The Firm

You are welcome to Chris Ogunbanjo LP.

This website showcases our service offerings, the work we do and our commitment towards advancing commercial law in Nigeria and beyond.

We have stayed committed for over 6 decades as a legal solutions provider to private clients as well as corporations cutting across various industries, including not-for-profits and Subnationals. We have longstanding relationships with our clients, built on mutual trust and confidence in our capabilities of always delivering on their mandate.

We are strategically located in Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria and economic hub of Africa, with a regional office in Abuja, the Federal Capital.

Being a well-established local firm with global reach has held us in good stead with our clients as it has enabled us maintain a collegiality of knowledge with our correspondents across the globe thereby benefitting our domestic clients with international aspirations who need to keep up with global trends.

Our multidisciplinary teams comprise of talented and skilled individuals with a common goal of securing the best possible outcomes for our clients.

We have invested aggressively in disruptive technologies that has seen the firm enhance its service offerings and deliver them in a more cost-efficient manner.

Our Vision

Our vision is to be at the forefront of providing cost effective, innovative and empathetic user-centric legal solutions in an increasingly disruptive legal environment.

Our Mission

Our aim is to assist our clients embrace change and help them navigate through an increasingly regulated business landscape.

Our Pedigree

Our practice was founded in 1960 by Chief Christopher Oladipo Ogunbanjo OFR, CON, and was previously known as ‘Chris Ogunbanjo & Co.’, the first indigenous commercial law firm in Nigeria.

Our founder started Legal Practice in 1950 as a Partner in a law firm then known as Samuel, Chris & Michael (made up of the late Chief Samuel Akintola, former Premier of Western Nigeria, Chief Christopher Ogunbanjo and late Justice Michael Odesanya) whose offices were situated at Tinubu Square in the heart of Lagos. The firm has since evolved and transformed into a limited liability partnership.

Professional Memberships / Affiliations

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