Committed to
Excellence
in Every Matter
We are Aston & Alvin Legal (A & AL), a forward-thinking, technology-driven law firm headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria's commercial hub. We measure our success by the positive impact we have on our clients through the exceptional legal solutions we offer. This commitment not only reflects our dedication to the practice of law but also highlights the reasons we are in the legal profession.
Where Collaboration
Meets Excellence
At Aston & Alvin Legal, we create an environment that fosters success for everyone, emphasising opportunities, safety, and respect. We nurture talent, ignite passion, protect interests, and promote professionalism. Whether it involves our lawyers, professional staff, students in training, or the communities we serve, we are committed to providing support every step of the way.
Principles That Guide
Everything We Do
These are not aspirational slogans — they are the everyday standards we hold ourselves to in every client interaction, every courtroom, and every conversation.
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We have built an inclusive environment that ensures all our individual and corporate clients have fair and equal access to customised legal services, taking into account their abilities, experiences, and requirements. We are built on a solid foundation to see the best in humanity, promote values, and recognise the God- given talents of each individual. Therefore, we strive to offer equal opportunities for everyone within our fold – including our clients and staff – to thrive and succeed.
Deeply rooted in our hearts is a passion for service. We take pride in our client- focused culture and our unwavering commitment to serving our clients professionally.
Our firm is built and sustained on a fulcrum of trust upon which our attorney- client relationship rests. We protect our clients' information, adhere to high ethical standards, deliver timely services, and conduct business transparently with our clients, staff, and the public.
We prioritise efficiency and stay prepared for the unexpected, enabling us to create benefits for our clients, staff, and the public in tough times. We achieve this through consistent organisation: effectively managing our time, maintaining a visionary workplace, and focusing on what truly matters.
We embody nobility in the legal profession by being a positive influence for change, an inspiration, a guardian, and a protector of the law and the public interest.
Experienced Attorneys
You Can Trust
At Aston & Alvin Legal, we are made up of dedicated and passionate professionals committed to guiding our clients toward success. We value the diversity of our clients and strive for innovative solutions. For this reason, we recruit and retain individuals who reflect our culture, bring different strengths, opinions, and personalities, and demonstrate a strong record of ethical standards, discipline, and notable academic and professional achievements.
Comprehensive Legal
Services for Every Need
Whether you are a business navigating complex transactions or an individual facing a personal legal matter, our lawyers are here to help you every step of the way.
We protect your rights and liberty by providing representation during police investigations, securing bail, and defending against charges in court. We advise, represent, and provide vigorous defences for individuals and corporate organisations against charges, including sexual offences, juvenile delinquency, fraud, theft, money laundering, embezzlement, white-collar crime, assault, and homicide, in trial and appellate courts.
Our Family Law Team offers tailored legal assistance for personal and domestic matters, including divorce and matrimonial causes, child custody and welfare, adoption and surrogacy, prenuptial agreements, estate and wealth planning, and domestic disputes.
We provide you with systematic and customised legal services to investigate, locate, recover, reclaim, or freeze real and digital assets and funds acquired through fraud or confiscated on suspicion of fraud.
We assist you in protecting and maximising the value of your creations, inventions, artistic works, designs, and commercial symbols. Whether it is copyright, trademark, patent, industrial design, or trade secret, we guide you through the processes of filing, registration, and renewal.
At A & AL, we see ourselves as advocates for human rights and justice for all, which is central to our mission. We provide representation for individuals and corporations whose fundamental and constitutional rights have been violated by state and non- state actors. We strive to support constitutional principles and regional and international treaties and conventions that promote human dignity and protect against unlawful arrest and detention, torture, oppression, economic exploitation, racism, modern slavery, trafficking, war crimes and more.
Our labour and employment law services include drafting employment contracts and employee handbooks, framing company profiles and policies, handling expatriate work permits and quotas, redundancy packages, workplace discrimination, wrongful termination and dismissal, collective bargaining agreements, and navigating industrial disputes with labour unions and the government.
We boast a strong team of experienced and skilled lawyers who expertly handle both contentious and non-contentious matters at the arbitration and mediation stages, as well as in court. We provide effective dispute resolution and settlement services for personal, commercial, and specialised issues. Our expertise spans cases presented before arbitrators, tribunals, panels, and courts, allowing us to leverage our industry knowledge, arbitration skills, and trial advocacy capabilities at all levels, from the High Court to the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.
We provide fundamental legal services for the construction, acquisition, protection, management, and transfer of real estate. Our services include due diligence (vetting and land registry searches), conveyancing (drafting contracts of sale and deeds of assignment), title perfection (Governor’s consent), construction and compliance with relevant environmental and building laws, property management (handling tenant relations, rent collection, physical upkeep, and legal compliance on behalf of the landlord), and litigation.
Our Startup and Technology Law Services provide comprehensive legal support for emerging companies. We assist with all aspects of business formation and structuring, fundraising, negotiations, and data protection. Our services include company registration, compliance with data privacy regulations, licensing, acquisition and transfer of technology, and drafting and reviewing various contracts and agreements.
A & AL Tort Law Services specialises in addressing wrongful acts that lead to physical, reputational, and financial harm. Our services encompass a range of areas, including negligence (such as personal injury, workplace accidents, medical malpractice, and professional negligence), class actions (representative actions aimed at protecting the interests and rights of a group), defamation (covering both libel and slander), and assault and battery.
We provide legal support for drafting and registering clients' Wills, establishing trusts, and administering estates after their demise. Our services include Will writing and codicils (documents highlighting how your real estate, investment and personal property should be shared or managed), trust administration (setting up living or education trust to manage wealth and protect beneficiaries), probate and estate administration (assisting in legal processes of validating a Will, gathering assets and paying off debts) and letters of administration (assisting families when their beloved ones died without a Will i.e. intestate).
Our secretarial services cover a broad spectrum of administrative, compliance, and corporate governance needs tailored to your business. We ensure that your company complies with statutory regulations, schedules board and shareholder meetings, records minutes, and drafts resolutions as and when due. We keep your daily operations organised, professional, and efficient.
Committed to Our
Community
At Aston & Alvin Legal, we are committed to community service and social responsibility. One of the primary ways we demonstrate this commitment is by offering pro bono services, in partnership with ClickALawyer.NG's Justice5000, where our lawyers provide free legal assistance to indigent inmates awaiting trial, vulnerable communities, and rights advocacy groups.
Let's Talk
We are available 24/7. Whether you have a specific legal matter in mind or simply want to explore how we can help, we're here to listen. Reach out and our team will be in touch promptly.