07 PRACTICE AREA
Tech Law & Startup Advisory
From the team that led the drafting of the Nigerian Startup Act.
OVERVIEW
We know what the startup journey looks like from both sides: as counsel to founders, and as architects of the law designed to serve them. That dual vantage point makes our startup practice unusually practical — we know what regulators intend, what investors expect, and what founders can actually execute.
WHAT WE DO
Formation & Foundations
Incorporation and structuring — local, holdco, and flip structures
Founder agreements, vesting, and equity splits
Startup Act labelling and incentive eligibility
ESOPs and talent equity plans
Fundraising
Experience: supported CBN & SEC compliance for startups and platforms; ongoing legal support to VCs and startup ecosystems
SAFEs, convertibles, and priced rounds
Term sheet negotiation and investor documentation
Due diligence preparation — clean rooms before they are needed
CBN, SEC, and sector regulatory approvals
Product & Platform Counsel
Terms of service, privacy policies, and platform rules
Fintech licensing pathways: payments, lending, wealth, and digital banking
Marketplace, logistics, healthtech, edtech, and agritech regulatory mapping
Content moderation and intermediary liability
Growth & Exit
Commercial contracts at scale: enterprise sales, channel, and API partnerships
Expansion into new African markets — regulatory entry strategy
M&A, acqui-hires, and secondary transactions