Who we are
Muritala Abdul-Rasheed, SAN & Co is a highly regarded, multi-sector law firm with a frontrunner track record and extensive sector knowledge of the Energy, Oil and Gas, Banking, Capital Markets, Trade & Investment, Infrastructure & Transport, Mining, Real Estate, Fintech and Technology sectors.
Operating from Nigeria, we offer litigation and regulatory expertise to deliver an integrated service across key practice areas as Dispute Resolution, Corporate/Commercial Services, Debt Recovery & Insolvency, Compliance & Regulation, Public Sector Advisory, Legal, Institutional and Policy Reforms.
We have been involved in the oil & gas sector for over one decade and have gained capabilities from working with our clients in the sector. Hence, we have hands-on experience, navigating the landscape of the industry as it continues to transform through policy cycles and the institutionalization of the PIB, enabling us to guide you and your business through what’s next for the sector.
Being very active in energy investments, we have worked with key industry bodies including the DPR. Clients have come to trust our oil and gas specialists on a wide range of local regulatory issues, including projects and transactions, procurement, upstream Mergers & Acquisitions, licence applications, joint ventures, environmental, and tax and dispute resolutions. Further, we have made successful representations in negotiation and documentation of drilling contracts, agreements for sale and purchase of petroleum products, regulatory issues and structuring settlement agreements in host community-related disputes.
We know the offshore contracting market and will benchmark your contractual terms against industry standards to develop terms and conditions which allow for greater certainty and effective risk mitigation.
Our work within this diverse industry further includes petroleum licensing, joint ventures, development projects, unitisations and oil and gas production, asset reorganisations, finance, share and asset acquisitions and disposals. Our dedicated legal team’s consistent involvement in upstream and midstream transactions means that we understand the commercial, operational and technical context of your business.
Thus, our practice provides service across the full breadth of the value chain, from oilfield support service companies, governments and energy associations to banks, credit agencies and other financial institutions. We also advise on the full range of supply chain and procurement agreements, leasing and services contracts, duty holding contracts for outsourced operations, to deferred payment arrangements.
Having acted for contractors, financial institutions, service sector companies major Oil & Gas companies, banks, private equity investors and independents, we are versed on deals that encompass major purchase and divestment structures in the Nigerian marketplace, varying from smaller-scale to high value, multi-jurisdictional corporate and asset transactions.
Our strong leadership, significant sectorial knowledge and expertise in regulatory frameworks has gained us a broad and nimble utilitarian capability to negotiate issues of political or ethical sensitivity and serve our clients with robust structures for business and risk management.
What do we do?
Our Mission, Values and Pledge
To be one of Africa’s leading legal services firms
To be a world class legal and consulting Firm known for providing a platform for motivated, specialized, and committed professionals meeting clients’ needs and contributing to public good.
“Provide our clients with creative solutions – on time and on budget”
Values: Enthusiasm, Commitment, Diligence, Relationship management, Integrity, Professionalism, Team work, Accountability, Excellence
“Given our strong leadership, significant sectorial knowledge and expertise in regulatory frameworks we have gained a broad and nimble utilitarian capability”
Muritala Abdul-Rasheed, SAN
Senior/Managing Partner
Our Value Proposition
A 24/7 connected world means we work innovatively to meet client needs. Murtala Abdul-Rasheed & Co offers an unmatched mix of value because of our deep insights into business crossroads. We have built a fully integrated firm, in partnership with 10 international firms, creating a business model that adds value to our clients` businesses across the world.
Our shrewd team, as trusted business partners, stay fully engaged with our clients as they litigate cases and close transactions. Throughout a project cycle, a clear communication line is maintained with clients to equip them in making well-informed decisions.
With wisdom gathered over the years in global, Nigerian or industry-specific business issues or whether it has to do with transactions, disputes. and enforcement-related matters, we apply our in-depth understanding of these markets to provide accurate and ethical legal advice.
We understand our clients and their business need to keep to work within budgets and costs of legal counsel. Our flexible fee arrangements infers that our clients can kill two birds with one stone by gaining high-quality legal counsel delivered economically and to budget.
Our Edge
A proven track record
Legal staff managing projects both domestically and internationally
Intricate understanding of the Nigerian legal system, with continuous training and education
Identifiable and measurable quality control measures
High-level management skills and operational experience
- Best-in-industry tools and processes
- The ability and willingness to stay abreast of case developments and nuances.
- Close collaboration with clients (company/law firm) and case-specific legal training
- High-level security and confidentiality measures
- Low turnaround time-processed work can be submitted within 24 hours if required.
Corporate Culture
At Muritala Abdul-Rasheed, SAN & Co., our practice was initially built around a focus on our corporate and commercial law practice. However, we have grown to offer an even balance of practice offerings, ranging from transactional to litigation-related areas. As an integrated firm suited to clients seeking to work with one legal team rather than multiple firms, we offer legal, policy and advisory services to individual, corporates, multinationals, and government bodies.
We are able to deliver efficiently, because of our ability to provide creative and seamless service to our clients, in spite of their location. Our approach delivers a consistent level of service to all our clients, regardless of their geographical location in the world. Over the next decade, through strategic coalitions, we will continue to expand our capabilities and services into Africa, in order to stay abreast with our client’s complex, market-specific, transactional, regulatory, and dispute needs.
Key Practices Area
The exigencies of today’s business often mean legal issues do not always align with traditional law practice. To support our clients, our legal firm is structured to exploit the multi-disciplinary experience of our lawyers, providing counsel in several practice areas in a seamless way.
As an example, our proficient oil and gas team supports distinctive business areas, relevant to the client but draws from the detailed experience of our other lawyers specialized in executive compensation, immigration, workplace safety, compliance, benefits, tax, and investigations.
Our pride stems from the guidance and services which we provide our clients within the traditional client-attorney-based relationship. These practices are specifically tailored to all aspects of our client’s transactions undertaken within the framework of the geographical business regime.