ARGYLE & CLOVER PROFILE

ARGYLE & CLOVER, 1st Floor (West Wing) City Hall Catholic Mission Street Lagos Island
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Email: info@argyleandclover.com Website: www.argyleandclover.com
ARGYLE &CLOVER
Attorneys at law
THE FIRM’S PROFILE
Argyle & Clover is a fully serviced corporate and commercial law firm providing a full
range of legal services to individuals, sole proprietors, Partnerships, SMEs, local companies,
foreign companies resident in Nigeria and outside Nigeria. Member of the Lagos Court of
Arbitration; Member Institute of Information Management Africa.
The firm was founded in 2012 by its Managing Partner, Oluyemisi Dansu LLB, BL, MCIArb,
a skilled Legal practitioner with extensive experience in commercial/corporate litigation,
arbitration and ADR. Oluyemisi Dansu was previously a senior associate with the firm of
Strachan Partners (one of the foremost commercial litigation practices in Nigeria and
acknowledged leader in transactional work particularly in telecommunications, maritime,
energy and major land/property developments).
At Argyle & Clover, our overall objective is protecting our clients’ personal, proprietary, and
commercial interests by providing unique, practical and efficient legal solutions/services.
We believe in quality service, diligence and the pursuit of excellence.
With a keen understanding of the dynamics of the commercial and legal industry in Nigeria,
we (i) ensure conformity with statutory and regulatory requirements (ii) render prompt up
to date and sound advisory services (iii) employ proactive, enthusiastic, and expedient
commercial approach in handling the needs of our client whether transactional, litigation
or otherwise.

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SERVICES/PRACTISE AREAS
Our Services are broadly classified into (i) Dispute Resolution (ii) Corporate & Commercial
Transactions (iii) Corporate Secretarial (iv) Debt Recovery (v) Intellectual Property.
Dispute Resolution:
Our dispute resolution team is highly skilled and experienced in Litigation, Arbitration,
Mediation and other forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).
We aim at reducing the disruptive impact disputes have on our client’s business, proprietary
and personal interests whilst maximizing the potentials of a successful outcome. Litigation
can sometimes be costly and also disruptive to the business of our Clients thus we review
each case and pursue other means of resolving the dispute through Negotiation, Mediation,
Arbitration, and other ADR when and where appropriate.
We understand the need to conduct cases with our clients’ utmost needs/goals in view while
adopting legal strategies structured in a manner that secures the achievement of their goals
thereby effectively managing each case.
Our tenacious experienced lawyers respond swiftly and are able to successfully handle
large, complex cases across multiple jurisdictions in Nigeria.
Corporate & Commercial Transactions:
We work closely with our clients to best determine the most suitable corporate vehicles for
proposed businesses and objectives and advise them in all phases of their operations such as
establishment, diversification, reconstructions, mergers and acquisitions through to
dissolutions. Our expertise extends to various disciplines that bear upon basic corporate
decision making.

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Corporate Secretarial Services:
We provide a full range of Company Secretarial services and guarantee corporate
compliance and ‘good standing’ – simply and efficiently. Our Solicitors are highly skilled
and committed to helping businesses/companies/corporate bodies develop written corporate
codes of conduct and adhering to Corporate Governance best practices.
Debt Recovery:
Our Debt recovery team takes advantage of the various legal options available for the
benefit of our clients to recover their debts efficiently by employing the option which is best
suitable for each client’s situation. While our fees are competitive, our methods are effective.
Intellectual Property (IP):
IP rights include trademark, copyright, database right, design rights, patents and
confidential information rights. Protection of relevant IP rights is crucial to the economic
growth and development of businesses in all countries. We help identify relevant IP rights
and infringements associated with various rights to effect the protection and exploitation of
the rights domestically and internationally.
We recognise the importance of the protection of Intellectual Property Rights, and our
clients benefit from our well established expertise and extensive practice of intellectual
property law.
Practise Areas
Our experience cut across a diverse array of substantive areas and industries which include:
 Company Law
 Commercial/Business Law
 Aviation Law

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 Maritime/Shipping Law
 Oil & Gas
 Entertainment Law
 Property Law
 Contract Law
 Employment and Labour Law
 Commercial transactions
 General conduct of business.
 Tort
 Probate & Administration of Estate
 Family Law
 Administrative Law
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
At Argyle & Clover Attorneys at Law, there is a deliberate policy to make legal services
available to all. This policy is rooted in our belief that as a law firm, the most useful
contribution we can make to the society is to use our knowledge and expertise to make
meaningful impact on the lives of the less privileged and the ignorant, by bridging the gap
in access to rights, services and justice.
We partner with Lagos Public Interest Law Partnership (LPILP) to provide free legal
services to indigent individuals and not- for-profit organisations with limited or no access to
legal services in a wide range of matters. The pro bono experience connects our lawyers to
the communities in which we work.
Our Lawyers also partner with Fate Foundation by educating and enlightening
entrepreneurs and businesses on legal issue by teaching classes and facilitating sessions on
(i) Setting up and running a business in Nigeria (ii) Intellectual Property (iii) Tax and Legal
Requirements for running different types of businesses (iv) Corporate Governance.

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Our commitment to pro bono legal service is deep and longstanding. We consistently
encourage our lawyers to participate in pro bono activities early in their careers, and we also
support our lawyers who volunteer for pro bono work that falls outside of their particular
practice areas. All pro bono work that the firm undertakes is handled like any other billable
matter, with the dedication of all available firm resources appropriate to the needs of the
representation.
OUR TEAM
MANAGING PARTNER’S PROFILE & CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Oluyemisi Dansu is a dynamic, versatile and highly motivated solicitor and advocate with
extensive experience and a proven record of achievements in general civil/commercial
litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. She is also a confident and skilled
negotiator and solicitor with good organisational and inter-personal skills.
She graduated from the Lagos State University (LASU) in 2002. Subsequently attended the
Nigerian Law School in 2003 and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2004. She is a member of
the International Bar Association; the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators UK Branch and
Nigerian Branch; the Maritime Arbitrators Association of Nigeria MAAN; Lagos Court of
Arbitration and Institute of Information Management Nigeria. She is a Past Secretary of the
Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee of the Section on Business Law
of the Nigerian Bar Association.

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She started her career as an Associate Counsel at the law offices of Strachan Partners, led by
a foremost Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Charles Adeyemi Candide-Johnson, and rose to
become a Senior Associate in the firm, before leaving to establish Argyle & Clover in 2012.
Career Highlights
 Vigorous practice of general civil litigation in all courts and in various practice areas
and has successfully handled several high profile litigation.
 Involved in the land mark series of billion naira litigations concerning the ownership
and operation of Nigeria’s second GSM telecommunication network company
Celtel/Zain/Bharti.
 Part of the legal team that represented Nigeria’s second GSM telecommunications
network company, Celtel/Zain/Bharti in litigation cases arising out of breach of
shareholders agreement, breach of share purchase agreement executed by the
shareholders.
 Part of the Legal team that represented LG Electronics in a multi-million naira
litigation involving breach of distributorship agreement with one of its distributors.
 Involved in the judicial review of the decision of the Nigerian Securities Exchange
Commission arising from alleged misstatements of account involving Cadbury
Nigeria Plc.
 Part of the Legal team that represented minority shareholders in a Derivative action
against Nigeria’s second GSM telecommunications network company
Celtel/Zain/Bharti
 Part of the Legal Team that represented minority shareholders of Nigeria’s second
GSM telecommunications network company Celtel/Zain/Bharti in a litigation
involving breach of Director’s duties, unfairly prejudicial conduct against the
minority shareholders.
 Served as Registrar to an Arbitral Panel over a dispute involving Shell Petroleum
Development Company of Nigeria Limited and Dornier Aviation Nigeria AIEP
Limited.
 Served as Registrar to an Arbitral Panel over a dispute involving Gaslink Nigeria
Limited and Dunlop Nigeria Plc.

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 Actively involved in the billion naira Arbitration involving breach of Shareholders
agreement executed by the Shareholders of Nigeria’s second GSM
telecommunications network company Celtel/Zain/Bharti.
 Successfully represented ITB Nigeria Limited in an Arbitral proceedings arising from
breach of a multi-million naira construction contract.
 Represented ITB Nigeria Limited in litigations arising out of the Enforcement and
setting Aside of an Arbitral Award
 Part of the Legal Team that represented Accor group of Hotels in a litigation arising
out of the passing off of one of its Ibis Hotel in Lagos Nigeria.
 Negotiating and drafting of various commercial agreements such as purchase and
sale agreements, title transfer, lease agreements, service agreements, distributorship
agreements, and financial agreements.
Publications
 Effective Cost Control in Dispute Resolution proceedings.
 Review of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (Special Debt Recovery
 Practice Direction) AMCON PRACTICE DIRECTIONS 2013.
 Extent of Power of the Securities and Exchange Commission to Regulate the Securities
and Capital Market Industry in Nigeria.
 Challenging the validity of a Will in Nigeria. (Co-authored with Mary Akin Ajayi)
 Nuts and Bolts of Incorporating a Business in Nigeria.
 Contractual Relations Between an Employer & Employee
 Remedies Available to Minority Shareholders (Co-authored with Betty Tokurah)

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Associate:
Mary Akin-Ajayi
Mary Akin-Ajayi is a hardworking, creative, dedicated and skilled solicitor and advocate
with vast experience in general civil/commercial litigation and alternative dispute
resolution. She is also a certified mediation advocate with good organisational skills.
Mary graduated from Lagos State University (LASU) in 2010. Subsequently attended the
Nigerian Law School and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2012. She started her career as an
Associate Counsel at the law office of Jurist Consult in Niger State before joining the Firm in
2013 as an Associate.
Publications
 Challenging the validity of a Will in Nigeria. (Co-authored with Oluyemisi O.
Dansu)
 BEFORE YOU BUY THAT LAND/PROPERTY (What you must know prior to,
during and after purchase)

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Contact Details
Address: 1st Floor (West Wing) City Hall Catholic Mission Street Lagos Island
Nigeria
Postal Address: P.O. Box 1277 Apapa Lagos
Phone No: 07025239755; 014548126; 08179724749; 08179724747
Email Address: info@argyleandclover.com
Website: www.argyleandclover.com

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