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NIGERIA: TC Mbanefo & Co<br />
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Head office: 5 th Floor, Bankers House, Plot 19, Adeola Hopewell Street, Victoria Island,<br />
Lagos, Nigeria<br />
Telephone: + 234 (0) 1 8038322142, + 34 (0) 1802 3066415<br />
Email: chubife@yahoo.com; thomasmbanefo@ymail.com<br />
Website: www.tcmbanefoandco.com<br />
TC Mbanefo & Co. is indebted to <strong>the</strong> rich heritage bestowed upon it by its founding fa<strong>the</strong>r P M<br />
Mbanefo. Borne out of its 17 Martins Street, Chambers, <strong>the</strong> partnership established a<br />
practice whose ethos and raison d’etre is encapsulated in 3 core values: high standards of<br />
advocacy, excellence in endeavour and best advice. Buttressed by <strong>the</strong>se tenets, <strong>the</strong> firm<br />
forged a reputation of distinction as demonstrated soundly its legal competence in <strong>the</strong> <strong>the</strong>n<br />
young nation called Nigeria.<br />
<strong>The</strong> firm’s exposure earned it retainerships, consultancies and briefs with a wealth of blue<br />
chip companies ranging from: Friesland Campina Wamco Nig Plc. , Mobil Nigeria, First Bank<br />
Nig Plc, Unity Bank Plc, Afri Bank Plc, Eco Bank Nig Plc, Oceanic <strong>International</strong> Bank Plc,<br />
Lagos State Government, Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Nidogas (Nig) Ltd,<br />
Nigeria Railway Corporation, Nigerian Ports Authority, NEM Insurance Plc, Union Bank Plc.<br />
<strong>The</strong> firm has strategically positioned itself by specializing in commercial practice, with<br />
emphasis on: Capital Market Issues, Oil and Gas, Bank Security Documentation, Pensions<br />
<strong>Law</strong>, Property <strong>Law</strong>, Corporate <strong>Law</strong>, Intellectual Property Matters, Investment <strong>Law</strong>,<br />
Telecommunications <strong>Law</strong>, Mergers and Acquisition. <strong>The</strong> firm is registered by <strong>the</strong> Nigerian<br />
Securities and Exchange Commission, to perform <strong>the</strong> function of solicitors in <strong>the</strong> capital<br />
market. <strong>The</strong> firm was <strong>the</strong> solicitor to <strong>the</strong> issue in <strong>the</strong> Chartered Aluminum Systems Plc private<br />
placement in 2003 and solicitor to NEM Insurance Plc’s Rights Issue in 2004, and solicitor<br />
Regent Bank in <strong>the</strong> bank consolidation of 2005. <strong>The</strong> firm has also drafted a number of joint<br />
venture agreements<br />
<strong>The</strong> firm has a multi-disciplinary team of lawyers who have a breadth and depth of experience<br />
in corporate and commercial law practice. We advice corporate from a variety of industries, as<br />
well as Governments, Regulators and Investment Banks. Our mix of legal and regulatory<br />
hands on commercial experience enables us to provide exemplary legal services.<br />
Thomas Chuba Mbanefo<br />
Thomas Chuba Mbanefo (LL.B (Hons), Warwick, LL.M (Lond), B.L (Gray’s Inn) B.L (Nigeria),<br />
a Notary Public. A consummate corporate lawyer.