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Capital Markets Law Firm of the Year Nigeria

Firm Profile

demonstrated uncommon commitment to excellence in their various areas of practice.

Banwo & Ighodalo (“B & I” or “the Firm”) was established in February 1991 with a determination on the part of its founding partners to build a first class law firm. From clients’ feedback, we are acclaimed to be very innovative and outstanding in the provision of efficient, timely and cost-effective legal solutions.

We are ranked as the leading Nigerian law firm in Foreign Investment & Divestment, Capital Markets, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, and Mergers & Acquisitions.

The Firm’s goal at all

times is to fully satisfy its clients by structuring

transactions to their utmost benefit and effectively

providing solutions to all the problems they bring to the firm.

Firm Structure & Personnel

B&I is structured as a partnership (6 partners) and has over 45 other fee earners. Our personnel have consistently

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To assure efficient and timeous service delivery, each fee earner works in a team focused on our preferred practice areas. Each team is headed by a team leader who is responsible for the delivery of assigned tasks and the performance of the team members. Each team leader reports directly to a partner. B&I’s personnel are youthful and energetic, dedicated, knowledgeable, motivated and dynamic; and have consistently demonstrated uncommon commitment to excellence in their various areas of legal practice. The Firm continuously challenges its personnel to think outside the box, and strives to achieve the clients’ desired objectives in the most efficient and effective mode, within the confines of the law.

The Firm’s goal at all times is to fully satisfy its clients by structuring transactions to their utmost benefit and effectively providing solutions to all the problems they bring to the firm. To this end, B&I lawyers are innovative, flexible and willing to engage with the uncertain; and prepared, when necessary, to work 24 hour days until clients’ objectives are achieved.

Offices

Our head office is situated in the prime commercial district of South-West Ikoyi Lagos, and enjoys proximity to the principal offices of multinational and leading financial institutions. Our regional office in Maltama, Abuja, is strategically located in the political capital of Nigeria, placing us advantageously in our dealings with government and regulatory agencies.

“Banwo & Ighodalo is

unanimously singled out for its first-class capital markets work.”

Chambers Global 2012 Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards 2012 Accolades Considered by observers as

“one of the best for capital market matters,” this firm continues to be a nationally renowned practice.

Chambers Global 2011

The full-service firm has a loyal following and maintains its

position as one of the leaders after another successful year.

“The quality of the work is pretty outstanding.” Said

one commentator, while peers commend the firm’s excellent

co-operation in transactions: “I really enjoy working with them.”

Chambers Global 2011