Business & Corporate Advisory

Not every legal need is a discrete transaction. Businesses often require ongoing, practical legal counsel to navigate day-to-day operations, manage risk, and make confident decisions. Edidiong Akpanuwa & Co. provides ongoing legal and strategic counsel to SMEs, corporates, founders, and growing businesses across a broad range of commercial and operational matters.

Our Business & Corporate Advisory practice covers:

1. Corporate formation and structuring — advising on business formation, corporate structuring, subsidiaries, joint ventures, and the selection of appropriate legal vehicles.

2. Regulatory and compliance advisory — advising on registrations, licences, permits, industry-specific regulatory requirements, and ongoing compliance obligations.

3. Commercial contracts advisory — drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and managing commercial agreements across a broad range of business relationships.

4. Employment and workplace advisory — advising on employment contracts, workplace policies, employee relations, and other employment-related legal matters.

5. Corporate governance — supporting boards, directors, founders, and management with governance structures, decision-making processes, and corporate compliance.

6. Data protection and privacy — advising businesses on the lawful collection, processing, storage, and protection of personal data and related compliance obligations.

7. Funding and investment readiness — helping businesses prepare for investment by strengthening legal structures, governance, commercial documentation, and readiness for investor due diligence and funding negotiations.

8. Business growth and expansion — advising on the legal considerations of scaling operations, entering new markets, expanding into new jurisdictions, restructuring businesses, and supporting strategic growth initiatives.

9. General legal advisory — providing ongoing legal support on the day-to-day legal and commercial issues that arise in operating and growing a business.

This practice provides ongoing legal support to businesses navigating the practical legal issues that arise in running and growing a company in Nigeria, as well as the more strategic legal considerations that accompany expansion, investment, and scale.