Disputes are generally an inevitable part of human interaction. The firm of Boma Obuoforibo & Co. is highly skilled, competent and has considerable experience in representing clients in dispute at the High Courts/Appellate Courts. Our guiding philosophy is to apply a cost effective management in the resolution of disputes involving our clients, taking into consideration that it would be in the client's best interest to resolve the disputes amicably.

Therefore when disputes arise, we recommend alternative dispute resolutions such as Arbitration and Mediations where appropriate. Our experienced team of lawyers assesses clients' legal rights and liabilities and identifies problems before they emerge.

We handle a wide range of commercial disputes in the energy, real property, corporate and commercial fields.

By virtue of the firm's origin in the Niger Delta area, we have developed core competencies in this area which is complemented by its extensive networks, sector knowledge and regulatory understanding of the industry.

We have had the opportunity of reviewing agreements/instruments around which oil and gas transactions are structured to ensure conformity with Nigerian statutes, Nigerian case law and Nigerian laws generally within their operations in Nigeria.

Boma Obuoforibo & Co provides advice to local and international clients on all aspects of Nigerian and International business and commercial law.

Our clientele in this area includes public and private companies, corporate investors and financial institutions.

The firm has deeply rooted experience in taxation, commercial contracts, sale of goods, insurance law, partnerships, company law, labour law, international trade, trade disputes as well as in joint venture and venture capital transactions, property and real estate, legislative watch, and regulatory oversight.

We are very actively engaged in company formation and assists clients to ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements for establishing business in Nigeria. We also advise on foreign exchange regulations affecting investors in Nigerian equity and debt stock.

We act as Company Secretary to many commercial enterprises. Aside from attendance at meetings and filing of requisite returns, the services we offer include nominee arrangements and trusteeships.

In general, we ensure compliance with the provisions of legislation relevant to the operations of incorporated association.

The real estate practice at Boma Obuoforibo & Co. had been involved in a large variety of real estate transactions through its representation of many financial institutions, hotel groups and real estate operating companies.

The firm's diverse practice include acquisition and divestiture of residential apartment complexes and shopping centres, large scale financing transactions, including construction finance, restructurings of problem loans, purchase, negotiation and documentation of complex development and construction projects; conducting due diligence on title and occupancy details, advise on tax implications.

We also offer legal advice to private and institutional investors, property owners and developers and financiers

The firm has substantial expertise in structuring, documenting and negotiating virtually every type of secured and unsecured financing transactions. We have the capability and depth to provide assistance in every substantive areas of law that bears on these transactions.

Some of the services offered by our firm but are not limited to: Due diligence, Debt advisory and rescheduling, debt recovery, regulatory compliance issues, Lending/Mortgage Agreements, Share-holders agreement, conducting searches.

Our firm provides key advisory role on variety of tax issues in line with international best practices.

We advise Clients on tax considerations associated with their financial transactions including mergers and acquisitions, structuring and re-organizing business entities, joint ventures, real estate, tax credits issues and cross border transactions.

The firm has the experience to assist our clients in developing work place strategies and solutions.

We provide advice and counseling on all aspects of the employment relationship, formulate strategies to anticipate problems, keep them informed about new development in the law, assist in drafting policies and procedures and defend the company at the Industrial Tribunal.

The firm provides legal services in relation to maritime/admiralty law including the negotiation and documentation of contracts for carriage of goods by sea, the sale, purchase, mortgage or charter of ships, marine insurance, time, voyage and bareboat charter parties and regularly liaises with the Nigerian Shipping Registry in this regard.

With increased global concern in the power sector of developing countries, activities in Nigeria's power sector have heightened, while there is increased demand for Nigeria's abundant natural gas. These developments, coupled with a liberated market economy that has now put most state owned enterprises and public infrastructure in private hands, have placed project finance in a unique position as a source of funding for these activities in Nigeria.

Our project finance team works very closely with the firm's practice groups in the Energy and Natural Resources Sector, Banking and Finance, Property Estate and Maritime. This has ensured that we have developed an integrated approach of defining, solving and overcoming knotty issues and in closing transactions for our clients.

For the individual Clients, we also profer services in the areas of succession, wills, intestacies and inheritance.

We draft wills and assist in taking out probate or obtaining the grant of Letters of Administration in respect of the estate of deceased persons.