Aluko & Oyebode
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| Headquarters | Lagos, Nigeria |
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| No. of offices | 3[1] |
| No. of lawyers | 100 |
| Major practice areas | Corporate and Commercial Practice |
| Key people | Gbenga 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 founded | 1993 |
| Company type | Partnership |
| Website | www.aluko-oyebode.com |
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 2019 edition of the ESQ Nigerian Legal Awards.[8][9]
History[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
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[edit]
- ↑ "Locations". Aluko & Oyebode. Archived from the original on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2015. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Gbenga Oyebode's Profile". Bloomberg Business. Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ↑ "Chambers & Partners - Aluko & Oyebode Law Firm Profile". Chambers & Partners.
- ↑ "Aluko & Oyebode's Profile". Legal 500. Legal 500. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ↑ "Most Highly Regarded Firms: Oil & Gas 2010". Who's Who Legal. Who's Who Legal. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ "Most Highly Regarded Firms: Oil & Gas 2011". Who's Who Legal. Who's Who Legal. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ "The Nigerian firm brought in more wins for international oil clients". Global Arbitration Review. Global Arbitration Review. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ "Aluko & Oyebode triumphs as Law Firm of the Year at the ESQ Nigerian Legal Awards 2016". Aluko & Oyebode.
- ↑ "IFLR1000 - Aluko & Oyebode". IFLR1000.
- ↑ "Chambers & Partners - Aluko & Oyebode".
- ↑ "Nigeria: NBA Mourns the Loss of Bankole Aluko". AllAfrica. AllAfrica. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ "AXA has acquired Mansard Insurance Plc for €198 Million". Global Legal Chronicle. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "FBN, Ecobank Seal $170m Financing Deal". THISDAY LIVE. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "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. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Bridging the healthcare gap". World Finance. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ "Guinness Nigeria establishes N10b commercial paper programme". The Nation Newspaper. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ↑ "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. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "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. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "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. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Geldof's Nigerian investment takes the biscuit". African Law & Business. African Law and Business. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ↑ "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. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Deyda Hydara Jr. and Others v. The Gambia". Open Society Foundations. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ "ECOWAS court awards Hydara family $50,000". The Point Newspaper (June 12, 2014). Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ↑ "Aluko & Oyebode Obtains Justice for Murdered Gambian Journalist, Deyda Hydara at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice". NigeriaNewsWorld. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ↑ "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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