Nwigwe LP

Nwigwe and Uchegbu Law Practice (Nwigwe LP) was established in 1983. The firm grew over the years and was reincorporated recently as a partnership to build a world-class law firm. Since 1983, the firm has expanded both in the scope of services offered and skill to a leading full-service law firm in Nigeria that harnesses our team members' innate but diverse capacities to address clients' multi-sectorial and jurisdictional litigation and advisory needs. Our lawyers have legal experience spanning, in some cases, up to 40 years post-call to the bar, and some hold post-graduate degrees in relevant areas from prestigious universities. For over three decades, our Partners and Associates have been individually and jointly involved in a broad range of contentious and non-contentious matters, including Maritime Litigation and transactions, Project finance, and Legal Advisory stages in various areas such as Commercial disputes, Criminal litigation, Admiralty Practice, Debt Recovery and Insolvency, Aviation, Energy, Telecommunication, Banking, Labour matters, Regulatory and Compliance, Land matters and Election Petitions amongst others. We offer comprehensive legal service and advice on all aspects of Admiralty, Shipping, Transport and Insurance Law, including Laws and regulations, Government fees and levies, Disputes between shippers or Charterers and governmental agencies, Charter party disputes, Cargo claims arising out of carriage by land, sea or air and Project finance, due diligence, legal advisories and secretarial services. Furthermore, we undertake Bills of Lading disputes, Liens and Arrests, Salvage and Collision, Environmental Pollution and liability claims, General Average and Marine Insurance, Ship Sale and Purchase Contracts, Ship Mortgages, Commercial Shipping, International Trade and commodity Transactions, Shipping Related Personal injury claims and Matters relating to Cabotage.