Theophilus Emuwa

Theo is the founding partner who heads the firm’s Taxation, Intellectual Property, Corporate/Commercial and Company Secretarial Practice Groups. He is widely acknowledged as one of Nigeria’s leading tax practitioners. He is a fellow of the

Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria and was the Vice Chair of the Tax Law Review Committee of the Institute. He has drafted several shareholders and joint venture agreements and regularly advises on Nigerian companies’ income and petroleum profits tax issues, corporate structures, shareholder rights and other corporate governance issues. He advised on the acquisition by the Coca-Cola Company of 40% equity in CHI Limited, a leading producer of juice and value-added dairy brands in Nigeria. He has provided advice on privatization options and strategies for clients, reviewed business process and procedures for operating in the petroleum sector, led several due diligence reviews and advised on environmental matters and compensation issues after an oil spill.

Rankings

Band 2 (Corporate/Commercial) Chambers and Partners Band 3 (Intellectual Property) Chambers and Partners Band 4 (Banking & Finance) Chambers and Partners Leading Individual- Commercial, Corporate and M&A Legal 500

Certifications

BL, Nigerian Law School.

Dip. Law Polytechnic of Central London, England.

M.Sc. Eng. Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London.

B.Sc. Eng. Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London.

Professional Associations

Nigerian Bar Association

International Bar Association

American Bar Association

International Trademark Association

Telecommunications Lawyers Association of Nigeria

Nigerian Society of Engineers

Institute for Energy Law of the Centre for American and International Law