Innovation
Curiosity and inventive legal strategy in pursuit of value-adding results.
Nigeria · Cross-border perspective
Counsel with
command.
Precise legal thinking for consequential decisions. We advise businesses, institutions and private clients where commercial ambition meets legal complexity.
LexImperatores
Innovation
Integrity
Excellence
Empathy
Abuja · Lagos · NigeriaScroll to discover
01 / The Firm
An integrated full-service practice
Built around the matter.
Focused on the outcome.
Lex Imperatores LLP provides tailored legal services to individuals, companies and institutions in Nigeria and the diaspora. Our lawyers combine disciplined analysis, commercial understanding and technological fluency to resolve complex briefs.
We structure transactions, strengthen organisations, protect ideas and represent clients before courts and arbitral bodies. Every engagement begins with the client’s objective—and the most effective route to it.
“To be the world’s foremost one-stop firm for tailored legal solutions and advisory services.”
Integrity
Steadfast protection of our clients’ trust, interests and reputation.
Excellence
Rigour, responsiveness and an uncompromising standard of delivery.
Empathy
A clear understanding of what is at stake for every client we serve.
02 / Core Expertise
Depth across the issues that shape enterprise
Focused expertise.
Connected thinking.
Corporate & Commercial
Transaction structuring, due diligence, commercial agreements and strategic counsel across the business lifecycle.
Dispute Resolution
Litigation, mediation and arbitration across civil, commercial, criminal, electoral and public-interest matters.
Real Estate
Residential and commercial transactions, title review, development, leasing and property disputes.
Regulatory & Governance
Sector-specific compliance, legislative intelligence and governance systems aligned with international standards.
Technology & E-commerce
Software, licensing, privacy, data security, smart contracts, digital platforms and technology transactions.
Intellectual Property
Trade marks, copyright, patents, registered designs, franchising, trade secrets and portfolio protection.
Maritime & Admiralty
Shipping, carriage, vessel finance, maritime liens, pollution claims and commercial maritime disputes.
Company Secretarial
Board and statutory support, filings, corporate changes, charges, share transfers and continuing compliance.
Media, Entertainment & Sport
Brand protection, rights, investments and complex transactions for creatives, companies and rights-holders.
Research & Development
Monitoring and evaluation, civic engagement, programme design, policy research, communiqués and white papers.
03 / Leadership
Lawyers of judgement and enterprise
Senior leadership
Our lawyers are meticulous, commercially alert and creative in their approach to legal challenges, supported by specialist advisers and senior counsel.
MBA
Principal Partner
Muhammad Bashir Abdulazeez
Technology and digitisation, litigation, corporate law, labour law, civic engagement, research and human rights.
MO
Practice Partner
Morakinyo Olasupo
Corporate and commercial advisory, dispute resolution, real estate, capital markets, technology, maritime and constitutional law.
ASA
Partner
Adebayo Sultan Alaaya
Corporate and commercial law, civil rights, intellectual property and real estate.
LOA
Partner
Lovelyn Ogechukwu Aniekwe
E-commerce, corporate transactions, intellectual property, energy, oil and gas, taxation and civil litigation.
04 / International Relationships
Nigeria insight. International outlook.
A trusted local partner
for cross-border work.
We welcome relationships with international law firms, investors, professional-services organisations and institutions seeking commercially grounded Nigerian counsel. Our collaborative model is designed for clear communication, dependable execution and seamless coordination across jurisdictions.
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58/60 Broad StreetMedife House, Lagos Island, Nigeria