Leading full-service international law, Afe Babalola & Co (Emmanuel Chambers), has restated commitment to providing timely, ethical and accessible legal services.

This comes as the firm opened its new Lagos office as part of a strategic expansion to strengthen its national footprint.

Founded in 1965 by Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, Emmanuel Chambers has grown from a small practice in Ibadan into Nigeria’s leading dispute resolution law firm with offices in Abuja, Port Harcourt and now Lagos.

Speaking at the unveiling, Managing Partner (Lagos), Mr. Tunde Babalola, SAN, highlighted the strategic importance of establishing a presence in Lagos , saying: “Lagos is not just Nigeria’s commercial capital, it is also the crossroads where business, finance and law converge. Our vision for the new Lagos Office is not just a physical presence in Ikoyi; it is to be a center of excellence where legal innovation meets practical solutions. We intend to serve not only as advocates in the courtroom, but as trusted advisors in boardrooms, arbitration halls and across every space where law shapes enterprise and progress.

He outlined the guiding philosophy that will shape the firm’s practice in Lagos, anchored on three enduring principles such as client-centered practice, collaboration, not competition and excellence with integrity.

Also commenting on the new office, Justice Rhodes Vivour retd, said: “This occasion was far more than the mere expansion of a law practice; it was the extension of a vision, a testament to perseverance, and a bold step forward in the pursuit of justice and excellence by Chief Afe Babalola SAN, one of Nigeria’s great legal practitioners.”