Nigeria

At Aluko & Oyebode, multi-national companies, local entrepreneurs and pro bono clients can expect the same level of world class legal services delivered with the highest ethical standards. As the largest full-service commercial law firm in Nigeria, we strive for excellence in everything we do. Clients come to us for our deep knowledge of Nigerian law as well as our breadth of international expertise – and an understanding of our clients’ industries that can only be borne of direct experience.

The Firm has tremendous experience in providing legal advice to operators in the aviation industry as well as financial institutions and companies involved in asset and corporate financing in the aviation industry. We are a cross departmental and international team — a huge asset to our clients. Our specialists provide specialist advice on a wide range of issues impacting aviation companies including regulatory, planning and environmental, corporate, investments, perfection of title and taxation issues. Clients draw on the strengths of our practice and our international network.

Our wider aviation team advises on various aspects of air transportation including establishment, registration and licensing of various forms of aviation businesses, acquisition of aircrafts and helicopters, aviation regulation, transfer of ownership, employment and sourcing of air transportation personnel, dispute resolution, airline insolvencies, repossession strategies, treatment of travel claims and air traffic control matters. We also conduct extensive due diligence on assets and entities prior to aircraft acquisitions and other aviation business partnerships and alliances.

Our aviation finance practice provides well-tailored and unparalleled legal services to financiers and aviation companies on all aspects of aviation finance including sale and leasebacks, aircraft finance leases, restructuring of aircraft loans, aircraft mortgages and aircraft acquisition finance.