Legal Practice Area

White Collar & Regulatory Defence

Robust defence for individuals and corporations facing government investigations, regulatory enforcement actions, financial crimes prosecutions, and compliance crises in Nigeria.

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Overview

Protecting reputations under regulatory pressure

Our White Collar & Regulatory Defence practice represents senior executives, board members, and corporations in proceedings before EFCC, ICPC, CAC, CBN, SEC, and other Nigerian regulatory bodies. We also handle criminal defence in financial crime prosecutions.

When under investigation or enforcement, you need lawyers who understand the investigative process, regulatory frameworks, and criminal procedure — and who act decisively from the moment a matter arises. Early engagement with experienced counsel is often the difference between a swift resolution and a protracted prosecution.

Our team has extensive experience in dawn raids, asset freezes, regulatory inquiries, and criminal defence, providing calm, strategic advice under pressure.

What We Handle

Key Areas of Practice

EFCC & ICPC Investigations

Representing individuals and companies under investigation by the EFCC and ICPC — from voluntary interviews through to trial and appeal.

Financial Crimes Defence

Defence in fraud, money laundering, advance fee fraud, cybercrime, and other financial crime prosecutions before Federal High Courts.

Regulatory Enforcement

Defending clients in CBN, SEC, FIRS, and other regulatory enforcement actions — responding to inquiries, contesting sanctions, and negotiating settlements.

Asset Recovery & Forfeiture

Contesting interim and final forfeiture applications, asset freezing orders, and representing claimants seeking recovery of wrongly frozen assets.

Internal Investigations

Conducting privileged internal investigations for boards and audit committees into suspected fraud, misconduct, or regulatory non-compliance.

Anti-Corruption Compliance

Designing and implementing anti-corruption compliance programmes, AML/CFT frameworks, and whistleblower policies for corporates.

Our Methodology

Strategic defence from day one

Immediate Triage

When a matter breaks, we act immediately — securing legal privilege, advising on document preservation, and controlling communications with authorities.

Investigation & Strategy

We conduct our own parallel investigation to understand the full picture, identify defences, and develop a comprehensive strategic response.

Regulatory Engagement

We engage proactively with investigating authorities where appropriate, making representations to narrow the scope of investigations and seek early resolution.

Litigation & Defence

Where matters proceed to trial, we provide rigorous courtroom advocacy backed by thorough preparation and command of the facts and law.