Our Advocacy and Dispute Resolution practice has thrived on the principle of prompt and diligent representation of our client’s interest in whichever dispute resolution forum suits our client’s peculiar need on a case to case basis.
Our maritime and Environment practice ranges from managing ship purchases and registration, arrest and release of vessels and cargoes, to class environmental pollution suits.
LF Partners is currently representing a client in its effort to secure gas allocation and supply under the current Gas Master Plan regime.
At LF Partners, we believe that harnessing the burgeoning multi-billion Naira entertainment industry in Nigeria must necessarily be driven by a robust legislative and regulatory regime.

Our People

With over 25 years of combined experience in high level corporate and commercial practice, LF Partners is well positioned to compete in the ever demanding law practice in Nigeria. Our Lawyers have gained practical experience in the leading law firms and commercial institutions in Nigeria.

Key Lawyers


Ndubuisi Ogbonnaya
Called to the Nigerian Bar in 2006, Mr. Ogbonnaya spent the First Five Years of his career practising with Paul Usoro & Co. and Aluko & Oyebode two of the most prestigious law firms in Nigeria, during which period he gained useful experience in corporate commercial litigation and dispute resolution. He speaks English, Hause, Ibo and Yoruba fluently.
    Practice Areas
  • Advocacy and Dispute Resolution,
  • Admiralty and Maritime Practice,
  • Oil and Gas Law,
  • Labour and Employment Law, and
  • Taxation.
  • Professional Association
  • Nigerian Bar Association
  • Chartered Institute of Taxation in Nigeria.

Aishatu Ibrahim Auta
Miss. Auta holds an LLM in International Commercial and Maritime Law from the prestigious Swansea University in the UK. She heads the Admiralty and Maritime practice in LF Partners.
  • Practice Areas
  • Project Finance,
  • Admiralty and Maritime Law Practice,
  • Real Estate Consultancy,
  • Arbitration and,
  • Company Law Practice.
  • Professional Association
  • Nigerian Bar Association
  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Ijeoma Ebo
One time Senior In-house Counsel, Geometric Power Limited - the foremost independent power generation and distribution company in Nigeria - Miss. Ebo, an LLM holder from the University of Southampton, heads the Project Finance and Energy Law department. She was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2005.
  • Practice Areas
  • Project Finance,
  • Energy,
  • Regulatory Compliance,
  • Telecommunications and,
  • Company Secretarial Services.
  • Professional Association
  • Nigerian Bar Association

Abraham Mesiri Jighu
Since his call to bar in 2006, Mr. Jighu has worked for major law firms in Nigeria. As a consultant to LF Partners, Mr. Jighu advises on areas like Intellectual Property, Sports and Entertainment Law, Real Estate, Corporate Secretarial Services and Business Development.