Strategic Litigation & Human Rights
Constitutional, public-interest and human-rights matters designed to secure remedies and wider legal change.
Barristers & Solicitors · Nigeria
Clear counsel.
Resolute advocacy.
We help businesses, organisations and individuals resolve demanding legal problems, protect their interests and pursue lasting remedies.
Law in service of enterprise, justice and human dignity.
Who we are
Practical legal judgment, shaped by experience.
Glendon & Associates is a full-service Nigerian law firm with a distinctive practice in strategic litigation, corporate and commercial law, and advisory support for civil society.
Founded in Lagos in 2010 by a group of lawyers, the firm now operates from Maitama, Abuja. We combine careful legal analysis with a close understanding of the institutions, communities and commercial realities that shape each matter.
Our lawyers advise companies, non-governmental organisations, families and individuals. We also work with criminalised communities and organisations advancing contested rights, providing counsel that is discreet, rigorous and grounded in dignity.
Meet our lawyers →What we do
Our expertise
Legal support from early advice through negotiation, trial and appeal.
Corporate & Commercial
Business formation, contracts, transactions, governance and sound day-to-day commercial advice.
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Focused representation in civil disputes, negotiation, mediation, arbitration and proceedings before Nigerian courts.
NGO & Civil Society Advisory
Governance, registration, compliance, safeguarding, risk and programme advice for organisations working in complex settings.
Criminal Defence
Confidential representation from investigation and bail applications through trial and appeal.
Property & Real Estate
Title review, conveyancing, leases, property finance, development advice and land disputes.
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Family LawEmployment LawIntellectual PropertyImmigrationTaxationRegulatory Compliance
“A legal strategy must answer the immediate problem and remain sound when the pressure rises.”
Nathaniel Egbet
Managing Partner
Our approach
Measured advice. Determined representation.
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Clarity
Direct advice that identifies choices, risks and likely outcomes.
02
Care
Close attention to each client, each fact and each deadline.
03
Courage
Steady representation when the issue is difficult or unpopular.
Our people
Lawyers who listen,
think and act.
Our team brings courtroom experience, commercial judgment and a shared commitment to exacting professional standards.
Managing Partner & Head of Chambers
Nathaniel Egbet
LLB (OAU Ife), BL
A seasoned barrister with 19 years of post-call experience, Nathaniel leads the firm’s litigation, advisory and client-service work.
Counsel
Thomas Ajayi
LLM (OAU Ife), BL, ACIArb (UK)
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Counsel
Ayodeji Adeyemi
LLM (OAU Ife), BL
Counsel
Oyesola Adewale
LLB, BL
We remember our former colleague, Olaleye Korede, LLB (OAU Ife), BL, whose service forms part of the firm’s history.
Perspectives
Legal insight
Notes on law, regulation and justice from our practice.
Corporate Advisory
Five governance questions every growing Nigerian organisation should ask
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Choosing the right path: negotiation, arbitration or litigation
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Strategic litigation and the search for remedies that endure
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