Aluko & Oyebode

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,[3] capital market practice, energy and natural resources,[4][5][6] intellectual property, dispute resolution,[7] mergers and acquisitions, and tax law. The firm was named the law firm of the year at the 2016 edition of the ESQ Nigerian Legal Awards.[8][9]

Aluko & Oyebode
HeadquartersLagos, Nigeria
No. of offices3[1]
No. of lawyers100
Major practice areasCorporate and Commercial Practice
Key peopleGbenga Oyebode,[2] MFR
(Chairman of the Management Board)
Kofo Dosekun
(Managing Partner/Head of Transactions)
Babatunde Fagbohunlu, SAN
(Head of Dispute Resolution)
Olubunmi Fayokun
(Head of Firm Development)
Date founded1993
Company typePartnership
Websitewww.aluko-oyebode.com

History
  • 1993 — Aluko & Oyebode was founded by Gbenga Oyebode and Bankole Olumide Aluko, SAN [10]
  • 2002 — Bankole Olumide Aluko, one of the founding partners, dies.[11]

Transactional focus
  • Advised AXA on its €198 million Acquisition of a Majority Stake in Mansard Insurance Plc.[12]
  • Advised Accugas Limited on its US$170 million 5-year medium-term Acquisition Finance Facility.[13]
  • Advised IFC on the Calabar Hospital PPP Project.[14][15]
  • Advised on Guinness Nigeria Plc's N10 billion Commercial Paper Programme.[16][17]
  • Advised SEPLAT on US$1.7 billion Credit Facilities.[18]
  • Advised Vitol S.A and Helios Investment Partners on Acquisition of the Downstream and Retail Businesses of the Oando Group.[19]
  • Advised 8 Miles LLP, African Capital Alliance Limited and DEG on their US$80 Million Equity Investment in Beloxxi Industries Limited.[20]
  • Advised the Joint Lead Managers in connection with the US$800 Million Eurobond Issuance by IHS Netherlands Holdco B.V.[21]

Notable case tried

Aluko & Oyebode represented the family of Deyda Hydara and Africa Regional Office of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ-Africa)[22] 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.[23][24]

The Gambian government was also considered to be in violation of Article 66 of the Revised ECOWAS Treaty.[25]

References
  1. "Locations". Aluko & Oyebode. Archived from the original on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  2. "Gbenga Oyebode's Profile". Bloomberg Business. Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  3. "Chambers & Partners - Aluko & Oyebode Law Firm Profile". Chambers & Partners.
  4. "Aluko & Oyebode's Profile". Legal 500. Legal 500. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  5. "Most Highly Regarded Firms: Oil & Gas 2010". Who's Who Legal. Who's Who Legal. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  6. "Most Highly Regarded Firms: Oil & Gas 2011". Who's Who Legal. Who's Who Legal. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  7. "The Nigerian firm brought in more wins for international oil clients". Global Arbitration Review. Global Arbitration Review. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  8. "Aluko & Oyebode triumphs as Law Firm of the Year at the ESQ Nigerian Legal Awards 2016". Aluko & Oyebode.
  9. "IFLR1000 - Aluko & Oyebode". IFLR1000.
  10. "Chambers & Partners - Aluko & Oyebode".
  11. "Nigeria: NBA Mourns the Loss of Bankole Aluko". AllAfrica. AllAfrica. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  12. "AXA has acquired Mansard Insurance Plc for €198 Million". Global Legal Chronicle. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  13. "FBN, Ecobank Seal $170m Financing Deal". THISDAY LIVE. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  14. "Aluko & Oyebode advises on Healthcare Project of the Year 2014". ESQ Law Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  15. "Bridging the healthcare gap". World Finance. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  16. "Guinness Nigeria establishes N10b commercial paper programme". The Nation Newspaper. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  17. "Aluko & Oyebode advises on Guinness Nigeria Plc's N10 Billion Commercial Paper Programme". Aluko & Oyebode. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  18. "Aluko & Oyebode Advises SEPLAT on US$1.7 BILLION CREDIT FACILITIES". Aluko & Oyebode. Aluko & Oyebode. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  19. "Aluko & Oyebode advises Vitol S.A and Helios Investment Partners on Acquisition of the Downstream and Retail Businesses of the Oando Group". Aluko & Oyebode. Aluko & Oyebode. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  20. "Geldof's Nigerian investment takes the biscuit". African Law & Business. African Law and Business. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  21. "Aluko & Oyebode advises the Joint Lead Managers in connection with the US$800 Million Eurobond Issuance by IHS Netherlands Holdco B.V." Aluko & Oyebode. Aluko & Oyebode. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  22. "Deyda Hydara Jr. and Others v. The Gambia". Open Society Foundations. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  23. "ECOWAS court awards Hydara family $50,000". The Point Newspaper (June 12, 2014). Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  24. "Aluko & Oyebode Obtains Justice for Murdered Gambian Journalist, Deyda Hydara at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice". NigeriaNewsWorld. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  25. "ECOWAS court rules Gambia failed to investigate journalist murder". Committee to Protect Journalists (June 10, 2014). Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
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