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, capital market practice, energy and natural resources, intellectual property, dispute resolution, mergers and acquisitions, and tax law. The firm was named the law firm of the year at the 2014 EDition of the ESQ Nigerian Legal Awards.
History
- 1993 — Aluko & Oyebode was founded by Gbenga Oyebode and Bankole Olumide Aluko, SAN
- 2002 — Bankole Olumide Aluko, one of the founding partners, dies.
Transactional focus
- Advised AXA on its €198 million Acquisition of a Majority Stake in Mansard Insurance Plc.
- Advised Accugas Limited on its US$170 million 5-year medium-term Acquisition Finance Facility.
- Advised IFC on the Calabar Hospital PPP Project.
- Advised on Guinness Nigeria Plc's N10 billion Commercial Paper Programme.
- Advised SEPLAT on US$1.7 billion Credit Facilities.
Notable case tried
Aluko & Oyebode represented the family of Deyda Hydara and Africa Regional Office of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ-Africa) in an action against the Gambian government on its failure to investigate the [...] of Deyda Hydara, a Gambian Journalist. In June 2014, the ECOWAS court found the Gambian government liable for failing to diligently investigate Deyda’s [...].
The Gambian government was also considered to be in violation of Article 66 of the Revised ECOWAS Treaty.