Providing decisive advocacy and pragmatic counsel in corporate restructuring, high-stakes litigation, insolvency, banking, and commercial transactions across Nigeria and West Africa.
We combine deep roots in the Lagos judicial and commercial system with international standards of responsiveness, thorough brief preparation, and board-level discretion.
Decades of trial and appellate advocacy across High Courts, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court.
Navigating corporate distress, debt workouts, and receiverships under Nigerian law.
Trusted advisor to directors, audit committees, and multinational entities.
Kayode Filani & Co. is a law firm in Ikeja, Lagos. We advise businesses in many industries and help with court cases and company matters. Our lawyers are supported by trained staff.
Our office is in Ikeja GRA. We help clients across Nigeria and work with other lawyers when needed. We advise on Nigerian company and banking rules, court cases, and other business matters.
We learn about your business before giving advice. We look for practical ways to protect your interests and help you work well with customers, staff, and business partners.
We keep clients updated, handle their information carefully, and work to respond as soon as we can.
We work with trusted lawyers in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, and other countries when a client needs help in those places.
We advise companies that cannot pay their debts and help them consider ways to manage or repay what they owe.
We represent people and businesses in court cases involving business or civil disputes.
We help banks, lenders, and businesses with loans, unpaid debts, and banking rules.
We help companies file required documents, hold board meetings, and follow company rules.
We help clients buy and develop property, check land documents, and work on energy projects.
We help protect business names, inventions, creative work, and software. We also prepare licences and help when someone uses protected work without permission.
We advise buyers and sellers when a business is bought, sold, or joined with another. We review the business and prepare the required agreements and filings.
We help businesses settle disputes through mediation or arbitration, which can be alternatives to going to court.
Leading the firm’s strategy with over three decades of trial and appellate court mastery, commercial directorships, and boardroom governance.
LLB (Hons.), BL • Barrister, Solicitor & Arbitrator of the Supreme Court of Nigeria
Called to the Nigerian Bar in 1992, Kayode has spearheaded groundbreaking litigation across all superior courts of competent jurisdiction in Nigeria. Prior to establishing Kayode Filani & Company, he was a partner in the firm of FAO Chambers, bringing over thirty years of seasoned counsel to corporations, financial institutions, and high-net-worth investors.
His vast area of expertise encompasses Company and Commercial Law, Energy Law, Land Law and Conveyancing, Aviation Law, and Insolvency & Restructuring. Beyond legal practice, he sits on the board of major commercial enterprises, including Skyway Aviation Handling Company PLC (SAHCOL), KFA Investment & Property Limited (United Kingdom), and Julian’s Investment and Estates Development Company.
We listen, explain your options, and work with you to solve the problem.
We give advice that takes your business, costs, and goals into account.
We prepare carefully and represent clients in court when a dispute cannot be settled.
We handle sensitive company matters and take care to protect our clients’ privacy.
We work to respond quickly when a legal problem or deadline needs attention.
Contact us if you need help with a business dispute, company debt, a contract, or another legal matter.
40, Adekunle Fajuyi Way, Ikeja GRA, Lagos, Nigeria.
Convenient parking • Accessible from Lagos Mainland & Island
info@kayodefilani.com
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