Our Services
- Merger Notifications & Control: We advise on mandatory and voluntary merger filings under the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act (FCCPA), including pre-transaction structuring advice and securing clearance from the Federal Competition & Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), and sector-specific regulators such as the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Our team also guides clients through Phase I and Phase II merger reviews, economic impact assessments, and post-merger behavioural obligations.
- Anti-Competitive Agreements & Market Conduct: We assess and structure all forms of commercial arrangements, to mitigate risks of horizontal or vertical restrictions. This includes advice on pricing conduct, information exchange, territorial restraints, and online platform agreements.
- Abuse of Dominance & Monopoly Control: We advise dominant and near-dominant firms on pricing strategies, refusals to deal, tying and bundling, and predatory conduct. Our services include compliance reviews, internal assessments, and engagement with the FCCPC where allegations of abuse arise.
- Cartel Conduct & Price Fixing: Our lawyers defend clients in investigations involving price fixing, bid rigging, market allocation, and collusion; including where whistleblower claims or competitor complaints have triggered regulatory interest. We support clients through investigation responses, executive interviews, and embarking on effective defence strategies.
- Digital Markets & Modern Antitrust Risks: We work with digital businesses, fintechs, and platform operators to address issues around algorithmic pricing, platform access, self-preferencing, and gatekeeper behaviour. With the rise of the digital economy, we offer forward-thinking advice on emerging competition issues related to data usage, platform dominance, and technological innovation allowing our clients to pursue commercially sound business strategies.
- Competition Litigation & Regulatory Defence: We represent clients in enforcement proceedings, merger prohibition appeals, and civil litigation related to competition breaches. Our team also acts in actions brought by aggrieved competitors or consumers under the FCCPA’s private enforcement regime.
- Compliance Programmes & Internal Audits: We design and implement practical compliance frameworks tailored to clients’ risk profiles and industry realities. Services include training for senior executives and commercial teams, contract reviews, and internal audits of sales, pricing, and communications practices.
- Leniency Applications & Self-Reporting: We advise on leniency and immunity processes under the FCCPA, working with clients to secure reduced penalties where cartel or anti-competitive conduct is identified. Our counsel is strategic, discreet, and geared towards protecting both the entity and individual executives.
