Imperial Law Office Attorneys

What Imperial Law Office Attorneys does

Imperial Law Office Attorneys is a Nigerian commercial law firm headquartered in Lagos at GTI House, 4 Tinubu Street, Central Business District, Marina, with an additional international desk in London. The firm operates across 13 practice areas spanning corporate commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, project and corporate finance, oil and gas, taxation, power and energy, sports and entertainment, shipping and maritime, insurance, dispute resolution, real estate, and corporate governance, delivering advisory, transactional, regulatory compliance, and litigation services to enterprise clients.

The firm is led by founder and Managing Partner Afolake Lawal, who holds board positions at Champion Breweries Plc, Eterna Plc, Morison Plc, and International Breweries Plc, and is supported by a Head of Compliance, senior associates, and associates. Its disclosed client base is exclusively enterprise, including first-tier commercial banks, pharmaceutical public companies, funds, reinsurance companies, and oil and gas sector clients, with select services extended to high-net-worth individuals. The firm has handled large-scale mandates such as a N50,000,000,000 debt capital raise, an 836,990,000-unit rights issue, and a 1,000,000,000-unit IPO.

Revenue is generated through professional legal fees billed on an hourly, fixed-fee, or transaction-based basis per matter, with no publicly disclosed fee schedules. The go-to-market model is relationship-driven enterprise field sales, acquiring clients through professional reputation, directory rankings (including The Legal 500), referrals, and direct engagement. Marketing is anchored by a firm blog, lawyer-authored thought leadership, earned media placements, and a website positioned for organic search, with no disclosed external investors, funding rounds, or parent company relationships.

Name

Imperial Law Office Attorneys

Legal name

Imperial Law Office Attorneys

Website

https://imperiallawoffice.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Imperial Law Office Attorneys is a Lagos-headquartered Nigerian commercial law firm with a London international desk, offering 13 practice areas of corporate, commercial, capital markets, and dispute resolution advisory to enterprise clients across banking, energy, pharmaceutical, and fund management sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Commercial Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAAAA

Corporate & Commercial Law

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

SECONDARYBPAHAAAI

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

Keywords

• Corporate commercial law
• Mergers and acquisitions advisory
• Capital markets legal services
• Project finance law
• Dispute resolution services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lagos

HQ country

Nigeria

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory and Transactional Services: The firm generates revenue through professional legal fees charged for corporate commercial law services, mergers and acquisitions advisory, capital markets transactions, project finance, tax advisory, dispute resolution, and other specialized legal services. Billing is likely hourly, fixed-fee, or transaction-based depending on the matter type.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Imperial Law Office Attorneys is a Lagos-headquartered corporate commercial law firm that delivers specialized legal advisory and transactional services across thirteen practice areas, including corporate commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, project and corporate finance, oil and gas, taxation, power and energy, sports and entertainment, shipping and maritime, insurance, dispute resolution, real estate, and corporate governance. The firm serves indigenous and multinational corporations, financial institutions, and government entities with deal structuring, regulatory compliance, and litigation support, supported by a London international desk for cross-border matters.

Product overview

Imperial Law Office Attorneys operates as a full-service commercial law firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of legal services across 13 distinct practice areas. The firm provides legal advisory across Corporate Commercial Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Project and Corporate Finance, Oil and Gas, Taxation, Power and Energy, Sports and Entertainment, Shipping and Maritime, Insurance, Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, and Corporate Governance. These services are not modular software products but rather specialized legal practice areas delivered by a team of attorneys. The firm serves national and multinational corporations, financial institutions, and government entities, offering both transactional advisory and regulatory compliance services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Commercial Law Services First-class corporate and commercial legal practice advising on competition and consumer law, complex commercial agreements, long-term supply agreements, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, and data and privacy matters for corporate clients.
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law Services Full-service M&A practice covering public and private transactions including share and asset purchase and sale, shareholder subscription and escrow agreements, mergers, amalgamations, plans of arrangement and takeovers, auction bid processes, insider bids, business combinations, hostile takeovers, and private equity downstream investments.
• Capital Market Law Services Legal advice and services for debt and equity transactions, corporate finance transactions including private placements, public offers and cross-border financing, capital restructuring and due diligence, and compliance with securities, regulatory and stock exchange requirements.
• Project and Corporate Finance Law Services Project development and project finance legal advisory covering structuring and financing issues, government regulations, construction, feedstock, offtake and other contractual issues, local law coordination, and political risk management for energy, oil and gas, infrastructure, mining, telecommunications and media projects.
• Oil and Gas Law Services Oil and gas legal services across the value chain including upstream, midstream and downstream operations, covering tenures and licensing, production activities, procurement and facility operations, project permitting and financing, product transportation and sales, commercial agreements, and LNG and floating LNG project development and financing.
• Tax Law Services Transactional tax advisory services covering mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, spinoffs, structuring and reorganizing business entities, tax-oriented financings, joint ventures, renewable energy transactions, real estate transactions, tax-exempt organizations, compensation, tax credit transactions, and cross-border transactions.
• Power and Energy Law Services Power and energy sector legal advisory covering project development including generation, transmission, distribution and storage, energy purchasing and supply arrangements, project and structured finance, and energy market structuring and regulation.
• Sports and Entertainment Law Services Sports and entertainment legal services including brand protection, licensing and distribution, sponsorship and endorsement negotiations, film finance transactions, media rights, copyrights, television output and film distribution agreements, intellectual property transactions, and sports betting and gaming regulatory compliance.
• Shipping and Maritime Law Services Maritime law services covering regulatory compliance with NIMASA and NPA, corporate and finance matters including ship finance and leasing, litigation of commercial disputes, marine casualties, personal injury, wrongful death, loss of cargo and pollution claims, and antitrust compliance.
• Insurance Law Services Insurance law services including insurance coverage representation, reinsurance advisory, corporate litigation, insurance defense, bad faith litigation, insolvencies, governmental affairs and regulatory matters before NAICOM, and transactional services for insurers and insurance holding companies.
• Dispute Resolution Law Services Dispute resolution services including alternative dispute resolution mechanisms such as negotiation, conciliation, mediation and arbitration, plus complex commercial litigation representation in national courts and tribunals covering business torts, contract disputes, financial institution disputes, fraud, unfair competition, insolvency and trade secret matters.
• Real Estate Law Services Real estate legal services covering sophisticated real estate private equity transactions, asset acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures and financings, development, distressed debt investments, commercial leasing, real estate finance, construction, environmental and regulatory compliance.
• Corporate Governance Law Services Corporate governance advisory services covering evaluation and assessment of governance frameworks and policies, bespoke governance framework crafting, crisis management, board structure and composition, director duties, committee charters, succession planning, board evaluations, enterprise risk management, and executive compensation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Handled a N50,000,000,000 debt capital raise for a first-tier commercial bank
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Templars: Nigerian law firm specializing in corporate/commercial, M&A, banking & finance, energy, and dispute resolution; frequently acts on the same flagship Nigerian capital markets and cross-border transactions.
• G. Elias & Co: Full-service Nigerian law firm with strong corporate commercial, banking, energy, and dispute resolution practices, regularly ranked by Legal 500 and Chambers — a close peer in the same Nigerian top-tier segment.
• Detail Commercial Solicitors: Nigerian law firm offering corporate commercial, M&A, energy, and dispute resolution services, regularly appearing alongside Imperial on Legal 500 rankings — a comparable mid-to-top-tier competitor.
• SPA Ajibade & Co: Long-standing Nigerian commercial law firm with practice areas including corporate, M&A, energy, and dispute resolution; competes for the same enterprise and financial institution mandates in Nigeria.
• Banwo & Ighodalo: Leading Nigerian law firm with strong corporate commercial, capital markets, and dispute resolution practices, regularly engaged on major Nigerian IPOs and rights issues — directly competitive with Imperial's transactional practice.
• Aluko & Oyebode: Top-tier Nigerian full-service commercial law firm headquartered in Lagos with practice areas spanning corporate/M&A, banking & finance, energy, and dispute resolution — directly comparable to Imperial in scale, client base, and practice breadth.
• Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie: One of Nigeria's pre-eminent corporate and commercial law firms with deep expertise in M&A, capital markets, project finance, and energy — a direct competitor for the same enterprise and institutional client mandates.

Regional players

• Webber Wentzel: Leading South African law firm that, together with ALN network partners, pursues pan-African mandates including Nigerian deals — a regional player competing for cross-border Africa-anchored transactions.

Broad incumbents

• Bowmans: Pan-African law firm with strong Nigerian and broader African coverage across corporate, finance, and energy — competes for cross-border mandates where clients prefer a multi-jurisdiction African platform.
• A&O Shearman (formerly Allen & Overy): Global magic-circle firm with a substantial Africa practice including Nigerian mandates, competing for the largest cross-border M&A, capital markets, and project finance deals originating from Nigeria.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/law_imperial
• Facebookfacebook.com/imperiallawofficeattorneys
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/imperial-law-office

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Imperial Law Office Attorneys