Services

  • Corporate Commercial 
  • Company Secretarial Services
  • Labour Matters
  • Finance Investment and Insolvency 
  • Trademark and Patent (Intellectual Property and Information 
  • Communication Technology)
  • Public Sector, Urban Regeneration and 
  • Real Estate
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Family and Probate

Edelweiss Partners. renders legal advice and opinion on all aspects of law and practice within the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The firm has garnered considerable practical experience in Corporate Commercial Practice, Company Secretarial Services, Labour matters, Finance Investment and Insolvency, Intellectual Property and Information Technology, Real Estate, Dispute Resolution, Family and Probate. 

 

Corporate Commercial

Edelweiss Partners has extensive experience in commercial law and practice within the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The firm has been involved in advising, negotiating and drafting many ground breaking commercial contracts. The firm has advised on numerous partnerships, company law and international trade transactions including joint ventures

Our services are regularly engaged for the purposes of conducting legal due diligence on Nigerian businesses as well as Government Institutions and Agencies by prospective international & local investors and venture capitalists as well as for company formation and advice on compliance with Nigerian Laws.

Company Secretarial Services:

Our firm acts as Company Secretaries to companies in the following capacities; handling board meetings, filing requisite returns timeously on behalf of our clients, ensuring our clients comply with the requirements of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 and any other statutes or rules regarding the sphere of business of respective clients.

 

Finance Investment and Insolvency

The firm has considerable experience in this sector and its services are regularly required for issues and transactions involving investments, banking, insolvency, capital markets and securities amongst others.
It is our opinion that the test of any commercial document is its ability to withstand forensic examination in court or at arbitration. With the aforementioned in mind, we are extremely painstaking in drafting our documents.

Intellectual Property and Information Communication Technology

Your concepts and ideas, innovations, brand names and brand elements are all part of your firm’s assets and must be protected. From traditional firms who need advisory for patents, copyrights and trademarks, to more contemporary firms and entertainment outfits who require our services for their music rights, film rights and even contracts, the expertise of our IP portfolio and general advisory practice team is unrivalled by any other full-service commercial law firm in Nigeria.

 We provide advisory as regards brand names and their usage, creative works and inventions, product development, licensing and exploitation of intellectual property rights and acquisition and transfer of technology as well as registration, recordals, assignment and licensing arrangements. We handle disputes covering the full spectrum of IP rights and co-ordinate litigation and settlement strategies for clients in the case of IP infringement. We keep abreast with regulators and stakeholders such as the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) so we can keep our clients from running afoul of regulatory laws.

Our Oki Achika Esq. is accredited with the Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment as trademark and patent agent. 

 

Public Sector, Urban Regeneration and Real Estate

The firm and its lawyers have been active players advising on policy formation and complex real estate transactions.  Our firm and lawyers have been regularly consulted for several Real Estate acquisitions, development and construction projects and contracts.

We carry out registration and perfection of title with state governments’ lands registries and the federal lands registry.

Dispute Resolution

The firm is also committed to commercial dispute negotiation and resolution on behalf of its clients. Its approach towards every dispute is always practical and result oriented. This involves anticipating problems before they arise and identifying solutions to them, drafting agreements and executing transactions expediently and effectively to avoid disputes whilst advancing the clients’ objectives. In settling disputes, our firm remains conscious of reaching an acceptable settlement which is at least as good as the likely net outcome of any litigation or arbitration.

 

Litigation

The firm has established itself in the area of advocacy. Effective and efficient strategies are evolved for a particular case to ensure prompt and favourable results in a practical manner as possible for our clients from the High Courts to the Supreme Court.

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Edelweiss Partners has over the years proven itself in the field of alternative dispute resolution, using alternative dispute resolution mechanism like arbitration, mediation and reconciliation.

We believe that not all commercial disputes need to be strictly settled by litigation. To this end We encourage the use of all Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) techniques including negotiation, conciliation, mediation and arbitration when and where appropriate.

Debt Recovery

The firm is also engaged in debt recovery by Local Banks and Financial Institutions as well as Foreign Institutions with Nigerian clients and adopts the most practical and timeous means of recovering debts. Litigation is regarded as a last option

Family & Probate

At Edelweiss Partners, we are versed in the Family and Probate practice and we are regularly instructed to prosecute divorce petitions and child custody matters. With regard to our Probate practice, we are involved in conducting searches in the probate registry to confirm the authenticity of Letters of Administration and probate of Wills.  We also process and obtain Letters of Administration and probate of Wills for Estates of deceased people.  In addition, the firm also prepares Wills and other testamentary documentation.

 

Labour Matters

Edelweiss Partners. is regarded as the first port of call for multinationals when it comes to labour matters. Our labour practice entails us rendering advice to clients on a broad range of labour issues including trade union regulations, private sector pension schemes and retirement benefits; staff negotiations, employment contracts and employment protection. 

We help with the issues that arise with workforce management during mergers and acquisitions, lay-offs, employment contracts and agreements and much more. We have a certified HR personnel who works closely with HR and in-house counsel teams to provide a flexible service that can really add value to your business while ensuring that employee rights are respected.