This practice area focuses on providing the unique support required by startups and technology companies to enable them navigate Nigeria’s delicate legal landscape. We understand the myriad of stakeholder relationships startups need to nurture including co-founders, investors, regulators, and other external parties. We are able to represent founders and investors alike, having gained relevant experience on both sides of the negotiating table.
We provide expert guidance on business structuring for the startup, employee and co – founder agreements, equity vesting and departures, shareholder agreements, employee share options, financing and funding options, IPOs and ICOs, technology licensing, and effective Corporate governance to mention a few.
Since inventions are in most cases a start-up’s most valuable asset, strong Intellectual Property (IP) right management structures are undoubtedly pivotal to its continuity. Through our in–depth understanding in this area, we help startups identify the relevant IP for their peculiar circumstances as well as provide advise on the most effective ways to protect them at every stage of the startup’s life cycle.
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