Strategic Legal Counsel for Complex Business, Regulatory and Dispute Matters

Summit Legal is a Nigerian law firm based in Abuja, advising businesses, institutions and individuals on corporate and commercial transactions, regulation, energy, finance, disputes and other complex legal matters.

Founded In

2012

Our Firm

Commercial Understanding.  Technical Legal Expertise.  Strategic Counsel.

Summit Legal is a corporate and commercial law firm built to advise clients navigating business, regulatory, institutional and dispute-related matters in Nigeria.

 

Our approach brings together legal analysis, commercial understanding, sector knowledge and an appreciation of the regulatory and institutional environments in which our clients operate.

 

We work with clients across transactions, regulatory matters, disputes and strategic legal issues, with an emphasis on clear advice, professional integrity and long-term relationships.

Our Firm

Legal capability focused on commercially significant and highly regulated matters

Our principal practices reflect the areas in which Summit Legal is building and developing its corporate, commercial, regulatory and dispute-resolution capabilities.

Oil & Gas Law

Oil and gas is a core area of Summit Legal’s practice. We advise participants across Nigeria’s petroleum industry on legal, commercial and regulatory issues arising throughout the petroleum value chain.

Corporate, Commercial & Compliance

Supporting businesses and institutions on corporate structuring, governance, commercial transactions, regulatory compliance and strategic legal matters.

Dispute Resolution

Representing and advising clients in commercial litigation, arbitration, regulatory disputes and alternative dispute resolution.

Government Business, Regulatory & Public Policy

Advising public institutions and private-sector stakeholders on government-facing transactions, regulatory frameworks, public policy and government-related matters.

Banking, Finance & Restructuring

Advising on lending, project and acquisition finance, security documentation, restructuring, capital raising and debt recovery.

Real Estate, Infrastructure & Projects

Advising on property transactions, development arrangements, construction, infrastructure projects and related project documentation.

Power, Energy Transition & Natural Resources

Advising on power, renewable-energy projects, regulatory approvals, project financing and related commercial arrangements.

Technology, Media, Intellectual Property & Data

Advising on technology transactions, data protection, digital regulation, intellectual property, telecommunications, media and related commercial matters.

Industry knowledge

Understanding the industries in which our clients operate

Our legal work is informed by an understanding of the commercial, regulatory and institutional environments affecting the sectors in which our clients operate.

Oil & Gas

Consumer & Industrial

Financial Services

Government & Public Sector

Infrastructure

Power, Energy Transition and Natural Resources

Technology & Digital Economy

Telecommunications

Transportation

Our people

Legal expertise you can identify and access

Our lawyers bring experience across corporate and commercial law, energy, regulation, disputes, real estate, governance and other areas relevant to the clients and industries we serve.

Sadiq Ajiya Idriss

Managing Partner

Daubry Leonard Ebizimoh

Principal Partner

Uchechukwu Agnetha Ugwu

Senior Associate

International outlook

A Nigerian firm with an international outlook.

Our practice is grounded in Nigeria while engaging with the increasingly cross-border nature of business, investment and commercial relationships. Our work may involve foreign investment into Nigeria, cross-border transactions, international commercial contracts, international arbitration, multi-jurisdictional matters and collaboration with foreign counsel.

INSIGHTS

Perspectives on law, regulation and business

Updates, commentary and analysis from Summit Legal on developments affecting businesses, institutions and regulated industries.

Dispute Resolution: Corporate, commercial & compliance

More than three years after the Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023 (AMA) replaced the...

The Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023 comes of age

Two developments are particularly important in the corporate and commercial landscape heading into 2026:...

Nigeria Legal & Regulatory Outlook: Oil & Gas Law

Foreword Nigeria’s legal and regulatory landscape continued to evolve rapidly across 2025 and into...

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Serving institutions across Nigeria’s key economic sectors

We are proud to serve a diverse portfolio of individuals, corporate entities, and institutions across Nigeria’s key economic sectors.

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