Abuja · Federal Capital Territory · Nigeria
O.J | Richards + Co. is a modern Nigerian law and advisory firm headquartered in Abuja, built for clients whose matters are complex, whose decisions are consequential, and whose timelines do not permit error.
The firm operates at the intersection of law, capital, regulation, technology, and real estate — advising clients whose interests are sophisticated and whose execution must be precise.
We act for Nigerian corporates and high-net-worth individuals, multinational businesses operating in Nigeria, and international clients with cross-border exposure to Africa's largest economy. Our work spans regulatory and compliance engagements, corporate and commercial transactions, banking and capital markets, dispute resolution, real estate, private wealth, and the emerging questions presented by technology, data, and digital assets.
The firm was founded on the conviction that Nigerian and international clients deserve counsel that combines local fluency with global standards of execution — without compromise on either dimension.
The firm's standards on diligence, drafting, and risk identification are non-negotiable. Junior associates do not sign off — partners do. Every document that leaves the firm carries the weight of partner review.
The firm operates on the assumption that confidentiality is the floor, not the ceiling, of professional obligation. Client matters remain within the firm. Names are not dropped. Relationships are not traded as currency.
Legal analysis serves the client's commercial objective. We tell clients what the law permits, what it forbids, and — most importantly — what we recommend. Recommendations are direct, not hedged.
We advise on Nigerian law with confidence and engage international counsel and counterparties on equal terms. The firm reads the laws of the major jurisdictions in which our clients operate and the conventions of the international institutions they engage.
The firm is partner-led and partner-staffed. Clients who engage the firm engage its partners — not a thin layer of senior counsel above a delegated junior bench.
This is a deliberate choice about quality, not capacity. It is reflected in how the firm prices, staffs, and scopes its mandates. Partners are accountable for the substance of every engagement, and the work product of the firm reflects partner judgment at every level. Where specialist input is required — from senior counsel in particular practice areas, from of counsel relationships, or from external advisors — those engagements are made transparently and managed at the partner level.
The firm maintains active membership in the Nigerian Bar Association, observes the Rules of Professional Conduct in the Legal Profession, and applies its own internal standards of practice that exceed those minimums in every domain where doing so serves client interests.
