Contracts perhaps are one of the best mechanisms in place in pre-resolving legal disputes to avoid expensive litigation. With clear contractual provisions—devoid of any vitiating contractual element—the engagement of parties is smooth, and even when conflict occurs, parties can easily resolve same as courts often allow parties to agree on contractual terms at arm’s length. Contract is thus at the hub of commercial transactions. Our attorneys can help in the drafting, reviewing, restructuring, and negotiating of all types of contracts with the aim of advancing your overall interests.
We leverage our industry knowledge and expertise to help individuals and organizations to protect their corporate interests. Our services in corporate law range from any type of company registration, advising on structure or type of business registration, drafting regulating agreements, corporate sponsorship, carrying out necessary due diligence, corporate structuring, and restructuring, corporate taxation, dissolution, industry regulatory compliance issues, etc.
We are able to provide services embedded in the employment and labour law practice, including representing clients in (chosen) ADR mechanisms following wrongful termination, discrimination at the workplace, litigation (especially in relation to worker’s compensation, sexual harassment, assault/battery at workplace, contract breaches/non-compete/NDA related contract issues, including worker’s intellectual property rights), tortious interference with business relations, whistleblowing/retaliatory discharge, etc.
Particularly, as Afrobeats, and Nollywood becomes bigger in Nigeria, we represent entertainment, and media stakeholders, including digital and non-digital content providers who are engaged in media practices in films, music/music videos, documentaries, etc. We represent artists, celebrities, entertainers on issues as intellectual property rights (including their publicity rights), label signing, endorsement, sponsorship deals, split sheets, and other related contract issues.
Before, as an example, family law-related issues are silent in Nigeria, but in recent times, with an increase in cases of domestic violence, marriage fraud, neglect, etc, comes the increment in divorce cases in Nigerian courts. The recent expositions on women’s rights in the media and several activisms have also been successful in deflecting the traditional tight marital praxis for a loose one in the Nigerian society, for example. Our lawyers can help in divorce cases, annulment, adoption, child custody, domestic violence, marital property rights, paternity, etc, both in Nigeria, and in the United States.
Almost every country has some form of immigration law serving as a (controlling) mechanism for immigration purposes. Our lawyers can help in resolving issues, and ensuring representation in matters related to deportation issues, citizenship (or naturalization), providing advice on (best) immigration routes including employment-based cases, asylum, family immigration, student visas, LGBT immigration issues, immigration petitions before appropriate bodies, responding to immigration office request, etc.
We have deep knowledge of matters related to intellectual property law. Our service entails intellectual property counseling, branding, protection and registration (of designs, trademarks, patents, and copyrights), licensing, litigation of rights (where there is an infringement of intellectual property rights), including due diligence, enforcement, IP oppositions, licensing, Intellectual Property Rights transactions, litigation, and more.
We can help your organization comply with relevant privacy legislation that is/are relevant to your specific industry, including comprehensive privacy regulations depending on your jurisdiction including the Nigeria Data Protection Act, the General Data Protection Regulation, California Consumer Privacy Act (as amended), etc. We can also offer services related to the assessment of your privacy and security program, including suggestions on how discovered risk(s) could be remediated.
We know this area of law is very touchy, but it is very important for you to plan ahead. At Feral Law L.P., our attorneys can help you with the creation of a (valid) will, creation of a living trust, drafting of a valid power of attorney/living will, provide advice on how to avoid probate and estate tax, or act as an executor, estate management, obtaining letters of administration, probate and non-probate administration of estates and trusts, assets identification, estate tax payments, responding to challenge to an estate, such as a claim against an estate, or a challenge to a will, etc.