Famsville advised a foremost energy-associated company operating and registered in the Czech Republic on its proposed market entry and expansion into Nigeria. This market entry is driven by the need to turn waste into value. Our advisory featured the options available to Company X for setting up its business in Nigeria and the licences required for power generation and distribution in Nigeria.
2. Famsville provided legal support and guidance to a Canadian cryptocurrency company operating under an MSB licence on the regulatory framework and requirements for its market entry and expansion following its identification of Nigeria as a viable market for its business model.
Advised a leading Pan-African Professional Employer Organization (PEO) on its successful set-up and expansion into the Republic of Kenya. The support provided to the company extended beyond its incorporation according to the Companies Act, 2015 but also involved providing support to the Company in opening its corporate bank accounts and registration with the tax authorities for the directors and the Company.
Advised an Afrocentric impact firm made up of seven out of ten Dalberg partners from across Africa and the Middle East on the regulatory requirements following its departure from Dalberg and continued operation in Nigeria.
5. Provided guidance to Azentio Software Private Limited, a global information company based in Singapore regarding the protection of its trademarks in Nigeria. Successfully registered nine (9) trademarks under various classes at the Trademarks, Patents and Designs Registry in Nigeria.
6. Provided comprehensive advice to producers of sound recordings on their intellectual property rights while engaging with an International Record Label. Drafted a Producer-artist Agreement to govern the parties’ relationship.
Provided advisory services to Eazy Credit and Assets Limited, a loan/financial institution regarding the potential risks associated with not registering its trademark due to the presence of other companies engaging in similar business activities. Facilitated the registration process at the relevant registry in Nigeria.
Advised and drafted property documents for Megamound Investment Limited, a real estate company with the largest stocks of land holdings in the Southwest geo-political zone of Nigeria on the acquisition of landed properties in the highbrow area of Lagos state, ensuring legal compliance and protecting the company’s interest.
Advised Khan Realty Limited on loan transactions worth millions of Naira for the construction of 22 units of semi-detached duplex in an urban area of Lagos State. Played a pivotal role in drafting and finalising the loan agreement documentation to safeguard the interests of the parties involved.
Provided legal advisory to a foremost FMCG Provided a comprehensive legal advisory to Promasidor Nigeria Limited, involving Breach of Contract, price variations, FX sourcing , dispute resolution, with actionable advisory on managing financial legal exposures and risks particularly in the foreign exchange market in Nigeria.
Famsville carried thorough corporate investigation for a leading global forensic investigation company situated in the United Kingdom with strong affiliates and businesses in Africa, seeking further expansion and background investigations into the businesses and running of a subject company and persons. With the help of our corporate investigations team, we provided cogent answers, possible concerns, risk exposures and liabilities associated with the subject.
Provided legal support and representation to a foremost mining organisation in Africa. With legal support from our dispute team we handled and managed disputes arising from compensations to host communities and aggrieved persons.
Famsville is pleased to have been engaged by Metaphor Laboratory for the provision of legal services to the American incorporation which included advisories and the drafting of a compliant Anti-Human Trafficking, Whistle Blowing and Anti Modern Slavery Policy.
Provided high-level legal advisory and compliance services for the procurement of funding from a prominent Venture Capitalist, Techstars Toronto by a fintech start-up in Nigeria, Reeple Technologies Limited.
Provided legal and compliance services to a Canadian fintech incorporation which included the drafting of a compliant Anti-Money Laundering, Counter-Proliferation Financing, and Counter-Terrorism Financing Policy(AML/CTF/CPF)Policy, Know Your Client Policy, Data Privacy Policy, Data Protection Policy, Terms and Conditions, and Organogram.
Represented Megamound Investment Limited, a leading player in the African real estate market in a declaration of Title suit involving over 150 hectares of prime waterfront land at the Federal High Court, Lagos
Represented SAIPEM, one of the world’s leading oil and gas companies in connection with the Nigerian aspects of labour/employment litigation in a multi-jurisdictional dispute involving termination of employment, disciplinary procedures and terminal benefits.
Represented a client in a construction arbitration between a leading construction firm in Nigeria and a mega interior decorator for claims and reliefs worth over thousands of dollars.
Successfully Assisted a leading security company in Nigeria in applying for and obtaining an expatriate quota and additional quota positions to accommodate their growing workforce.
Provided visa advisory services to a foremost international Company, advising on appropriate visa categories based on specific travel requirements, including visa on arrival, single entry, and multi entry visas.
Successfully Facilitated the procurement and verification of necessary documents, including legalisation, police character certificates, and authentication at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, streamlining the documentation process for corporate clients.
Retained as Nigerian counsel to the world's largest multinational technology company on its entire employment portfolio in Nigeria in the wider circumstance of its multi-jurisdictional projects.
This high-profile engagement required provision of expert legal support to the client's global management on Severance, Gender and Ethnicity Pay, Shift Work Advisory, and Mass Redundancies in a series of cross-border employment work (involving CMS UK and over 50 law firms across all continents of the world). We have managed high-profile employee exits for this client without any contingent liability whatsoever.
Negotiation and structuring of Labour/Employment aspects of the complex Share Purchase Agreement executed between Oando and ENI in Oando's acquisition of ENI's interest in Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC). This cross-border transaction (with CMS Italy and other firms) involved advisory, interface and de-risking of sensitive aspects of the acquisition involving Nigeria's energy regulators, and hostile Labour Unions/Work Councils. The deal was valued at over $500 million and considered to be Africa’s largest energy deal in recent times.
Represented an African Finance Corporation-backed gold mining entity in Defendant-side representation before Nigeria’s federal commercial courts, in a multi-billion naira environmental action relating to subject matter questions on mining, community development and rigorous interpretations of Nigeria’s mining statutes.
Advised a leading Techstars-backed Fintech reputed for its AI-driven Saas products, on its global Compliance and Data Privacy Programme to cater for its users in the EMEA region. Our credentialed resources on the GDPR, FATF guidelines and local law requirements on finance, corporate governance were deployed in this engagement.
Advised an European energy entity with diverse holdings in Africa on a Gas to Power project in Nigeria, involving sale of electric power to bitcoin-mining companies. Famsville provided end-to-end legal support on Incorporation of the entity, Cryptocurrency advisory, FDI, Gas Commercialization, Tax reliefs and Incentives, and regulatory interface with licensing authorities.
Represented a foremost West African real estate company with multi-million dollar landholdings in Nigeria, Ghana and the UK in a contentious construction/environmental action involving over 200 hectares of land at the Federal High Court, Lagos.
Currently retained as local counsel on employment matters in Nigeria by Italian Oil and Gas giant, SAIPEM. Prior to now, Famsville has advised SAIPEM on termination of employment, disciplinary procedures and terminal benefits accruing to certain employees who breached the company's code of ethics and conducts. This cross-border transaction cuts across 5 countries including Nigeria.
Advised Indigo Medical Centre, a reconstructive surgery hospital in Lagos on its entire Human Resources portfolio and Corporate Restructuring options.
Negotiated and completed the acquisition of multi-million naira real estate assets in Lagos for Megamound Investment Ltd, foremost real estate developers with holdings across the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region.
Famsville was appointed as Legal Advisers/Estate Managers to the Private Family Office of a deceased Nigerian business mogul with diverse assets and stockholdings valued at over 10 Billion Naira
Advised Neofyton Doo, one of the World's largest manufacturers of Plastic, headquartered in Serbia, on contingent liabilities in a cross-border industrial/contractual dispute running into several millions of naira.