Accendolaw Partners LP is a commercially focused law firm partnership headquartered in Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, with an operational office in Abuja. The Firm evolved from Accendo Law which was established in 2011 into a commercially focused practice advising some of Nigeria’s most prominent businesses, institutions and international investors.

We provide creative, professional legal advice and representation to domestic and international clients; from ambitious start-ups to established multinationals, across 12 areas of commercial law. Our lawyers are not just legal technicians; they are strategic partners who invest in understanding your business, your industry, and your long-term objectives.

Our Vision

Our vision is to be the foremost provider of bespoke legal services in Nigeria.

Our Mission

Our mission is to wield mastery of the law in delivering custom legal services with distinction, integrity and reliability. We achieve this by applying a commercially focused, innovative approach that creates real, measurable value for every client we serve.

Why Clients Choose Us

    • We are led by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) — the highest honour in the Nigerian legal profession, equivalent to Queen’s Counsel in the United Kingdom — with over 23 years of active litigation and appellate advocacy experience.
    • Our Dispute Resolution team has appeared before the Supreme Court of Nigeria, the Court of Appeal, Federal High Courts, Election Petition Tribunals and the Investment and Securities Tribunal.
    • Our lead TMT and technology lawyer is the only African to have consistently published in the Thomson Reuters Computer and Telecommunication Law Review, making us uniquely positioned to advise on AI law, data protection, cryptocurrency and fintech matters.
    • We deploy case and task management technology to ensure confidentiality, reliability, accurate billing and timely updates at every stage of your matter.
    • Our partners have together accumulated over 43 years of experience advising on capital markets transactions, corporate restructuring, dispute resolution, intellectual property, insolvency and more.

Our Professional Affiliations

    • The firm and its members hold active membership with the following professional bodies:
    • Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)
    • International Bar Association (IBA)
    • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK (CIArb) — Nigerian Branch
    • International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
    • ICC Commission on Arbitration & ADR
    • Lagos Court of Arbitration (LCA)
    • Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners Association of Nigeria (BRIPAN)
    • INSOL International
    • Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSAN)
    • Section on Business Law of the Nigerian Bar Association (SBL-NBA)
    • Data Privacy Lawyers Association of Nigeria
    • Lagos Chamber of Commerce International Arbitration Centre

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Landmark Cases

    • Led a team defending a client in a high-profile money laundering matter involving in excess of $30,000,000 (Thirty Million Dollars) at the Federal High Court, Lagos.
    • Served as Lead Adviser tracing and recovering N1,000,000,000 (One Billion Naira) in corruption proceeds for the Federal Government of Nigeria.
    • Counsel to a Receiver/Manager appointed by Fidelity Bank over an unpaid loan facility exceeding N1,000,000,000.
    • Served as Counsel in escheatment proceedings resulting in N1,600,000,000 being recovered for the Federal Government of Nigeria.
    • Advised a leading Fintech company on the injection of over $10,000,000 as equity and debt finance by a globally known venture capitalist.
    • We advise on a broad range of banking and finance transactions, including project finance, procurement of international debt finance via convertible notes, structured lending, and regulatory compliance for financial institutions. We have advised on the procurement of
    • $50,000,000 (Fifty Million Dollars) in international debt finance via convertible notes and advised on fintech equity injections exceeding $10,000,000 from international venture capitalists.