{"id":9,"date":"2019-05-23T07:55:26","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T07:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shepherdbrun-law.com\/site\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2025-08-10T12:34:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T12:34:10","slug":"practice-areas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shepherdbrun-law.com\/site\/practice-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Practice Areas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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<\/i><\/span><\/i><\/span>Energy & Natural Resources<\/span><\/i><\/div>

Oil & Gas:<\/strong>
We work as part of your team to anticipate and meet the challenges you face. Our oil & gas team offers expertise in the Oil and Gas industry both locally and internationally.

Our experience includes advising on:<\/p>\n

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  • Upstream: All Contractual and Fiscal Aspects:<\/li>\n
  • Minerals and Petroleum Taxation<\/li>\n
  • Production Sharing contracts (PSCs)<\/li>\n
  • Joint Venture Agreements (JVAs)<\/li>\n
  • Joint Operating Agreements (JOAs)<\/li>\n
  • Unitizations, Drilling and Development Contracts<\/li>\n
  • Downstream (including Petrochemicals)<\/li>\n
  • Project Development, Acquisitions (including privatization)<\/li>\n
  • Disposals, Joint Ventures, Asset Swaps<\/li>\n
  • Environmental & Planning Issues<\/li>\n
  • Antitrust and Regulatory Aspects, Trade Dispute<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    <\/i><\/span><\/i><\/span>Corporate<\/span><\/i><\/div>

    Corporate transactions dictate a wide variety of imaginative solutions. Our proactive approach enables us to achieve our client\u2019s objectives speedily.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

    Corporate services include:<\/p>\n

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    • Syndicated Loan Agreements<\/li>\n
    • Takeovers and Mergers<\/li>\n
    • Share Purchase Agreement<\/li>\n
    • Joint Venture and Shareholder Agreements<\/li>\n
    • Business Incorporation\/Establishment<\/li>\n
    • Asset Acquisitions and Disposals<\/li>\n
    • Share Acquisitions and Disposals<\/li>\n
    • Venture Capital Investment<\/li>\n
    • Incorporation and Restructuring of Companies<\/li>\n
    • Partnership: Formation and Dissolution<\/li>\n
    • Contract Review<\/li>\n
    • Regulatory Compliance<\/li>\n
    • Corporate Secretarial Services including filings<\/li>\n
    • Legal Business Advisory Services<\/li>\n
    • Due Diligence<\/li>\n
    • Searches<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n <\/div>
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      <\/i><\/span><\/i><\/span>Corporate Finance & Banking<\/span><\/i><\/div>

      The globalization of the banking world requires a thorough appreciation of domestic and international markets. We advise on a wide range of banking and corporate finance transactions and our services include:<\/p>\n

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      • Venture Capital and Development Capital Investments<\/li>\n
      • Corporate Funding<\/li>\n
      • Loan and Security Documentation\/ Perfection of Documents<\/li>\n
      • Project and Trade Finance<\/li>\n
      • Searches\/ Due Diligence<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n <\/div>
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        <\/i><\/span><\/i><\/span>Commercial<\/span><\/i><\/div>

        We provide a dedicated service for the commercial client advising on commercial agreements.<\/p>\n

        Commercial services include:<\/p>\n

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        • Agency, Distribution<\/li>\n
        • \u00a0Licensing and Franchising Agreements<\/li>\n
        • Leasing and Finance Agreements<\/li>\n
        • Law Regulating Media Industry<\/li>\n
        • Trademark and Patent Licensing<\/li>\n
        • Non-Disclosure Agreements<\/li>\n
        • Commercial Disputes<\/li>\n
        • Injunction & Equitable remedies<\/li>\n
        • Arbitration & Mediation<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n <\/div>
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          <\/i><\/span><\/i><\/span>Immigration<\/span><\/i><\/div>

          Immigration<\/strong><\/h3>\n

          We offer a wide range of immigration services which include the following:<\/p>\n

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          • Work Permits<\/li>\n
          • Expatriate Quota<\/li>\n
          • Business Permits<\/li>\n
          • Visa Application\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n <\/div>
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            <\/i><\/span><\/i><\/span>Admiralty and Shipping<\/span><\/i><\/div>

            The nature of contemporary maritime transactions requires the services of detailed solicitors, negotiators and litigation lawyers. The value of tailor-made legal professional service cannot be overemphasized.<\/p>\n

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            • Contracts and Claims Relating to Shipping and Shipping Mortgage<\/li>\n
            • Vessels Charter and Sales<\/li>\n
            • Vessel Documentations and Registrations<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n <\/div>
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              <\/i><\/span><\/i><\/span>Property<\/span><\/i><\/div>

              The complexity of modern property transactions requires innovation and an increasing depth of expertise.\u00a0<\/p>\n

              We provide this for:<\/p>\n

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              • Commercial, Industrial and Residential Development<\/li>\n
              • Development Funding<\/li>\n
              • Investment<\/li>\n
              • Acquisitions, Disposals and Lease<\/li>\n
              • Auctions and Tenders<\/li>\n
              • Property Funding and Security Documentation<\/li>\n
              • Planning<\/li>\n
              • Building Contracts<\/li>\n
              • Property Taxation<\/li>\n
              • Landlord and Tenant Law<\/li>\n
              • Portfolio Sales, Purchases and Management<\/li>\n
              • Wills, Probates and Trusts<\/li>\n
              • Environmental Law<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n <\/div>
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                <\/i><\/span><\/i><\/span>Litigation<\/span><\/i><\/div>

                The art of litigation lies in achieving an early and favourable settlement at minimum cost. This principle is applied to every international and domestic dispute on which we are consulted.<\/p>\n

                Our litigation services include:<\/p>\n

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                • International and Domestic Commercial Dispute<\/li>\n
                • Obtaining and Discharging of Injunctions<\/li>\n
                • Cross Border Asset Tracing and Fraud<\/li>\n
                • Shareholder and Partnership Disputes<\/li>\n
                • Arbitrations and Alternative Dispute Resolutions<\/li>\n
                • Enforcement of Security and Related Banking Litigation<\/li>\n
                • Boardroom Disputes<\/li>\n
                • Insurance and Reinsurance Litigation<\/li>\n
                • Contentious Matters Arising Out of The Securities and Derivative Transactions<\/li>\n
                • Corporate Insolvency<\/li>\n
                • Professional Negligence<\/li>\n
                • Commercial Debt Recovery<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n <\/div>
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                  <\/i><\/span><\/i><\/span>Agriculture and Water Resources<\/span><\/i><\/div>

                  Our team of seasoned legal advisers is capable of providing legal services to the growing agro-business industry in Nigeria. We therefore offer:<\/p>\n

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                  • Public-Private Partnership in Mechanised Agro-schemes<\/li>\n
                  • Legal Aspect of Agro-financing<\/li>\n
                  • Technology Transfer and Technical Management Agreements in the Agricultural Sector.<\/li>\n
                  • Structuring of Agro-Schemes<\/li>\n
                  • Acqusition of Land for Large-Scale Agricultural Projects<\/li>\n
                  • General Agro-allied Legal Advisory Services to Government and Investors<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n <\/div>
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                    <\/i><\/span><\/i><\/span>Sustainable Development Goals<\/span><\/i><\/div>
                    As we address the global challenges we advocate for the Sustainable Development Goals, we understand that to achieve these goals the awareness of the SDGs is critical. More so, the SDG’s are all connected, we believe that legal empowerment is fundamental to achieving the United Nations SDGs, our work advance SDG 5: Gender Equality, SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, and SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.<\/div>\n
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                    Through our alignment with SDG 5, 8, and 16, which showcase the impact of the three pillars of sustainability – social, economic, environmental, we address SDG: 2,3,4,6,7,9,10,112,13,14,15&17<\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>
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                    <\/i><\/span><\/i><\/span>Pro bono, Mentorship and Sponsorship<\/span><\/i><\/div>
                    We render pro-bono services to represent the underserved community ensuring that all individuals have access to fair and quality legal services.<\/div>\n
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                    For mentorship and sponsorship we offer free training particularly to women to encourage women in the all industries and to live a decent lifestyle in the community.<\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>
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                    <\/i><\/span><\/i><\/span>Governance, Risk and Compliance<\/span><\/i><\/div>

                    AI Ethics, Data Governance and Cyber Governance<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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