Top Aviation Lawyers and Law firm in Nigeria, Lagos

Adeola Oyinlade & Co. is a leading aviation law firm in Nigeria and prides itself on being a firm which provides top aviation law related services in the Nigeria’s aviation sector.  We work closely with our clients to understand their long-term objectives and deliver commercially practical solutions.

We are specialist in providing legal support in all types of aviation- related work and in all categories of the Aviation sector in Nigeria including Domestic Airlines, International Airlines, Non-Scheduled operations like Private Charters and air cargo services. Adeola Oyinlade & Co provides legal assistance in aviation high-value disputes, corporate transactions, litigation matters, commercial contracts, real estate contracts, passenger claims, baggage and freight claims and development of aviation infrastructure.

Our aviation lawyers practice includes agreements for sale, purchase and leases of aircraft, airport infrastructure, licences, property leases, concessions, building operating transfers and operating or running business in the airports, drafting cargo and freight forwarding contracts, merger and acquisitions.

As a leading Nigerian aviation law firm, our Attorneys have broad experience in this sector with respect to advisory work and drafting of documents on a wide range of aviation matters, including protecting, perfecting and enforcing ownership or security interests in aircraft, cross border aircraft purchase, mortgage of aircraft and aircraft parts, wet and dry leasing of aircraft as well as financing of the full range of aircraft-related transactions.  Within the scope of aviation legal services in Nigeria, the firm’s legal team has the expertise in handling carriers’ liability resulting from casualties, collisions, pilotage under Nigerian law and international conventions.

We also provide legal advice to various aviation corporate entities on the spectrum of employment and labour related matters including cabin crew employee contracts, executive compensation and employee benefit plans and agreements, consultancy agreements, recruitment and dismissal of employees, assignment and secondment of employees, drafting and review of human resources policies and manuals and employment law compliance audits. Our regular advice to both local and international clients include carriers’ liability matters under both Nigerian law and international conventions, regulatory requirements for aircraft purchase, lease, mortgage, licensing and slot allocation. It is vitally necessary to protect and perfect the proper application of legal interest in aircraft ownership and all other related matters in the emerging market of aviation in Nigeria.

We assist international aviation companies to comply with the requirements of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority through the following applications:

• Application to acquire aviation licensing in Nigeria
• Application for the registration of aircraft in Nigeria
• Application for the certification of the airworthiness of aircraft
• Defending the enforcement of penalties and fines for breach of the relevant statutory provisions
• Defending any seizure and detention of aircraft or as a penalty for contravention of a specific statutory provision

Our competent, innovative, cost-effective, and well-timed responsive services have earned us the Nigeria Law Firm of the Year Award at the Lawyers Global 2024 Annual Legal Awards and the prestigious International Law Firm of the Year in Nigeria of Corporate INTL Global Awards for the years 2022, 2023, and 2024 (3 years in a row) among others.

For consultation, further information on aviation related legal services in Nigeria, contact us at [email protected] or call +234 803 826 7683 / +234 802 686 0247