INSIGHT TO OUR WORK PORTFOLIO
The firm, Jackson, Etti & Edu has been involved
in various matters under its different practice areas. These matters
include the following:
Intellectual PropertyProperty |
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The IP Department consists of vastly experienced
lawyers who are involved in the administration and management of
the IP Portfolio of numerous clients around the world.The department
also has the machinery and human resources to carry out Watch Service
free of charge on behalf of their client. This assist the client
in detecting instances of third party unauthorised use of their IP
rights. The department assisted the UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) in the worldwide registration of the NIPRISAN & NIPRIFAN drugs. We also co-ordinated the WHO (World Health Organisation)-sponsored Patent and Trademark registration of the EATSET Device (The Emergency Blood Transfusion Device) all over the world. The department also has some of its lawyers as WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organisation) Consultants and they have delivered several papers at international seminars on various IP Topics.The department organized and hosted the first ever INTA (International Trademarks Association) event in the form of a round table seminar in Nigeria. |
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| Corporate and Commercial Law | |
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The firm has an active and robust Corporate
and Commercial practice. Some of the transactions in which we have
been involved includes amongst others: |
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Advising a Norwegian Bank in relation to the financing of the |
acquisition of vessels by Interoil, a Nigerian
Oil Service Company. |
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Debt management and corporate restructuring
of UTC |
Nigeria Plc.
for a debt of about US $14 Million owed by a consortium
of banks and other financial and trade creditors. |
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Rendering advise on the privatization of two state-owned |
hotels - Capital Hotels Plc and Abuja International
Hotel and the proposed concession of the International Conference
Center (ICC). |
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Rendering advise on the transfer of
Seismic Assets of |
Western Atlas International Nigeria Limited (a
subsidiary of Baker Hughes Incorporated) to Geoseismic Nigeria Limited
(a subsidiary of Western Geco, an international Company). |
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| Energy and Natural Resources | |
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The firm also
has a strong Energy and Natural Resources team. Some of the transactions
in which they have been involved includes amongst others: |
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Rendering advise on the multi-billion dollar Oso
Condesate |
Project, involving Mobil producing Nigeria
Unlimited and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). |
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Rendering advise on the Oso Natural Gas Liquids
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project, the biggest privately funded project
finance arrangement in West Africa at the time. |
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Negotiating the Production Sharing Contract (PSC)
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| Shipping and Maritime | |
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The firm's extensive experience
in handling corporate and commercial transactions serves as a solid
foundation for providing excellent representation of the firm's
clients in respect of their numerous maritime transactions in the
shipping industry, including charter parties, bills of exchange,
general insurance, etc. |
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| Litigation and Arbitration | |
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| Our Litigation Department handles matters arising from the firm's practice areas as well as general areas of the law. This includes intellectual Property, Commercial, Shipping and Maritime and other general litigation matters. | |