Lagos · Since 2014
JANS advises and represents companies, founders and families across Nigeria, from the first contract to the final judgment.
Who we are
JANS began in 2014 as Jimi Adewole Negotiators | Solicitors. Negotiators came first in that name, and negotiation still comes first in our work: a deal is safer when its risks are agreed before signing, and many disputes end better at the table than in court.
Deals, partnerships and settlements, argued from your side of the table.
Companies, transactions and investments set up to work under Nigerian law and regulation.
Plain written advice on contracts, compliance and risk, given before the decision is made.
Litigation, arbitration and mediation when a matter has to be decided.
Our values
The three pillars in our mark stand for the three ideas the firm was built on.
Our people are the foundation. We train and mentor every lawyer to the standards of the profession, and a client's concern stays on our desk until it is resolved.
We act as long-term counsel. Knowing your business, your sector and its regulators lets us advise before a problem lands, not after it.
Experience and new thinking, side by side, across negotiations, transactions and disputes in every sector we serve.
Expertise
Our work falls into three practice groups. Most clients need more than one, so our partners work across all three.
When a matter has to be fought, or settled well.
PartnersSimisola Idowu · Olujimi Adewole
When a deal has to be structured, negotiated and closed.
PartnersAfolabi Ogunsanya · Olujimi Adewole · Simisola Idowu
When rules, people and legacies need managing.
PartnersSimisola Idowu · Afolabi Ogunsanya · Ortega Opako
Sectors
Law works differently in each industry. These are the sectors where our partners do most of their work.
Oilfield services contracts, payment recovery from operators, technical partnerships and local content.
Commercial and industrial solar, storage, EPC and supply contracts, and power regulation.
BNPL, digital lending, asset finance and marketplace credit.
Estate purchases, title perfection, development and fractional ownership.
Endorsement and image-rights deals, player and coach contracts, talent management.
Software and edtech companies, founder agreements and fundraising.
Insurers, brokers and policyholders.
Estates, trusts and family property.
Incorporated trustees, governance and compliance under CAMA 2020.
Partners
Four partners lead the firm's work across all three practice groups.
Principal Partner & Head of Practice
Employment & labour, insurance, capital markets, civil litigation
simi@jans.ng
Head, Corporate & Commercial
Corporate & commercial, M&A, tax, regulatory compliance, data protection
afolabi@jans.ng
Founder & Immediate Past Principal Partner
Energy, banking & fintech, arbitration, mediation & negotiation, real estate
jim@jans.ng
Head, Insolvency, Business Rescue & Estates
Restructuring & insolvency, estates, probate & trusts
ortega@jans.ng
Insights
Short, practical notes on Nigerian law and regulation, written by the JANS team for clients rather than lawyers.
Newsletter
One email a month: short updates on Nigerian law and regulation, and the latest note from the JANS team. Unsubscribe any time.
Contact
Tell us briefly what you need, and we will reply with next steps.
31, Ogunnoiki, Lagos
