ǼLEX is a full service commercial & dispute resolution law firm. It was established in 2004 through the merger of the practice of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and three other leading commercial law firms in Nigeria. The merger established one of the largest and most diversified law practices in West Africa with offices in Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja in Nigeria and Accra, Ghana. 

Lawyers in the firm are admitted to practice in several jurisdictions including Nigeria, New York, Ghana, England and Wales. In addition to legal qualifications, lawyers in the firm are qualified in disciplines such as political science, economics and engineering. Our lawyers have developed skills and  gained a significant deal of experience from their involvement in transactions and projects. Our regular interaction with industry operators enables us to structure our advice on projects and transactions in anticipation of, and consistent with changes in policy and regulation.

Our clients are predominantly multinational companies, banks and financial institutions, airlines, oil and gas companies, insurance companies, shipping lines and manufacturing conglomerates. We also advise foreign embassies, multilateral agencies, non-governmental organizations, international chambers of commerce and private clients.

The quality of our work has led to the firm receiving top rankings leading to it being featured in the Legal 500, Chambers Global Guide, IFLR 1000's Guide to World’s Leading Law Firms and being awarded the Who’s Who Legal Nigeria Firm of the year a record 5 times. 

The firm’s areas of practice include: 

:: Aviation
:: Banking & Finance
:: Business Fraud
:: Business Re-organisation and Insolvency
:: Capital Markets 
:: Corporate and Commercial
:: Energy and Natural Resources
:: Environment
:: Foreign Direct Investment
:: Infrastructure
:: Intellectual Property
:: Labour & Employment
:: Litigation and Dispute Resolution 
:: Maritime
:: Mining
:: Taxation
:: Telecommunications

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Theophilus Emuwa

Mary Damilola Adams

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