Corporate & Commercial Practice
We provide services governing various types of company structures, process of business registration, rules for operation under the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA). We also draft contracts guiding business transaction, memorandum and articles of association related to formal setting up of corporate entities, establishing a set of generally accepted standards, resolving disputes, and protecting liberties as well as rights when it comes to business as well as its relation to its customers, government authorities, and other businesses. We believe that averting legal conflicts is better than having to settle them in a legal procedure. This is why we actively think along with our clients in planning and executing legal situations from their daily practice. This may concern the establishment, transfer or liquidation of a company. We try to anticipate legal pitfalls. In this way, we take good care of legal matters, we are able to react quickly to legal issues and we can avert legal procedures .
We support and give advice to companies with regard to:
- Choosing the legal form of a company
- Registration of companies, partnerships, subsidiaries, branches, representative offices of local and foreign entities
- Questions on the subject of legal entities or different kinds of partnerships.
- Drawing up the necessary organizational documents for a company or a partnership.
- Advised a Client on its US$ 250 Million Syndicated Facilities Refinancing.
- Preparing the necessary documents for the changes in the organizational structure of companies, change of the registered address, shareholders.
- Liquidation of a company, bankruptcy law and insolvency.
- Legal aspects of corporate finance.
Our lawyers have extensive experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating various commercial agreements. Having access to a worldwide network of affiliated law firms, we may deal with contracts which are subject to other laws.
Our commercial law practice deals with a wide variety of legal services, including:
- Choosing the legal form of a company
- International trade and commercial transactions (sale of goods, agency, distribution and franchise)
- Drafting commercial agreements
- Representing clients in business transactions, negotiations
- Consumer protection.
- Product liability issues
- Transport law
- Registration issues connected with trademarks and company names
- Drafting empowering documents - representations, commercial powers of attorne
- Licenses, permits, registration with tax and other relevant governmental organizations which covers registration of business names, company incorporation, registered trustees as well as company secretarial services.
Corporate and commercial litigation and the laws pertaining to a business lawsuit can be confusing to the layperson. The best decision you can take is to hire professional business litigation attorneys who are experts in corporate and commercial law and can represent your business interests. Such business litigation attorneys have the necessary expertise to guide you or your company on the right course of action to take when defending the rights of your business in a lawsuit.
Corporate and commercial litigation encompasses a lot more than one business suing another. In fact, corporate and commercial litigation includes any type of legal proceeding having anything to do with a business or corporation, and can include steps taken to avoid litigation as well as actually litigating and managing business disputes.
In general, corporate and commercial litigation involves a whole host of tort and contract issues. But with Nomos Legal Practice, corporate and commercial litigation has come to include dealing with federal or state government ministries, departments and agencies and also ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations, as well as international laws
When your business is served with a lawsuit, you need to take immediate action to deal with the situation or you risk the judgment being ruled against you. Timely action with the assistance of Nomos Legal Practice can raise your chances of the matter getting resolved in your favor. If you have been served with a lawsuit, consult Nomos Legal Practice right away, as lawsuits have a deadline within which you absolutely must respond and defend yourself or the judgment is automatically ruled in the plaintiff’s favor. You could lose the right to present your case even if the plaintiff’s complaint or claim has no merit.
With the advice from Nomos Legal Practice, you can opt to settle the dispute out of court or in conjunction with the lawsuit. Consider taking the matter to a neutral evaluator, or request mediation or arbitration. These methods can help you resolve the matter quicker and at a lesser cost than what a lawsuit might involve. Such negotiations are conducted in a less formal atmosphere and often, the entity filing the complaint simply wants to be heard. By offering to hear him or her out, you can resolve the issue with less damage to your business.
Our attorneys are experienced in commercial and corporate governance matters aimed at protecting your rights and represent your interests in any civil or criminal matter. As true practicing corporate litigators, we stay on top of all the latest developments in litigation, including important issues surrounding e-discovery and recent apex court judgments affecting subject matter issues on topical legal cases. We are particularly sensitive to the needs and constraints of small and medium-sized businesses, and strive to provide them with top-quality representation at an excellent value. We find solutions in all types of disputes, from the mundane to the complex. Our clients also include plaintiffs and defendants in civil and criminal litigation as well as individuals and corporations involved in federal white-collar criminal investigations as witnesses, subjects, or targets. Our firm serves a variety of local, regional, national, and international companies and business ventures with the legal challenges that they face. Contact Nomos Legal Practice with your peculiar case and discuss with us on the possible costs of the litigation including our professional legal fee and talk about whether you’ll pay by an hourly rate or a contingent fee or fixed fee. Being clear on the costs helps you or your company to estimate the expenses since lawsuits and commercial or corporate litigation can go on for longer periods than you anticipate.