Our partner, Mr Ike Oguine, has decided to take temporary leave of absence from the firm. He has made this decision in response to allegations made against him in the course of proceedings instituted by the Federal Government of Nigeria to set aside a high-profile arbitration award

ADVISORY Legal Consultants is pleased to have advised the Green Energy International Limited (GEIL) and Lekoil Oil and Gas Investments Limited (LEKOIL) Joint Venture in respect of a drilling program and the development and sharing of infrastructure within the Otakikpo marginal field in OML 11 block.

On March 7, 2019, ADVISORY hosted gas producers and gas project developers to a business luncheon discussion on the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme (“NGFCP”).

The event was organised to commemorate the return to the firm of one of its founding partners, Gbite Adeniji, who had taken a leave of absence to serve as Senior Technical Adviser (Upstream and Gas Policy and Regulations) to the Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources

Advisory Legal Consultants is proud to announce that one of its Chief Consultants, Gbite Adeniji, has been appointed by the Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachukwu, to serve as the Senior Technical Adviser on Upstream and Gas. This appointment comes on the back of several prior consulting roles he has held with the Federal Government, international development organisations and industry stakeholders

ADVISORY Legal Consultants is happy to announce that Tunde Simoyan, has returned to the firm following a fifteen-month stint at the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Tunis and Abidjan where he served as a Legal Consultant – Private Sector Operations. During his time at the AfDB, Tunde advised on several multi-million dollar financings and public-private partnerships projects across Africa

ADVISORY Legal Consultants is pleased to announce that it has been ranked and recommended by the International Financial Law Review (“IFLR1000”) in its 2015 Guide to Energy and Infrastructure. The 2015 Guide also ranks Chief Consultants ‘Gbite Adeniji and Ike Oguine as Leading Lawyers in energy and oil and gas. Additionally, ‘Gbite Adeniji was ranked as Leading Lawyer in mining.