribution agreements.

Taxation

Legal services relating to State and Federal taxes, planning and implementing decisions having tax effect or benefit, compliance etc. Representation of clients in all types of tax matters in Courts or other tribunals.

Foreign Investment

Advising on foreign investment laws, implementation and regulation in Nigeria, processing of business and residence permits as well as expatriate quotas and other government permits and licenses.

Real Property

Negotiations and preparation of leases, Assignments and Mortgages of interest in properties. Perfection of legal documents and execution of searches at the Lands Registry.

Broadcasting & Telecoms

Rendering consultancy services to broadcasting and telecommunications companies in a privatized, diversified and competitive environment. Preparation of Interconnectivity, and Network Agreements. Procurement of licenses and permits from regulatory bodies, NBC, NCC etc.

About

The Firm, Globaljuris Consulting is a special purpose vehicle established in the year 2004 with the main objective of filling the lacuna in the Nigerian legal practice from the point of view of specialized yet diverse transactional legal practice and consultancy. It provides a one stop shop for several aspects of the legal practice in Nigeria with peculiar competencies under each subhead. 

It has assembled together Lawyers with diverse backgrounds in the practice of law with a view towards harmonizing and optimizing their peculiar exposures and pedigrees for the ultimate good of its Clientele. The Firm currently comprises of four Partners and a retinue of Associates and other support staff in its office at Abuja, in addition to several other Lawyers at its associate offices in Lagos and Kaduna. 

 The diverse experiences and specialization of the Partners and Associates puts the Firm in good stead to offer quality legal services to its clientele within the context of the ever-increasing challenges of commercial and corporate practice occasioned by the unfolding economic reforms in Nigeria.

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Our partners

Suraj Yakubu FBR

Senior Partner

Ali Ahmad PhD

Attorney

Abayomi Oyelola LL.M, Mni

Associate / Family lawyer

Usman Haruna Shuiabu LLM

Legal Assistant

Recent Engagements

Central Bank of Nigeria
We were the lead Consultants on Legal Framework for the Financial System Strategy (Vision 2020)
We are the defense counsel to CBN on numerous cases

Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM)
We have severally provided legal advisories to the NEXIM on loan syndication and given opinions on contracting legal entities.

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
We have provided services in the areas of legal advisories and property perfections.

Sigma Vaughn Sterling Pensions Limited
We provided legal advisories and secretarial Services to the Company in its start-up process as a Pension Fund Administration Company.

Webb Fontain
We consulted for Webb Fontain, an international ICT Company in its contractual negotiations with the Nigerian Customs Service for the Nigerian Customs technological enhancement and transformation project.

ARM / First Alliance Pensions
We handled the legal aspect of the merger between First Alliance Pension & Benefit and ARM Pension between 2009 – 2010.

Banks & other Financial Institutions
We have also provided legal advisories, mergers and acquisitions, documentation services to a number of Banks and financial institutions in Nigeri

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