AELEX

Legal Services | Nigeria
tel: +234 1 4617 321 | fax: +234 1 4617 092
4th Floor, Marble House | 1 Kingsway Road, Ikoyi | Lagos | 234 | Nigeria

Main Contacts

Lawrence Fubara Anga

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Partner & Practice Group Head

Theophilus I Emuwa

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Senior Partner

Overview

AELEX is a full service commercial and litigation law firm. It is one of the largest law firms in West Africa with offices in Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja in Nigeria and Accra, Ghana.

The firm has local legal expertise and presence, political & industry wide connections with an appreciation for global standards. AELEX was formed as a result of the merger on July 1, 2004 of four leading commercial law firms. O. Adekoya & Co., Victor & Charles, Anga & Emuwa and Adegbite Adeniji & Co.

Members of the firm are active in many professional associations including the International Bar Association, American Bar Association, American Arbitration Association, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Association, Centre for American and International Law, Venture Capital Association of Nigeria, International Trademark Association, and Telecommunications Lawyers Association of Nigeria, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, African Telecommunications Think Tank, American Society of International Law and the Nigerian Society of Engineers. Also, the firm is a member of a number of business associations including the Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce, Franco-Nigerian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce, West African Enterprise Network, and the Equipment Leasing Association of Nigeria.

The firm is the Nigerian member of the law firm section of the World Services Group.

The firm is licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission to provide advisory services in relation to securities.

Year this Office was Established: 2004
Lawyers Worldwide: 69
Languages: English, Ijaw, Yoruba, English, French and Mandarin

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Senior Associates

Jibrin  Dasun

Jibrin Dasun

Senior Associate
Rebecca  Ebokpo

Rebecca Ebokpo

Senior Associate
Oluwaseun  Philip-Idiok

Oluwaseun Philip-Idiok

Senior Associate

Associates

Other

Bisong  Obi-Akatchak

Bisong Obi-Akatchak

Chief Operating Officer
Kikelomo  Obisesan

Kikelomo Obisesan

Business Development Manager

Articles

Music Licensing and Royalty Collection in the Nigerian Music Industry

Introduction Musical works created or produced by musicians are largely protected by copyright. This basically refers to the exclusive control that is given to the creator of a particular piece of work for a specific amount of time. As a result, the copyright owner is granted the sole right to record music, produce, sell, or distribute copies of the music in various formats (hardware and software), stream the music, stage a public performance of the music, reproduce, or create new work from the original work (for example, modifying one's music to create a new song). In musical works, copyright excludes others from carrying out any of these actions without permission...

A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2023

A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2023 INTRODUCTION The Evidence Act (Amendment) Act 2023 (the Amended Act) was signed into Law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the 12th day of June 2023. The Amended Act was aimed at amending the provisions of the Evidence Act 2011 (the Principal Act) to be in conformity with global technological advancements in evidence taking and its applicability covers all judicial proceedings before Courts in Nigeria. The Amended Act is divided into 11 sections, and it amended 8 sections of the Principal Act...

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Press

WWL NAMES AELEX'S INDIVIDUALS AS THOUGHT LEADERS - AFRICA 2024

Our Partners, Adedapo Tunde-Olowu SAN and Theophilus Emuwa have been recognised by Who's Who Legal (WWL) as Thought Leaders in Africa. Theo and Dapo are also ranked Global Leaders by WWL. This recognition reflects their outstanding work, robust cross-disciplinary experience and excellence in client service...

AELEX NAMED LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR – NIGERIA FOR THE EIGHTH TIME AT THE 2023 WHO’S WHO LEGAL AWARDS

In a remarkable achievement, AELEX has once again clinched the prestigious title of Law Firm of the Year – Nigeria at the 2023 Who's Who Legal (WWL) Awards, marking an impressive achievement as the only law firm in West Africa to win a Who's Who Legal Firm of the Year Award in 2023.This accolade adds to the firm's illustrious record, making it the eighth time that AELEX has been honored as the foremost legal entity in Nigeria by WWL in the 14 years of the award, with the initial recognition bestowed upon the firm in 2009 during the award's inaugural year...

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