Famsville

Process for Debt Recovery

• Initiating Demand Correspondence and other specialist modes of debt recovery.
• Active Case Management of Debt Recovery cases.
• Deployment of effective solutions and strategies such as Ex-parte hearings, garnishee, enforcements etc.

Key benefit of Working with Famsville

Our team of litigators, mediators and arbitrators understand the intricate principles of Nigerian law on every conceivable subject dispute involving debt recovery for private citizens, corporate entities and governmental agencies.

Our lawyers have comprehensive and extensive understanding of the Nigerian legal terrain and have represented diverse clients before courts and tribunals in debt recovery, civil and commercial suits, amongst others.

Beyond understanding the legal perspectives of several business sectors, our team of lawyers are equipped with a robust understanding of the intricacies of our clients’ business activities to ensure our clients can confidently rely on our rich experiential knowledge of their business while servicing their needs.

Our focus in resolving disputes is to realize the client’s objectives timeously and in the most cost-effective manner. In providing innovative solutions, we review extensively and further advice our clients on the best approach in the recovery of large debts owed. We thereafter file the necessary Court processes and update our client during the course of the proceedings, when a major decision is reached, and upon conclusion of the matter.

We strive to be the best partner to our clients by representing them in multi-million-dollar debt recovery suits.

Credentials

• Representing commercial banks in debt recovery matters.
• Represented governmental agencies in recovery actions against individuals and corporates.

Short Profiles of the Litigation/Debt Recovery Team

Dayo Adu

Dayo Adu is a Partner advising on Due Diligence, Regulatory and Compliance Audits, Corporate and Internal Investigations, and General Commercial Law. He also renders legal advice on Foreign Investment in Nigeria, corporate structures for investment, investment incentives, tax breaks for foreign investors, and company establishment procedures. He has advised both indigenous and international firms on general Commercial Law cutting across different industries, drawing from his Dispute Resolution background.

Dayo is well known for assisting companies to mobilise their employees from a legal and operational point of view by providing services for expatriate work authorisation, Tax, and Employment-related matters. He also advises key clients on varied IP issues ranging from preliminary advice on the registration of a trademark, patent, and copyright to matters involving commercial issues such as Franchising, Licensing, and Assignment. He is a regular speaker at various in-house training sessions, seminars, and large workshops on Corporate Immigration and Employment Law, with a particular focus on expatriate employee concerns.

Dayo is a professional negotiator and mediator (“PNM”) as well as an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (“ACIARB”), England. He has also co-authored the Nigeria chapter for several notable international publications on Business Crime, Labour & Employment Law, Product Liability, Corporate Immigration, and Construction Law. He was a working Nigerian member of the Global Employment Institute of the International Bar Association (“IBA”) for several years.

Temiloluwa Dosumu

Temiloluwa Dosumu is a Senior Associate/Head of Disputes at Famsville, a fast-growing commercial law firm with a Pan-African vision of building a strong alliance with other African firms and setting up offices in major African cities. Before this, he pioneered the Fintech and Data Privacy team at SimmonsCoopers Partners, prior to a stint as Corporate Counsel in one of Nigeria’s mega financial entities, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc. His practice areas span Investigations, Anti-Money Laundering, Data Privacy & Protection, Corporate/Commercial Transactions, Banking/Project Finance, and Dispute Resolution.

Temiloluwa holds membership in several associations, including the Nigerian Bar Association, the ACIARB (UK), the International Association of Privacy Professionals, and the Innovation Law Club Africa (“ILCA”). In the recent past, he has trained, advised, and worked with local and foreign teams, such as the World Bank, on critical issues affecting Nigeria’s digital economy.

Temiloluwa possesses vast experience in high-profile Dispute Resolution. Election Petition, Oil and Gas Litigation, Civil/Commercial Litigation, Employment Litigation, Criminal Litigation, and big-ticket recoveries at trial and appellate Courts represent a broad outlook of his diverse Dispute Resolution experience.

Michael Ajinde

Michael Ajinde is a vibrant lawyer with keen interest in Dispute Resolution. He has extensive practice experience in litigation, as he has appeared before different tribunals, trial and appellate courts in Nigeria representing clients in various high-profile cases.

He is skilled in trial advocacy, legal research, case analysis and legal writing. He has handled cases relating to Debt Recovery, Commercial transactions, regulatory compliance, land law, Probate and other aspects of law practice in Nigeria.

He is ethical, conscientious and an active member of the Nigerian Bar Association.

Amarachukwu Nedolisa

Amarachukwu Nedolisa is an Associate at Famsville. She is an exceptional and meticulous legal practitioner whose experience includes Commercial Dispute Resolution, Debt Recovery, Intellectual Property, Real Estate and Construction, and Commercial practice. She is innovative and has a unique way of proffering excellent legal and professional solutions to knotty legal issues while protecting clients’ interests.

Amarachukwu has garnered robust experience having advised and represented multinational and indigenous companies on numerous complex domestic and cross-border disputes, covering Labour and Employment Law, Real Estate and Construction Disputes, Debt Recovery, and Intellectual Property, amongst others. She has also advised commercial clients through the entire dispute resolution process, i.e., from the commencement of proceedings to judgments/awards and enforcement.

Amarachukwu is an author and has co-authored articles in several local and international legal publications and journals.