Patrick Okoh is an honours graduate of the University of Lagos. He has 47 years diverse experience in corporate and commercial law, property law and litigation. His courtroom experience over the years spans across the High Courts, Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court.

In the past 47 years of legal practice, he has recorded over one thousand court appearances and arbitration in Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Calabar, Uyo, Sapele, Ibadan, Ilorin, Jos, Benin, Shagamu, Ikorodu and Abeokuta in diverse litigation in the above areas of law practice. He was the managing partner of Clifford M. Smith and Company for seventeen years before the dissolution of the partnership.

A very talented advocate with flair for details and perfection. Served as a member of a board of enquiry instituted by the Federal Government in 1978 to investigate fraud and other malpractices in the Nigeria Airways Limited. He was a member of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos Land Commission. He is on the Board of Directors of various corporations. He has acquired a very wide scope of experience in commercial, corporate, land laws and civil litigation.

Practice Areas

• Corporate & Commercial Law
• Real Estate
• Dispute Resolution
• Private Clients
• Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Mrs. I.A. Ballantyne holds a Master of Laws Degree (LLM) 1985 from University of Lagos. She started her career in the Banking and Insurance Industries where she worked for over 15years in Senior Management positions as Company Secretary/Legal Adviser following which she opted for private practice.

She has been an associate and senior counsel in the firm for over 25 years.

Practice Areas

• Corporate & Commercial Law
• Real Estate
• Insurance
• Banking

Kayte is an honours graduate of the University of Benin. She joined the firm in 1992 after six years practice as a junior in the law firm of Clifford M. Smith. She is now 28 years at the bar. She is very experienced in research and team work.

A talented lawyer with a knack for details and deadlines, she has natural talent and aptitude for drafting and has excellent skills in contracts and loan documentation, property and matters relating to estates. She is a good team leader.

Practice Areas

• Corporate & Commercial Law
• Real Estate
• Family Law
• Succession Planning
• Negotiating
• Drafting Commercial Agreements

Adaobi is an honours graduate of Abia State University. Mrs. Obi was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1998. She served as a corper in Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government before joining this firm as a junior associate. Mrs. Obi is very good in legal research and team work and has extraordinary appetite for minute details.

Practice Areas

• Corporate & Commercial Law
• Real Estate
• Regulatory & Compliance

S.I.Mbadiugha is an honours graduate of Ebonyi State University in the Second Class Upper Division. He was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2008. He served as a corper in the Ministry of Justice of Akwa Ibom State after which he was employed as an Associate Counsel in the Law Firm of Otaru Otaru & Company SAN.

He worked very closely with the SAN and appeared as junior counsel with him in all cases of election petitions at Ekiti State and Edo State and other complex civil matters in the High Court, Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.

Mr. Mbadiugha is very resourceful, extremely good in research and team work

Practice Areas

• Corporate & Commercial Law
• Civil Litigation
• Arbitration

Victor holds an undergraduate degree in Law in the 2nd Class Upper Division from the University of Hertfordshire and a Master of Laws degree in Shipping and International Commercial Law from Kings College London. Victor also possesses a strong grasp of legal affairs and has practiced as a lawyer in the UK for a number of years.

Victor went on to train and practice as a corporate and commercial advisor. He has built up a substantial client base over the last fifteen years of working in the legal and corporate fields, acting for various national and international clients and providing commercial, corporate, business and legal advice and solutions.

Victor’s primary expertise lie in oil and gas, commodity asset management, corporate strategy and execution, investments, business strategy, business development and planning, mergers and acquisitions, project finance, property tax matters, probate and trusts, asset protection, ship sale and purchase, cross border finance and general banking.

Focusing on providing consulting to the commodity asset holding market, Victor has established strong links with the oil and gas market and has advised clients from agriculture, business, construction, oil and gas, mining, manufacturing and sports backgrounds.

Practice Areas

• Corporate & Commercial Law
• Litigation
• Shipping
• Finance