Kenna Partners
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| Headquarters | Lagos, Nigeria |
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| No. of offices | Three (Lagos, Abuja, Enugu) |
| No. of attorneys | 40 |
| No. of employees | 52 |
| Major practice areas | Commercial Law, Civil Litigation, Energy & Natural Resources, |
| Key people | Fabian Ajogwu SAN, Michael Ajogwu, SAN |
| Date founded | 1993 |
| Company type | partnership |
| Website | kennapartners.com |
Kenna Partners is one of Nigeria's leading law firms with its Head Office in Lagos, and branch offices in both Abuja and Enugu. The firm is fully registered with the African Financial Corporation.[1]
History
Founded in 1993 as Kenna & Associates, the firm underwent a restructuring to become Kenna Partners Barristers and Associates in 2011 and fully incorporated with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)).[2] In the year 2013, the firm celebrated its 20th anniversary[3] with the presentation of a book titled ‘Law & Society’ authored by Fabian Ajogwu SAN (Principal Partner in the firm)[4][5] and presented by Dr Christopher Kolade CON.
The firm's client list includes public and privately held commercial businesses and financial institutions as well as governments and state-owned entities.[6]
Practice Areas
The firm is structured into three main Groups – Commercial Law (corporate & investment dealings) Group, Energy & Natural Resources Practice Group, Civil Litigation and Dispute Management Group.[7]
- Alternative Dispute Resolution & Litigation
- Banking Law, Investments & Corporate Finance
- Communications, Media and Technology
- Corporate & Commercial Law
- Criminal Law
- Energy & Natural Resources
- Environmental Law
- Intellectual Property
- Labour & Employment
- Privatization & Regulatory Law
- Non Profit & Charitable Organisations
- Trustee & Estate
- Real Estate
- Intermodal Carriage
Publications
The firm continue to contribute immensely to legal development practice in Nigeria through authoring of notable books that were published by Center for Commercial Law Development (CCLD) in Nigeria. Some of which are:
- Solanke, Folake and Ajogwu, Fabian (2016), Oral & Written Advocacy: Law & Practice, Commercial Law Development Services (CLDS), ISBN 978-978-952-389-4, Lagos, Nigeria, 302 pages
- Ajogwu, Fabian and Kenna Partners (2015), Trade & Investments in Nigeria: Legal & Regulatory Aspects, Commercial Law Development Services (CLDS), ISBN 978-978-948-236-8, Lagos, Nigeria, 436 pages
- Ajogwu, et al, (2015), Company Secretary’s Guide on Corporate Governance, Commercial Law Development Services (CLDS), ISBN 978-978-946-691-7, Lagos, Nigeria, 329 pages
- Ajogwu, Fabian and Oscar Nliam (2014): Petroleum Law and Sustainable Development, Eds. Center for Commercial Law Development (CCLD), Lagos, Nigeria[8][9]
- Ajogwu, Fabian and Kenna & Associates (2007), Legal & Regulatory Aspects of Business (Issues in doing business in Nigeria) Eds. Center for Commercial Law Development (CCLD), Lagos, Nigeria[10]
- Ajogwu, Fabian (2007), Corporate Governance in Nigeria: Law and Practice, Eds. Center for Commercial Law Development (CCLD), Lagos, Nigeria[10]
- Ajogwu Fabian (2013), Law & Society Eds. Center for Commercial Law Development (CCLD), Lagos, Nigeria (Published to marked 20th Anniversary of the firm)[5]
Notable Cases and Transactions
The firm continue to represent Nigeria Government on some notable cases among which includes:
- BPE Opposes motion to stop power station privatization.[11]
- Federal Government of Nigeria vs Sanusi (suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria)[12]
- ECOWAS Court Dismisses N84 Billion Suit Against the Federal Govt[13]
References
- ^ "Registered Law Firms". African Finance Corporation. AFC.
- ^ CAC Publications, 2011. "CAC Issued Certificate of Incorporation to Newly Registered Companies for 2011".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Akintunde, Akinwale (26 Nov 2013). "Solanke: Only Law at its Best Holds Society Together". This Day Live Newspapers. Leaders & Company Limited. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14.
- ^ CHIOMA. "Kolade, Osunkeye present book on "Law & Society" By Dr. Fabian Ajogwu, SAN". Centre For Commercial Law Development. CCLD. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^ a b Igbowelendu, Precious (26 November 2013). "Using law to build society". The Nation Newspapers.
- ^ "About US". Kenna Partners. Archived from the original on 2014-05-11.
- ^ "Practice Areas". Kenna Partners. Archived from the original on 2013-08-28.
- ^ "Importance Of The PIB Bill Highlighted At CCLD's Book Presentation – PETROLEUM LAW & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT". Center for Commercial Law Development. Archived from the original on 2014-10-31.
- ^ Asu, Femi (June 6, 2014). "PIB passage key to unlocking mega oil, gas investments". Business Day Online Newspapers.
- ^ a b UChe Nworah (October 14, 2007). "Fabian Ajogwu Presents Books On Corporate Governance & Commerce". Nigeria Village Square.
- ^ ADE ADESOMOJU (Jul 9, 2014). "BPE opposes motion to stop power station privatisation". The Punch Newspapers. Archived from the original on 2014-07-10.
- ^ The Sun (Mar 1, 2014). "FG stalls Sanusi's suit in court". The Sun Newspapers. Archived from the original on 2014-11-07.
- ^ "ECOWAS Court Dismisses N84 Billion Suit Against the Federal Govt". Abusidiqu News Media Limited. Feb 20, 2014.