Nigerian Co-counsel
for International Law Firms
Pearl & Pearson LP partners with foreign investors and their resident legal teams to deliver scalable, compliant solutions that support revenue growth in Nigeria's fastest-moving markets. We also act as Nigerian co-counsel for law firms in the UK, the US, Canada, and across Europe, providing Nigerian legal expertise.
Our commitment
How We Work with Global Law Firms and Businesses
Workstream Ownership
We assume primary responsibility for the Nigerian law workstream, providing oversight and seamless integration with the lead transaction team's overarching strategy.
Coordinated Partnership
Our engagement is regulated by mutually agreed upon protocols and critical milestones that ensure frictionless delivery.
Operational Insights
Our Nigerian legal opinions are designed to be practical, reliable, and meet the strict standards clients and other relevant parties expect.
Ancillary Support
We manage the ancillary assets and property as well as the target employees involved in a deal, providing you with localised support necessary to support deals and avoid crises.
Due Diligence
Our team brings years of experience managing global deals, and is committed to the expected standard of care needed to handle complex international transactions.
Complete Discretion
We operate with total confidentiality and have no interest beyond your success and the success of your client's matter.
Continuity & Closing
Our commitment extends beyond delivery of legal memoranda; we continue in the transaction team as active participants through to completion, subject to mutually agreed expectations.
Our expertise
Practice Areas
We have advised clients on matters spanning every major sector of the Nigerian economy, and we bring that experience to every fresh mandate.
Labour
- •Union / Work Council negotiations
- •NIC (National Industrial Court) proceedings
Employment
- •Redundancy and workforce restructuring
- •PENCOM compliance
- •Standing employment retainers for foreign company subsidiaries
- •Employment due diligence in M&A and divestments
Energy & Gas to Power
- •One supply and power purchase agreement advisory
- •NERC licensing and regulatory engagement
- •Project finance documentation and Nigeria law opinions
- •M&A and divestments
Cross-Border Transactions
- •Nigerian law due diligence
- •Transaction documents review and negotiation
- •Regulatory approvals and post completion filling
- •Market entry structuring for foreign entities
Regulatory Compliance
- •Corporate structuring for foreign entities entering Nigeria
- •Sector-specific regulatory approvals and licensing
- •NDPA compliance for companies processing Nigeria personal data
- •Competition and anti-trust advisory
Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution
- •Nigerian litigation strategy and management
- •Enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards
- •Debt recovery
- •Representation before State and Federal Courts
Why firms work with us
Key Highlights
IEL Global Top 40 Lawyers Under 40 (2024) — Managing Partner recognized among Nigeria's most distinguished practitioners.
Attended the London International Dispute Week 2023.
Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK).
Member of the International Chamber of Commerce
Led the team against a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in the Segilola Resources Operating Limited (SROL) billion-naira gold mining dispute.
Managing Partner's vast experience includes a former role as Managing Associate at Famsville (Moroom Africa and Tide Legal), handling extensive cross-border transaction work.
Represented Nigeria at the UK Ministry of Justice Disputes Roundtable.
Member of the International Bar Association.
CIPP/E and AIGP certified — specialist credentials for data protection and AI governance matters.
Functioned in the employment workstream in the NPA matter representing 2,700+ employees in Supreme Court enforcement worth ₦25 billion+.
Advised Reeple Nigeria and Reeple Canada on cross-border payment legal frameworks.
Of Counsel: Dr Ufuoma Lamikanra, PhD — based in the UK, from the School of Advanced Study, University of London.
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