Our corporate & commercial team advises clients on the full range of legal services in relation to corporate and commercial matters. Apart from general corporate and day-to-day matters like corporate governance, compliance and regulatory matters, support for in-house legal teams, our skilled advisors put special emphasis on company formations, dissolutions, corporate changes, business transfers, including cross-border advise and contracts.

Legal disputes can be very costly and time-consuming and should be handled with the greatest attention to detail. With our experienced dispute specialists, our clients' can make sure that their matters will be treated respectfully and in line with their specific needs and requirements.

Besides providing litigation services in relation to our practice areas, our lawyers are also experienced in advising and representing clients in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) proceedings, like pre-trial settlement, arbitrations, mediations, and negotiations.

At Dates Attorneys and Solicitors, we represent clients’ in a wide array of real estate-centered legal matters, both transactions and litigation. We help our clients’ execute complex transactions that demand deep market knowledge and commitment.  

Our lawyers have extensive experience in advising, negotiating, structuring and preparing all types of construction contracts for developers on all types of real estate development. Our team has a profound understanding of the local market and legislation and is committed to providing the best possible legal advice.

Taxation is an ever-present factor for every business. A clever and well-structured approach to taxes can help save. Our tax law specialists have longstanding experience in providing tax advisory and outside general tax counsel to public and private businesses on all tax aspects of their business operations.

The firm has a dedicated team of specialized lawyers knowledgeable in any emerging tax regime in Nigeria. DAS provides creative practical tax advisory services for a comprehensive range of transactions including mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, reorganizations, joint ventures, owner-managed takeovers, investment structures, restructuring and any tax-driven transactions. 

We also assist our clients with strategic tax-related business planning. The firm also undertakes and represents clients in tax disputes and settlements, resolving tax disputes

Aviation law cases require high-level experience in many aspects. Our transportation and logistics team advises domestic and international clients on all matters related to aviation. Our team of acknowledged leading practitioners and highly talented aviation lawyers brings a genuine in-depth knowledge and understanding of the aviation industry, which when combined with a practical hands-on approach and high levels of our legal expertise enables us to deliver the commercial outcome desired by our clients.

Our clientele includes aircraft manufacturers; logistics service suppliers, warehouse operators, export credit agencies, financial institutions, freight forwarders, lessors and high net worth individuals (HNWI).