OCHEME & ASSOCIATES have the capacity and reputation for rendering top quality legal services comparable with the best obtainable worldwide. We equally adopt a constructive, creative and commercial approach to the different problems of our clients. Our goal is to provide the best legal representation available at a reasonable and fair cost to our clients. We are proud of the high legal and ethical
standards that have been established by our firm and the tradition of excellence which we work to maintain. Many of our solicitors are experts in their fields of practice. Our legal advice is backed by qualifications and experiences that compliment the areas in which we practice. Some of our service areas are briefly highlighted as follows:
Commercial and Corporate Law
Our corporate and commercial law services are concerned with setting up companies limited by shares and advising on buying and selling businesses. We also advise on amendments and implications of memoranda of association and articles of association; shareholders agreements and directors' and trustees' responsibilities. We prepare shareholders agreements by reviewing and considering the articles of association to ensure that shareholders' interests are properly protected. We have the capacity to provide company legal advice in respect to:
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Debt Recovery and Receivership
• Purchase and sale of private limited companies
• Setting up joint venture entities and group company structures
• Management buy-outs
• Advising upon and setting up distributorships
• Due diligence
• Setting up offshore companies
• Agency agreements
• Assisting in formulating franchise arrangements and structures
• Advising upon the suitability of charities and companies limited by guarantee
• Private company structures
• Employment matters
• Structuring private companies to manage liability and risk
• Buying and selling businesses
• Securing property interests
Arbitration and Mediation
With the increasing number of alternative dispute resolution options available, decision makers need to know ADR's benefits as a substitute for, or as a supplement to, litigation in the federal and appellate courts. We have long recognized that the cost and time expenditure often associated with litigation does not always serve the best interests of the clients. We constantly seek new and creative ways to resolve problems quickly and efficiently. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), including Mediation, Arbitration, Early Case Evaluation Mechanisms and Mini-Trials, is one way to accomplish that goal. Civil and Criminal Litigation
Our Litigation Lawyers are a team of highly experienced and talented trial and appellate attorneys, as well as business advisers, who have built an impressive track record of service and success. We aggressively advocate the interests of our clients in virtually every type of complex criminal and business-related controversy. Corporate Secretarial Services
We are dedicated to helping companies, and their directors, secretaries and managers comply with their statutory obligations by providing them with technical and practical secretarial support and assistance. The full spectrum of company secretarial services is available to our clients which includes, annual secretarial services, management of changes in officers and constitution, corporate restructuring, corporate governance advice and transaction support. Banking and Investment
We have established our reputation for providing sound advice, practical solutions, and getting the job done – benchmarks of our commercial finance practice. Our Attorneys have extensive knowledge and creativity. We work extensively with our lending clients in the development of new borrowing base products and other innovative financing matters. In the increasingly competitive banking and finance market, our attorneys take pride in accomplishing our clients' goals, and delivering quality legal services on time, and on budget.
