For 30 years, G.Elias, has reshaped the face of legal practice in Nigeria and beyond. In this interview with the Managing Partner, Fidelis Adewole, he shared the years of success, growth, and contributions to the legal industry as well as the firm’s strong international connections and its ability to navigate global legal challenges for its clients.
Harping on the firm’s demonstrable commitment to understanding client needs, which has driven its success in three decades, he also highlighted how the legal landscape in Nigeria has evolved over the last 30 years and how G.Elias has adapted to these changes. Precious Ugwuzor brings excerpts Who is G.
Elias and what does it stand for? G. Elias is a law firm founded in 1994 to do outstanding premier work for businesses in Nigeria for generations to come. It has been addressing, and aims to continue to address, the major legal challenges of demanding clients whether those clients are foreign or Nigerian, large or small.
If I may say so, we have earned a reputation both in Nigeria and internationally for a commitment to excellence and expertise in corporate, financial and commercial disputes and transactions work. Our total staff strength today is nearly 100 persons. The breadth and depth of our practices are frequently commended in Nigeria and beyond: mergers, acquisitions, strategic investments, re-organizations, foreign investment, compliance, lendings, derivatives, insolvency, capital markets, litigation, arbitration, “whit.