Labour & Employment Law
The Firm advises local employers, multinational and foreign-owned companies, senior executives and individuals throughout the employment relationship, from engagement and workplace policies to restructuring, exits and proceedings before the National Industrial Court of Nigeria. The Firm provides employment advisory and dispute resolution services, with experience spanning employment documentation, regulatory compliance, workforce restructuring, cross-border transactions and representation of both employers and employees. Its approach focuses on managing employment risks, protecting clients' commercial interests and resolving disputes on terms that preserve those interests.
What we cover
Sub-services
- 01Employment Law Advisory and Documentation
- 02Employment Compliance and Advisory Retainers
- 03Workforce Restructuring, Redundancy and Executive Exits
- 04Employment Due Diligence and Transaction Advisory
- 05Workplace Investigations and Employee Relations
- 06Employment Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Track records
Our achievements
- Represented over 2,700 retrenched employees in enforcing a Supreme Court judgment against the Nigerian Ports Authority.
- Obtained a judgment exceeding ₦20 million in a fundamental rights action for an employee who suffered harm in the workplace.
- Provided legal advisory to three employees allegedly unlawfully terminated by a Nigerian microfinance bank with foreign shareholders.
- Represented multinational and foreign-owned companies in disputes before the National Industrial Court in Lagos, Port Harcourt and Benin involving triangular employment, unlawful termination and constructive dismissal.
- Represented senior employees and executives in complex employment disputes, including matters currently subject to appellate review.
- Advised PZ Cussons Limited on the structuring of its entire employee workforce and employment contracts for its Lekki Free Zone project, which carries an intended infrastructure investment of approximately US$20 million over three years.
- Advised on Nigerian employment law aspects, including workforce considerations, of a West African energy divestment valued at over US$783 million.
- Advised Nigerian Breweries Plc (Heineken) on child custody issues relating to its employees across various Nigerian states.
- Prepared harassment awareness, fraud awareness and Speak Up campaign materials, including video scripts and workforce communications, for Nigerian Breweries Plc (Heineken).
- Advised on executive exit structuring and dispute risk mitigation for international employers operating in Nigeria, with a focus on preserving business relationships and managing exposure before the National Industrial Court.
- - Currently acting for the former Head of Risk and Compliance of three affiliated regulated entities in an exit dispute involving salary arrears, a staff vehicle loan, terminal benefits and the return of company property.
- Worked alongside international teams as Nigerian co-counsel on the employment workstream of cross-border transactions, restructurings and divestments.
- - The Firm's lawyers have advised on global employment projects involving CMS, Morgan Lewis and Littler, across more than 20 jurisdictions, covering cross-jurisdictional projects, divestments and restructurings.