Counsel that thinksadvise.
A young and dynamic firm of legal practitioners, founded on integrity, professionalism and competence — rendering quality counsel from the commercial nerve-centre of Nigeria.
Quality counsel.
Personal attention.
Personal partner attention
Companies depend on their counsel for key decisions. We place a priority on the timely response to every client need — direct partner involvement, not handed down.
Industry-deep counsel
We leverage in-depth knowledge of the industries within which our clients operate, and the peculiar circumstances of each business — from oil & gas to capital markets.
Solutions-oriented practice
Focused on identifying opportunities and options that resolve clients’ business issues within the framework of applicable law and accepted practice.
Cumulative decades of experience
Lawyers with cumulative experience over several decades in corporate and commercial advisory, finance, and dispute resolution at the cutting edge of practice.
Listen. Strategise.
Deliver.
01Client objective: cross-border financing02Sector context: banking & capital markets03Constraint: regulatory + FX framework04Decision-maker: board, by Q-end05Engagement lead: partner-level
Lagos-rooted.
Globally fluent.
We work primarily from our offices in Lagos — the commercial nerve-centre of Nigeria — and we represent local and international clients across trial, appellate and arbitral forums, including in cross-border financing, capital markets and energy transactions.
Quality you can
measure.
Industry depth across
the Nigerian economy.
We leverage in-depth knowledge of the industries within which our clients operate — from oil & gas to capital markets.
The ethos at the
core of the firm.
McPherson is founded on the three-pronged ethos of integrity, professionalism and competence — the standards we hold ourselves to on every engagement, local or cross-border.
Integrity
Honest counsel, transparent process. We work to a standard our clients can rely on without hesitation.
Professionalism
Personal attention to each engagement, timely response, and judgment honed by decades of cumulative practice.
Competence
Cutting-edge legal practice grounded in deep industry knowledge — the competitive advantage required for 21st century counsel.
Excellence
We do not aim to meet expectations; we aim to exceed them on every engagement, local or cross-border.
“Our personal attention to clients’ needs, knowledge and expert opinion of our people are our distinction.”
From the firm
On client commitment
Personal partner attention
Trusted across these industries
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