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Strategic, solution driven legal services to businesses, institutions and individuals across Nigeria. Our goal is simple: to help you navigate risk, protect your interests and achieve your goals.

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Expertise where it matters.

Tailored legal solutions for individuals, businesses and organisations.
Clear advice, practical strategy and disciplined execution.

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Corporate & Commercial

Strategic legal advice for businesses and commercial transactions.

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Dispute Resolution

Resolving disputes efficiently and protecting your position.

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Real Estate & Property

Property transactions, development and real estate advisory.

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Employment & Labour

Helping employers and employees navigate workplace issues.

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Private Client & Matrimonial

Wealth planning, family law and succession matters.

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Immigration & Business Advisory

Guidance for individuals and businesses across borders.

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The Penthouse Solicitors

We combine legal excellence with a personal touch.

We take the time to understand your needs, provide clear advice and deliver results. We are committed to integrity, professionalism and building lasting relationships with our clients.

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How We Work

A clear process. A better outcome.

Focused legal support from your first consultation to the final outcome.

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Understand

We listen, learn and analyse your needs and objectives.

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Advise

We provide clear, practical and strategic legal advice.

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Execute

We turn strategy into action with precision and care.

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Protect

We help you manage risk and safeguard your interests.

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Client Testimonials

What our clients say.

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Professional, responsive and clear throughout the entire engagement.

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They understood the commercial issue quickly and gave us a workable solution.

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Their approach combined practical strategy with clear communication from start to finish.

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The team was accessible, thoughtful and focused on protecting our long-term interests.

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We received advice that made sense both legally and commercially.

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About Us

Legal excellence, built for Nigeria's future.

The Penthouse Solicitors is an avant-garde, full-service commercial law firm established in 2012, dedicated to delivering innovative, commercially focused, and results-driven legal solutions to businesses, institutions, governments, investors, entrepreneurs, and private clients across Nigeria and beyond.

Firm Profile

Full-service commercial law with a global outlook.

The Firm is composed of a multidisciplinary team of four Partners and eight Associates, bringing together deep expertise across a broad spectrum of legal practice areas. Located at The Penthouse Place, 1B, Etim Inyang Crescent, Victoria Island, Lagos, the Firm combines legal excellence with innovation, technology awareness, and exceptional client service. Our philosophy is simple yet enduring: we do not merely act for our clients, we partner with them.

Our Approach

Innovation, responsiveness and commercial practicality.

We appreciate that legal advice must not only be technically sound but also commercially viable. Accordingly, we adopt a solution-oriented approach that prioritises clients’ business objectives while ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulatory requirements. Our multidisciplinary practice enables clients to receive integrated legal services under one roof.

Our Vision

To be Nigeria's foremost 21st-century law firm.

Delivering world-class legal solutions that shape businesses, influence policy, protect innovation, and contribute to nation-building.

Our Mission

Exceptional legal and strategic advisory services.

We seek to consistently exceed clients' expectations through excellence, integrity, innovation, and commercial insight, creating lasting value for businesses, individuals, institutions, and society.

Our Core Values

Five values that define our culture.

Greatness

We strive to leave every client, transaction, and institution better than we found it.

Creativity

We embrace innovation and unconventional thinking to solve complex legal challenges.

Ownership

We accept full responsibility for every instruction entrusted to us and remain accountable for results.

Possibility

We approach every challenge with optimism, strategic thinking, and a commitment to practical solutions.

Excellence

We maintain uncompromising standards in every aspect of our legal practice and client service.

Our Clients

Trusted across diverse sectors of the Nigerian economy.

Our client portfolio spans real estate, construction, aviation, finance, technology, manufacturing, media, and entertainment.

Tiada Realty Company LimitedOllygrant Properties LimitedPhyna Court Properties Company LimitedEfficacy Construction LimitedAnchor Homes & Properties LimitedPenthouse Gardens LimitedGreen Africa AirwaysCars45 LimitedJobbermanSpendwise LimitedCore Credit Finance LimitedStutern LimitedCompuworxx LimitedManufacturers Resources LimitedLD Entertainment LimitedCastores LimitedCrownbak Health LimitedThe Lolly T Group of Companies

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Practice Areas

Expertise across the matters that shape your business and your life.

Our multidisciplinary practice enables us to provide seamless legal support across a broad spectrum of legal and commercial matters. Select an area to explore.

Corporate & Commercial Advisory

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Our corporate practice supports businesses throughout their lifecycle, from incorporation and corporate restructuring to regulatory compliance, mergers and acquisitions, contract negotiation, investment transactions, and governance advisory.

We advise clients on structuring transactions that minimise legal risk while maximising commercial opportunities.

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Dispute Prevention & Dispute Resolution

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Dispute prevention lies at the core of our legal philosophy. Where disputes arise, our lawyers provide strategic representation through litigation, arbitration, mediation, negotiation, and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.

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Real Estate, Property & Estate Management

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Experience spans property acquisition, title investigation and perfection, lease documentation, recovery of premises, land disputes, investment advisory, estate governance, service charge recovery and contractor management.

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Employment & Labour

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Helping employers and employees navigate workplace issues, contracts, policy, disciplinary processes, exits and disputes.

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Private Client & Matrimonial

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Wealth planning, wills and succession, trusts, and matrimonial matters with the same care and discipline applied to commercial work.

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Immigration & Business Advisory

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Guidance for individuals and businesses across borders, including immigration requirements, business permits and related regulatory approvals.

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Company Secretarial & Corporate Governance

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Board advisory, statutory filings, corporate governance reviews, board evaluations and compliance management for companies across industries.

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Technology & Innovation Law

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We advise startups, technology companies, fintech businesses, and digital platforms on data protection, intellectual property, fintech regulation, technology contracts, digital commerce and emerging technologies.

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Debt Recovery & Credit Advisory

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Structured debt recovery services founded on legal compliance, commercial sensitivity and effective negotiation.

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Creative Economy Practice

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Advice for creators, innovators, entertainers, fashion brands and creative enterprises on copyright, trademarks, licensing, endorsements, talent management and sponsorship arrangements.

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Energy, Oil & Gas

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Advice on regulatory compliance, project development, commercial agreements, power purchase arrangements and sector-specific obligations in Nigeria's energy sector.

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Our People

A multidisciplinary team with commercial perspective.

The Firm is composed of four Partners and eight Associates. The profiles below are the named professionals contained in the supplied proposal.

Charles Olawale Ajiboye

Charles Olawale Ajiboye

Esq., KSM, FICMC, FCAI, ACIS · Managing Partner

Notary Public, Certified Board Evaluator, and commercial, real estate, and corporate lawyer with extensive experience advising estate developers, resident associations, businesses and high-net-worth individuals.

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Oluwafemi Adeniyan

Oluwafemi Adeniyan

Esq., LLM · Associate Partner

Called to the Nigerian Bar in 2011, with a Master’s Degree in International Law and Legal Studies and a Juris Master in Corporate Compliance. Former Customary Court President.

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Chibuike N. Okafor

Chibuike N. Okafor

Esq. · Associate Counsel

Advises on litigation, real estate transactions, landlord and tenant matters, corporate advisory, commercial documentation and legal research, with a strong interest in legal technology.

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Peter A. Fakayode

Peter A. Fakayode

Esq. · Associate Counsel

Provides legal support across litigation, commercial transactions, dispute resolution, legal drafting and corporate advisory, with particular expertise in estate management and debt recovery.

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How We Work Together

Collaboration is built into the model.

Partner-led strategy

Senior lawyers oversee significant transactions and complex disputes.

Integrated practice

Corporate, property, litigation and technology teams work seamlessly.

Rapid response

Hybrid legal delivery supports both physical and virtual engagement.

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Latest Insights

Thought leadership for a changing Nigeria.

Commentary and practical guidance from our lawyers on legal and regulatory issues shaping business and life in Nigeria.

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Corporate governance in Nigeria: key considerations for 2026

The Penthouse Solicitors·Corporate & Commercial Advisory

Boards across Nigeria are operating under closer scrutiny than before. Regulators, investors and the public increasingly expect governance structures that hold up not just on paper, but in practice.

Director accountability is moving from policy to practice

Companies should revisit conflict-of-interest policies, related-party transaction approval processes, and whether independent directors have the information and time to exercise oversight.

Disclosure expectations keep rising

Shareholders, lenders and regulators increasingly expect timely, substantive disclosure rather than boilerplate reporting. Good disclosure practices support transparency and trust.

Board evaluations are a governance tool

Regular board evaluations can surface gaps in succession planning, committee performance and oversight before they become disputes.

What to review

A governance health check can compare constitutional documents, board charters and committee terms of reference with how the board actually operates.

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Key legal considerations in commercial property transactions

The Penthouse Solicitors·Real Estate, Property & Estate Management

Commercial property deals often move quickly. The legal work that protects a buyer, tenant or developer moves at a different pace, and skipping steps can create expensive disputes.

Title investigation comes first

A proper title investigation should confirm the seller's or landlord's root of title, check for encumbrances, and verify that the property is free of competing claims.

Lease documentation should match the deal

Rent review mechanisms, service charge structures, assignment and subletting rights, and exit terms should be negotiated deliberately rather than accepted as generic boilerplate.

Regulatory and consent requirements

Depending on the property and parties involved, transactions may require Governor's Consent, registration or other regulatory approvals. Timelines should be built into the transaction plan early.

Post-completion matters

Title perfection, registration and proper handover documentation protect the value of a transaction long after signing.

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Navigating recent changes in Nigerian employment law

The Penthouse Solicitors·Employment & Labour

Employment relationships in Nigeria are governed by statute, case law and internal workplace policies. Employers who treat handbooks and contracts as static documents can create unnecessary exposure.

Contracts and policies need regular review

Standard-form employment contracts should be reviewed periodically so that they reflect how the business actually operates, including workplace processes and data handling.

Disciplinary process matters

Investigations should be documented, employees given a genuine opportunity to respond, and outcomes communicated clearly and in writing.

Exits deserve as much care as hiring

Termination, redundancy and settlement processes should be handled consistently, with appropriate documentation and attention to the governing legal framework.

What employers should do now

Audit employee handbooks and standard contracts against current practice and ensure line managers understand the disciplinary process.

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Careers

Build your practice with us.

We're a commercially minded, technology-forward firm looking for lawyers who want to do serious work and take real ownership of client relationships.

Why join The Penthouse Solicitors

Our five core values — Greatness, Creativity, Ownership, Possibility and Excellence — shape how we staff matters and develop people.

Associates work directly with Partners across corporate, real estate, dispute resolution and technology law, supported by structured supervision.

Life at the Firm

We operate a hybrid model that combines in-person client and court work with flexible, technology-enabled ways of working.

Our legal team is based at The Penthouse Place in Victoria Island, Lagos, with a presence in Abuja.

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Lagos Office

The Penthouse Place 1B, Etim Inyang Crescent, Off Etim Inyang Close, Victoria Island, Lagos +234 803 220 2677 +234 812 172 2161

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Abuja Office

Suite 40 (De Lex) Trinity House Mabushi, FCT, Abuja +234 707 680 4540

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Email

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Send a short summary using the form above or email the Firm directly. The Firm states that routine legal enquiries are addressed within 24 hours.

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Yes. The supplied proposal includes annual retainer arrangements for ongoing legal support, with additional fees for matters outside the retainer scope.

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Yes. The Firm represents clients before courts and regulators across Nigeria and supports clients using both physical and virtual engagement.

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The supplied proposal states a response commitment for urgent matters requiring immediate intervention of within 2 hours of notification.

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