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GILBERT LAW FIRM AND ASSOCIATES is a law firm in Benin with special interest in properties. The interest of the law firm cuts across acquiring properties for local and foreign investors, Civil Cases, Bankruptcy, Family Law, Estate Planning, Migration, Business, Loan, Debts,  Probate & Estate Administration, Advance Estate Planning, Banking, High net worth companies and individuals. It services clients in all its other arrears of practice locally and internationally.

Principal Legal Activities:

 

  • arbitration
  • aviation law
  • banking law
  • building project contracts
  • property law
  • contentious and non-contentious legal matters
  • contract law
  • debt collection
  • energy law
  • enforcement of judgements
  • family law
  • joint ventures
  • labour law
  • mergers and acquisitions
  • patent law
  • shipping law
  • taxation law
  • business establishments
  • commercial law
  • company formation
  • company law
  • financing law
  • general legal practice
  • income tax
  • industrial contracts
  • intellectual property rights
  • international legal issues
  • international trade law
  • trademarks
  • trusteeship

 

Corporate Philosophy:
Our corporate philosophy is to provide our clients with quality legal services at all times. We believe that it is important to always put our clients’ interest first, work diligently to fully understand their instructions and meet their needs to their complete satisfaction. Our ultimate goal is to assume major challenges on their behalf and to consistently advance their cause with the highest level of professional competence and confidentiality

General Corporate Practice:
The firm offers comprehensive legal services to corporate bodies. We advise on compliance with the provisions of the Companies and Allied Matters Act and other relevant laws. We also ensure that all statutory applications are submitted on time and approvals are duly obtained. Our firm has in the recent past acted as Solicitors to issuing houses on the public issue of shares. We have also consistently advised our clients on mergers and acquisition of companies and the best legal approach to take-overs. Presently, we are advising some clients on the acquisition of some local enterprises. Our firm also acts as consultants to multinational companies seeking to increase their investment portfolios in Benin Republic. We give legal opinions on various corporate issues and advise on current changes in laws as they may affect their operations.

Privatisation & Commercialisation:
We have developed a major practice in the area of privatisation. Since the first phase of the privatisation programme, NOBERG LAW FIRM AND ASSOCIATES has been involved in the privatisation process as Consultants to state governments, local and international companies. We have been active in advising on foreign investments in Benin Republic. As the Benin Republic Government's programme of privatisation gains momentum, we are well placed to advise our local and international clients. We were actively involved in privatisation of one of the largest companies in Benin Republic and our Principal Partner was invited to write an article on the current Privatisation programme in Benin Republic which was published in the 2000/2001 edition of International Privatisation Review by Euromoney publication.

Banking Law:
We offer comprehensive services to legal departments of banks in Benin Republic and also to foreign companies with a desire to engage in legal transactions in Benin Republic. This covers the preparation of bank security documents to enable their customers obtain credit facilities. We also perfect documents that may have been prepared by the banks in-house. The documents include legal mortgages, debenture trust deeds, all assets debenture and leases. We advise on off-shore loans and collaterals. We obtain State or Federal Government consent for security documentation and file charges at the Land’s Registry as well as the Corporate Affairs Commission, Cotonou. We have prepared various safe-custody agreements on behalf of clients and their customers, which are mainly banks and financial institutions in Europe, South Africa and the USA.

We provide comprehensive advice on all domestic and international banking operations which include lendings on the securities of all forms of assets.

We are also versed in loan syndicate transactions and we offer routine advice to our clients on compliance with banking and regulatory legislations. 

 

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