Mercy Ikeokwu
Associate, SimmonsCooper Partners
Mercy is an Associate at SimmonsCooper Partners, Lagos Nigeria. Mercy is a part of the Corporate Commercial & Finance, with a particular emphasis on Anti-trust & Competition law, Energy, Commercial and Civil Litigation and Family and Wealth Management. Mercy's professional journey has seen her navigate diverse industries, including FMCG, Energy, Family and Wealth Management, and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).
She is a co-author of an article titled- Law and Business Series: A review of the Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2022. (Mondaq) 2023
Membership of Professional Associations
• Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)
• Institute of Chartered Arbitrators and Mediators (AICMC)
Background
Mercy is a graduate with a Bachelor of Laws (L.L.B.) degree from Ahmadu Bello University, 2021. Subsequently, she pursued her legal studies at the Nigerian Law School, where she earned her Barrister at Law (B.L.) 2022. Mercy's journey with SimmonsCooper Partners commenced in January 2023.
Experience & expertise
Selected Matters
Some of Mercy's key projects and contributions include:
• Legal Due Diligence and Legal Advisory to a credit guarantee Company in relation to a proposed guarantee of an infrastructure debt issuance of up to 1.35 billion Naira.
• Monitorship engagement for a Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Company in line with the Consent Order issued by FCCPC.
• Successful representation of a specialized Energy Private Equity Investment Company in a dispute with an International Gas Equipment OEM
• Representing a minority shareholder in a tortious suit of negligence and unlawful means conspiracy against a court appointed provisional liquidator in its unlawful conspiracy with the directors of the company in selling off the entire assets of the company in breach of the company’s constitutive documents.
Sectors
FCMG
Energy
Financial Services
Services
Corporate, Commercial & Finance
Anti-trust/Competition Compliance
Energy, Projects & Transport
Commercial and Civil Litigation
ADR
Experience & expertise
Some of Mercy's key projects and contributions include:
• Legal Due Diligence and Legal Advisory to a credit guarantee Company in relation to a proposed guarantee of an infrastructure debt issuance of up to 1.35 billion Naira.
• Monitorship engagement for a Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Company in line with the Consent Order issued by FCCPC.
• Successful representation of a specialized Energy Private Equity Investment Company in a dispute with an International Gas Equipment OEM
• Representing a minority shareholder in a tortious suit of negligence and unlawful means conspiracy against a court appointed provisional liquidator in its unlawful conspiracy with the directors of the company in selling off the entire assets of the company in breach of the company’s constitutive documents.
FCMG
Energy
Financial Services
Corporate, Commercial & Finance
Anti-trust/Competition Compliance
Energy, Projects & Transport
Commercial and Civil Litigation
ADR
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