O.J | Richards + Co. is a premium Nigerian law and advisory firm headquartered in Abuja. We advise clients at the intersection of regulatory compliance, corporate and commercial transactions, real estate, technology, and investments — for matters within Nigeria and those that cross borders.
O.J | Richards + Co. is a modern Nigerian law and advisory firm built for complex business, regulatory, investment, and property matters.
Headquartered in Abuja, we advise Nigerian corporates, high-net-worth families, multinational businesses operating in Nigeria, and international clients with exposure to Africa's largest economy. Our work is anchored in four convictions: precision in execution, discretion as a default, commercial practicality, and fluency across borders.
Fourteen disciplines, organised to mirror how clients actually structure their legal and business questions.
Advisory on Nigerian regulatory frameworks, licensing, and engagement with CBN, SEC, NDIC, NCC, NDPC, and FRC.
Counsel across incorporation, governance, shareholder arrangements, joint ventures, and commercial contracting.
Lending transactions, debt and equity capital raises, structured finance, and SEC-regulated securities offerings.
Commercial litigation, domestic and international arbitration, and regulatory enforcement defence.
Data protection under the NDPA, cybersecurity governance, fintech regulation, and digital assets.
Acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, development structuring, and title due diligence across asset classes.
Discreet counsel for high-net-worth individuals and families on succession, trusts, and cross-border estates.
Transaction structuring, fund formation, holding-company architecture, and tax-efficient capital deployment.
Work permits, residency, investor visas, and citizenship-by-investment programmes across jurisdictions.
Strategic engagement with policymakers and regulators on legislative reform and public-sector matters.
End-to-end counsel on domestic and cross-border M&A, due diligence, regulatory approvals, and integration.
Corporate tax, FIRS controversy, transfer pricing, indirect taxes, and the tax dimensions of complex transactions.
Trademarks, patents, copyrights, IP licensing, brand protection, and enforcement strategies.
Representation in EFCC and regulatory investigations, anti-corruption matters, and enforcement defence.
Industries operate by their own logic. The firm organises sectoral expertise around seven principal verticals.
Analysis on the regulatory, transactional, and strategic questions shaping business in Nigeria.
The Central Bank of Nigeria's revised framework for capital importation and repatriation has material implications for inbound investors. We examine the practical adjustments required of foreign acquirers and Nigerian counterparties.
Read commentaryThe NDPA perimeter is expanding faster than most boards have refreshed their governance frameworks.
Read moreThe architecture of a Nigerian real estate JV is shaped as much by Land Use Act considerations as by capital structure.
Read moreThe cost of resolving a regulatory gap discovered at Series B is multiples of resolving it pre-launch.
Read moreFor sophisticated Nigerian operators, compliance has shifted from cost centre to competitive moat.
Read moreClients who engage the firm engage its partners — not a thin layer of senior counsel above a delegated junior bench.
Richard founded the firm with a clear thesis: that Nigerian and international clients deserve counsel that combines local fluency with global standards of execution. He leads the firm's regulatory, corporate, and cross-border advisory practices.
Anchored in the Federal Capital Territory — Nigeria's centre of regulation, policy, and federal commerce.
The firm's Abuja office is the home of every engagement we accept — from regulatory matters before federal authorities, to corporate transactions for Nigerian and international clients, to disputes before the Federal High Court and arbitral tribunals.
The firm represents principals on matters where the stakes are real and the timelines do not permit error.
Work at the intersection of law, technology, business, and regulation — contributing to complex transactions and advisory mandates across Nigeria and global markets.
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