G. Elias is one of Nigeria’s leading business law firms, renowned for delivering innovative, complex, and high-value legal solutions to demanding clients for over 30 years. Founded in 1994, the firm has consistently maintained an international outlook, with a reputation for excellence and a proven record of advising on some of the most significant developments in Nigerian business law.

We provide comprehensive services across a wide range of practice areas, including mergers and acquisitions, strategic investments, reorganizations, foreign investment, capital markets, financings, derivatives, insolvency, compliance and ESG, litigation, arbitration, white-collar defense, investigations, tax, intellectual property, competition, data protection, and employment law. Our multidisciplinary expertise enables us to support clients in navigating Nigeria’s evolving legal and regulatory landscape with confidence.

Our client base spans multinational enterprises, homegrown businesses, financial institutions, governments, state-owned enterprises, private equity funds, and high-net-worth individuals. We have also advised on numerous privatizations and continue to work closely with both the private and public sectors. With clients drawn from diverse industries—including agribusiness, banking, fintech, insurance, pensions, oil and gas, power, mining, real estate, construction, infrastructure, healthcare, transport, retail, commodities, technology, telecommunications, media, and entertainment—we bring unmatched sector knowledge to every engagement.

G. Elias has cultivated complementary relationships with Nigerian business and government circles, as well as with leading law firms and professional organizations worldwide. As a proud member of Multilaw, a global alliance of over 11,000 lawyers in 100 countries, we offer clients seamless access to cross-border expertise and international best practices.

Driven by a culture of excellence, innovation, and integrity, G. Elias remains dedicated to solving clients’ most important legal challenges and shaping the future of Nigerian and African business law.