Our Expertise

At H&C we support our clients in ensuring that their industry best practices including compliance are maintained. We coordinate board/general meetings and follow-up actions thereof, rendering all necessary secretarial services in respect of the meetings and advising on compliance with all applicable rules and regulations.

We also advise on good governance practices and compliance of Corporate Governance norms as prescribed under various Corporate, Securities and Other business laws, regulations and guidelines.

Our specialized team of professionals develop corporate and social sustainability frameworks, advising on corporate social responsibility and formulation of the organizational structure amongst others.
We also provide a plug n play shelf companies for clients that are looking for already incorporated business ventures.

We have acquired expertise in the creation and management of free zones not only in private practice but also in house in free zone companies and on secondment to free zone companies.

The team lead for this group worked with a technology base free zone company overseeing its projects and enterprises.

We run a robust litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution team. It is our policy to ensure that dispute whether arising from commercial activities of our clients or unrelated matters are resolved with utmost diligence, minimal turnaround time and resources.

Our team comprises of experts in the field with decades of experience.

We are legal advisors to the oil, gas and petrochemical sectors. We have served as counsel in the development, financing and acquisition/divestiture of a broad range of upstream, downstream and transportation projects including exploration, production, pipelines and shipping, storage, refining, LNG, petrochemical facilities and production platforms and rigs.

Our lawyers are knowledgeable on the major legal and commercial issues pertinent to the industry and as a result of representing developers, investors and lenders. We are leading attorneys in structuring, negotiating and drafting major commercial contracts as well as financing documents that support such projects.

Our team lead’s experience with the sector has given us an edge in mastering techniques for militating political risks which are peculiar with the sector especially in developing economies.

Our immense experience in Real Estate/Infrastructure is unparalleled. Our leads in the group are vast in investigating and deducing title, preparation of conveyancing documentation, obtaining governmental consent and registering land instruments. We are unequaled in and our reputation spanning over four decades.

We have also represented clients’ in acquiring land for the establishment of factories, residential estates for both commercial and personal use while ensuring disputes arising therefrom are resolved with minimal adversity.

Our tax advisory services are tailored to meet the specific needs of our clients’ in the different areas of taxation levied on businesses and individuals. These include corporate Income Tax, Personal Income Tax, Petroleum profit Tax, Value Added Tax (VAT), customs and excise and any other tax as may be levied from periodically by the appropriate authorities.

We have advised clients’ on the effectiveness these laws have on international commercial transaction and foreign investors doing business in Nigeria. Our expertise include the effect of cross border taxation, transfer pricing, tax structuring, tax advisory services, stamp duties, tax disputes, double taxation, tax holidays and incentive as they affect our clients’.

At H&C we represent and support our TMT clients by being able to combine our expertise and resources to provide cutting edge solutions to issues as they arise. Our team benefits from experience acquired not only in private practice but also in-house at TMT companies and on secondments to such companies.

This means we provide relevant industry-focused advice, delivered quickly to ensure that we add value from the onset. Irrespective of the size or the complexity of the project(s), H&C has the right team to deliver on the brief.

At H&C, we provide commercially legal solution to our clients’ with respect to intellectual property and technology acquisition needs. This includes legal advice on intellectual property rights, creative works and inventions, product development and transfer of technology.

We are also intellectual property, trademark and patent agents and our team lead in this group ensures the speedy registration of inventions and protection of right infringements.

At H&C, we provide commercially legal solution to our clients’ with respect to intellectual property and technology acquisition needs. This includes legal advice on intellectual property rights, creative works and inventions, product development and transfer of technology.

We are also intellectual property, trademark and patent agents and our team lead in this group ensures the speedy registration of inventions and protection of right infringements.