By Innocent Anaba

The law firm of former Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, President, Dr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has re-launched its Police Dialogue Series, which it noted was in keeping with new trends and best practices in the world legal practice.

Speaking at the launch, during which the change of the law firm’s name to Olisa Agbakoba Legal, was announced, Agbakoba, said that “The changing face of Nigerian economy requires different approach in policy formulation, review and services delivery. Economists and development law experts now understand and advocate that law plays an important role in economic reforms and development, because certain legal and institutional frameworks are particularly conducive and enable economic growth.

“In keeping with the new trends and best practices, our firm formally presents her Police Dialogue Series. As development lawyers, we see the need to address issues that impact on Nigeria’s polity, legal systems, regulatory and institutional framework.

“The series will be in varied forms; summits, workshops, seminars etc., and each will be specially designed to bring together business operators, regulators, entrepreneurs, lawyers, government heads to engage in a meaningful discussion on maximising Nigeria’s economic assets towards growth and development amongst other related issues. As part of our dialogue programme in 2015, we will engage in serious dialogue and economic interrogation with policy makers, experts and stakeholders on the following topics: Waking Up Dead Capital- Shipping sector, Aviation, Small and Medium Enterprises etc: Space law development; Strengthening our regulators and Strategies for Raising alternative revenue in the face of dwindling oil prices

Our drive in 2015 will be to strengthen and develop our capacity to facilitate the provision of quality legal services to our clients. To support the global perspective of the firm and desire for excellence, the firm has imbibed a new name, logo and identity.

“We are now, Olisa Agbakoba Legal in tune with modern trends to project a universal image.

Because OAL understands that delivering legal solutions and engineering change will require more than a name, OAL’s enviable network of relationship will be deployed to effective use.

Our partners include;

Business Day Newspapers, the National Competitiveness Council of Nigeria, NCCN, London Maritime Operators, the Nigerian British Chamber of Commerce, the Common Wealth Lawyers Association, the Capital Market Lawyers Association, the Maritime Arbitrators Association of Nigeria, the International Chamber of Commerce, the Franco-Nigerian Chamber of Commerce, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry amongst others just to mention a few. “OAL resource base is phenomenal with hundreds of publications on development law covering space, privatisation, economic reforms, aviation, shipping, maritime, institutional reforms, and investment law, and reports from participation in various committees in federal, state and international level. We are also pleased to present the bouquet of our legal resources and literature in the unveiling of the Policy Dialogue Series.

“OAL will leverage and utilise its expanding networks and profile as a recipient of many local and international awards; the “Law Service Regulation Advisory Firm of the year, 2013,” the “Banking and Finance Practice of the Year, 2014” by Acquisition International and the “Boutique Commercial Litigation Law Firm of the Year, 2015,” by Corporate INTL.