AI Issue 5 2018

38 Acquisition International - Issue 5 2018 ALP is a leading corporate commercial Law firm in Nigeria boasting decades of combined experience in legal and business advisory services in Nigeria, Africa and internationally. We profile the firm as we look for further insight into the company’s growth. LP provides clients with a network of innovative, solution-driven legal and business advisory services which its local expertise and regional connections actively provide. Utilising its strong public sector and government relations experience, the firm provides a platform for assisting clients in navigating Nigeria’s often complex regulatory and public-sector landscape. ALP has a well versed legal team in different areas of law practice and the firm’s partners have been engaged in businesses and possess international experience in commerce and dispute resolution, having now formed alliances across the continent to advise and assist organizations and individuals with interests across Africa. Offering a variety of services, ALP’s knowledge spans across several industries which include Energy, Maritime, Transport, Infrastructure projects, Financial Services, Culture, Media, Hospitality, Consumer goods and Regulatory affairs. With a varied client base, the firm is committed to its clients and adding value to their businesses and lives by providing results- oriented legal solutions, excellent legal representation and quality client service while protecting, managing, growing and optimising its client’s businesses, assets, wealth and investments as well as implementing innovative regulatory and public policies. With the legal industry evolving on a constant basis, ALP aims at playing a more strategic role in its clients’ businesses and is keenly aware that more and more corporate clients are seeking better returns for their investment in legal services. Therefore, it is essential for the team to address the needs of its clients, and ensure a thorough understanding of their businesses, as well as the issues they face to provide solutions-driven legal services. Combining expertise, knowledge and experience, the team at ALP work together to find and provide the best solutions for clients. The firm believes that teamwork is vital, be it a transaction or dispute, and as such combines everyone’s skillsets to guarantee the best service. For instance, a transaction team Company: Africa Law Practice Address: 15 Military Street, Onikan, Lagos, Nigeria Phone: 00234 1 700 257 0 Website: www.alp.company ALP: The Result of a Carefully Cultivated 25 Year Vision A 1805AI01 includes dispute experts for risk mitigation and a dispute team includes transaction experts for the unique features of the specialised area. The firm also promotes active involvement and leadership as a firm and individually. Significant in the firm’s success, is the team’s ability to recognise the vast opportunities that present themselves to the firm, as well as the challenges of doing business in Nigeria and Africa. Embracing these opportunities has been pivotal to the firm’s achievements, and it has developed strategies to efficiently deliver quality services to its local, regional and international clients. ALP is associated with ALP International (Mauritius) Ltd and with law offices in Rwanda, Zambia, South Africa, Uganda and Tanzania. The firm therefore has the knowledge, experience and expertise, to handle transactions/disputes in the different sectors/ industries that it has identified. Purchasing quality legal services is a big decision, and it requires a lot of trust. The company’s knowledge and expertise in the practice areas is essential and evident in the services that the team provides. However, law firms, are participating in a maturing market where growth is becoming more difficult to achieve, and corporate clients are keeping more legal matters in-house. One of the challenges for ALP, is ensuring sustained enhanced profitability. Therefore, ALP purposefully strives to be the primary legal resource and partner to its individual and business clients and foster opportunities for sustained relationships and growth. Overall, there is widespread optimism amongst ALP that the legal industry within Africa will continue to thrive, as the economy continues to grow. Nigeria, as an emerging economy, is still in a growth stage. As such, the team foresees a lot of opportunities along the value chain in the power and energy sector, trade and infrastructure, technology and policy reforms, to better enable ease of doing business in Nigeria and Africa. Additionally, ALP is positioning itself to drive some of these developments/initiatives though the private and public sector.