For Businesses and Corporate Organizations
Beyond the cliché, CHLP runs a predominantly commercial practice. We currently advise a wide range of small and medium sized companies in their contractual and trade relations. We have cumulatively advised/worked on transactions worth over $4 million. We provide solutions to our clients in the following areas:
Corporate and Secretarial services
CHLP offers the full range of corporate law services, from business formation to structuring, and other industry-specific advisory duties that helps the organizations of our clients to grow. We also work with management and offer secretarial support services that help them make the best decisions concerning their organizations.
Governance and Compliance
CHLP advises dozens of companies regarding corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and carries out company secretarial duties for them. Our goal remains to keep our clients satisfied and compliant, while remaining flexible enough for innovation and growth in their business.
Real Estate and Infrastructure
It is a thing of great privilege for us to be part of the development of our continent, Africa, through our robust and growing real estate practice. We are stakeholders in the real estate sector, and play our part in the continent’s infrastructure development, giving legal support and advice to clients in the private sector. We also manage a growing real estate portfolio for our clients and facilitate all relevant real estate transactions and post contract processes, like perfection of title and the like.
Dispute Resolution and Recovery
With a focus on Commercial Dispute Resolution, CHLP represents corporate organizations and individuals to resolve disputes that arise in the course of their business relations. With speed and our clients’ best interests being watchwords, we evaluate the specific dispute, and apply the relevant mechanism for resolution. We employ Litigation, Mediation, Arbitration, among other tools for debt recovery, labor and employment disputes, contractual disputes, disputes arising from real estate transactions and recovery of premises, garnishee proceedings, etc. Most importantly, with great foresight, we always seek to help our clients avoid disputes, from the beginning.
Commercial Transactions and International Trade
We are involved in the various stages of our Clients business transactions. We offer support in helping our Clients negotiate the best deals possible. Over the last 5 (five) years, we have demonstrative experience negotiating agreements on behalf of our Clients with leading companies in the United States, United Kingdom, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates for application in Defence Contracts, Real Estate, and Energy.
Startups and General Business Advisory
At CHLP, we are business savvy and use our knowledge of the Nigerian economic landscape to offer advisory services that keep our clients resilient and help create innovative and creative business solutions. We have set up and do advise startups and other companies in the real estate development, technology, logistics and mobility, medical and telemedicine, and insurance and actuarial consulting spaces. Other industries include entertainment and fashion, media consulting, hospitality, and agriculture.
Technology
This is one of our most strategic practice areas, as it is most relevant in the world, we find ourselves today. We guide our clients in the technology space, and give legal support through their data protection, management and compliance processes, contractual relations, funding quests, partnerships, and intellectual property-related matters.
Media and Entertainment
We advise media firms and broadcast stations in their day-to-day operations and collaborations with local and foreign partners. Also in this practice area is our representation of entertainment outfits, record labels, creatives, and individual artists. We negotiate and advise for endorsement deals, ad campaigns, PR & brand management, and intellectual property protection on behalf of our clients.
Labor and Employment
We have experience litigating Labor and Employment disputes, and we currently represent and advise corporate organizations and individuals in resolving and avoiding labor disputes.
Taxation
Our Taxation practice and consultancy is boosted by our knowledge of the tax ecosystem in Nigeria. Our strategies and interface with the relevant tax authorities make us serve our Clients efficiently, and help our Clients pay the least amount of tax possible. We mean this in the literal sense. Currently, act as Consultant to corporate organizations in helping them secure applicable tax incentives, by interfacing with the Government agencies involved.
Intellectual Property
CHLP has vast experience advising corporate organizations and individuals in the available options for intellectual property protection. Our Clients range between Business Corporations, Tech Companies, Entertainers and Entertainment Outfits, as well as other creatives. With speed and efficiency, we secure registration of trademarks, copyright, patent, and industrial design. We also have the effective strategies that help protect the trade secrets of our Clients.
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