Practice Areas
Corporate and Commercial Group
Corporate Services
Businesses are continually confronted with disputes over shortfalls, default in payments, delays in shipments or other unsatisfactory performance of local and international contracts. Internal problems arise over negligence, fraud, misappropriation and human resource management. Government agencies often exert claims over statutory fees, tax payments or investigate companies regarding compliance with regulatory requirements. PLP Corporate attorneys combine legal knowledge, sound business judgment and high ethical standards to help clients deal with these and other problems. A critical component of PLP Corporate service is enabling clients integrate legal solutions into their daily operations to minimize liability.
PLP assists clients innegotiating and drafting domestic and transnational contracts, incorporating and obtaining appropriate licensing for public and private companies, facilitating secretariats and annual general meetings, and ensuring regulatory compliance. PLP Corporate Group handles immigration and business employment issues, and provides guidance on policies relating to whistleblowers, restrictive covenants, trade secrets and other workplace related claims. PLP services to non-governmental organizations and churches range from incorporation to governance and compliance issues, and mergers and dissolution.
Commercial Services
Most business today receive and deliver goods and services beyond the localities of their corporations. PLP has an international network that enables it deliver prompt legal services across continents.
Whether it is a multi-national commercial contract, a dispute on goods and services or unfair business practices, the PLP Commercial team takes a practical, business-like approach customized to each client.
PLP Commercial provides legal and advisory services to clients engaged in infrastructure projects, renewable energy, oil and gas, securities, debt and equity structuring.
Real Estate And Estate Planning Group
Real Estate
PLP real estate services include the preparation and execution of documents for the sale and transfer of land, documentation and perfection of titles, liens, mortgages and securities.
PLP represents individuals, businesses and financial institutions in foreclosures, long-term and commercial leases, occupancy disputes, property valuations, fire and property damage, and real estate taxes.
PLP Real Estate Group provides consultancy and advisory services to individuals and corporations in the Diaspora seeking to invest in the Nigerian real estate market.
Estate Planning
PLP Estate Planning attorneys prepare wills, endowments and trust instruments, provide advice on tax implications of estate plans and gifts and structuring of family owned businesses to achieve appropriate succession plans.
PLP performs a wide range of trustee and executor’s duties including serving as trustees and executors.
PLP represents individuals and fiduciaries in probate, trusts and estates proceedings, including will contests, accountings and surcharge claims, valuations, disputed inter-vivos gifts, estate and gift tax disputes, fiduciary, and guardianship and conservatorship matters.
Dispute Resolution Group
PLP Dispute Resolution Group provides customized, cost-effective and results-oriented representation. With litigation costs escalating and court dockets becoming more congested, PLP recognizes alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) as an increasingly attractive solution to individuals and businesses seeking cost-effective and timely resolution of commercial and other disputes.
When all-else fails and there has to be litigation, the Group has a crack-team of litigators to service clients’ needs.