Immigration & Nationality Law Practice at Igbanugo Partners Int'l Law Firm P.L.L.C

Along with the U.S. government and the governments of most Western nations, we see Africa as the 21st century's new land of opportunities. It is said that of all the continents, Africa provides the greatest challenges. Lawyering in Sub-Saharan Africa is not for the faint of heart, but we have the vision and capability to make your business and legal issues in that region of the world quickly become far less formidable. Igbanugo Partners' mastery of the African business culture, complex laws, elusive government policies, unpredictable socio-political climate, and economic trends is real. We understand this continent like the people who call it home.

We have earned a reputation with numerous Fortune 500 companies, U.S. government agencies, foreign governments and African businesses for effectiveness, efficiency, and responsiveness. We understand that action, effective communication, and innovative work strategies achieve tangible results. Achieving client goals is paramount in every undertaking and we go beyond the ordinary expectations to get the job done.

Innovative Approach to Partnering and Client Service

Despite the near achievement of a single global economy, the world is still comprised of distinct national economies, legal systems, languages and cultures. As an American law firm with a passion for Sub-Saharan Africa, Igbanugo Partners is well poised at the intersection of law and international business. We provide legal services in Sub-Saharan Africa with an innovative approach to partnering and client service. The focus of our representation in the sub-region is institutional, and our goal is a one-stop firm to meet the various needs of U.S. corporations doing business in Sub-Saharan Africa. Our firm has a solid reputation for delivering value added service without compromising the highest standards of the profession.

Our objective is to remove the mystery surrounding laws of international commercial transactions in Sub-Saharan Africa. We therefore offer you the length and breadth of Sub-Saharan Africa and everything in-between. As our stream of intercontinental clients expands, our extensive network across Sub-Saharan Africa allows us to meet those challenges with mission appropriate strategies and solutions. More importantly, we strive to enhance our client’s ability to plan for the future and pursue their objectives with messianic fervor.

Strategic Alliances in Sub-Saharan Africa

As a specialized service law firm, we have invested considerable time and resources over the past several years in establishing a presence and strategic legal alliances in Sub-Saharan Africa. We have significantly enhanced our international practice by the addition and utilization of African-born, culturally-fluent strategic alliance counsels. We have also successfully sourced an outstanding international capability on a number of cross-border issues which has fostered our ability to provide the skills and services demanded by a 21st Century globalization era legal environment.

Our distinguished lawyers and legal staff provide you with an in-depth analysis on what government services are available in structuring, implementing and financing local transactions across the narrow borders of Sub-Saharan Africa, the Black Economic Empowerment regime flowing through southern Africa , the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and choosing the appropriate legal structure for business relationships in the region.

Drawing The Map of Transactional Laws and Jurisprudence In The Continent Of Africa Requires Strategic Legal Counsel

Our lawyers have assisted U.S. clients in Africa with tasks as varied as protection of intellectual property rights, selection and appointment of sales representatives and distributors, creation of complex long-term manufacturing joint ventures, direct inbound and outbound investments, elimination of tariff and non-tariff barriers to product entry, and export controls. Reciprocally, we have helped our African clients establish local manufacturing and sales operations in the United States, navigate the complexities of U.S. Immigration and customs regulations, acquire business or intellectual property licenses, and establish other strategic alliances in the United States.

Our affiliated law firms and lawyers across all major and capital cities of Sub-Saharan Africa are prominent, savvy, and ethical legal professionals who have represented and been involved in a wide variety of international business transactions in the region over many years. We provide thorough legal counseling on critical issues that arise in virtually all local transactions, as well as up-to-the-minute reviews of developments in key geographic areas. We have lawyers familiar with the trade and tax laws of member nations of the African Union (AU), Organization of African Unity (OAU), Economic Community of Western African States (ECOWAS), Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Southern African Development Community (SADC), Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), East African Community ( EAC), the African Intellectual Property Organization (AIPO), African Association for a Unified System of Business Laws (UNIDA), and the signatory countries of the Harmonization of Business Laws in Africa (OHADA).

Employing A Client-Centered Approach

We have struck a balance between competing contentions. Our size is ideal because we are large enough to attract domestic and multinational clients of all types and sizes; large enough to offer clients all the advantages of a high-tech full-service law firm; large enough to have made a lasting and positive impression on legal communities across the United States; and yet we are small enough to offer personalized service to each and every client we serve. We pursue the interest of our clients as if they were our own and as managers of our affiliated firms, our task is to create a climate in which they will perform to their utmost potential. We, therefore, set high standards, expect exceptional performance, and constantly measure results.

We appreciate the cultural diversity of our clients and employees alike, and treat them with dignity and respect. We are dedicated to maintaining the trust of our clients by being a stable, responsibly managed organization. We take a leadership role as a dynamic, forward-thinking organization that creates innovative responses to the emerging needs of our clients in Sub-Saharan Africa. And we zealously advocate for our clients and empower them to advocate for themselves when it becomes a necessary last resort.

We embrace the infinite opportunities that the future holds for our incursion into Africa and we stand committed to Africa’s economic development in the process. We aspire to be your guiding light through the dark tunnels and passageways of Sub-Saharan Africa. Continual success dictates that we take dynamism to a new maximum by fostering fresh thinking and newborn solutions to the age-old problems of Sub-Saharan Africa. We look forward to serving you in the Sub-Saharan Africa arena.