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Advisory
Vazi Legal Business Attorneys is a top-tier, Startup Law Firm based in Lagos Nigeria, Nairobi Kenya, Washington DC, and New York. We are obsessed with one goal – to help you win. Our team is dedicated to helping you achieve your vision, whether that means protecting your intellectual property rights worldwide or helping you raise the financing you need to scale your startup.
Vazi Legal Business Attorney takes an integrated approach to legal services, consulting, and business development. Our network of experts cuts across the entire value chain of an emerging company including technology, finance, corporate and commercial law, deal structure, growth strategy, and operational due diligence. From launching the first product and financing a ten-million-dollar round and arranging peer-to-peer debt financing – we have the expertise needed to help your startup succeed.
We have specifically focused on Capital Pool Company (CPC) fund formation, Advisory, Strategy, and Investor Relations services for our clients. Our team operates within each of the jurisdictions in which we practice. Our team’s members include attorneys with broad experience in cutting-edge legal areas including taxation, securities, corporate governance, securities offerings, entrepreneurship, and technology law.
Meet Our Team Of legal experts with over 30 years of experience in startup, fintech and technology law
Moe Odele – a startup lawyer, academic, investor, and creator of digital products.
Intellectual Property and Technology Law from the University of California, Berkeley.
ASSOCIATE
Edidiong Ibanga Udofia is a self-motivated, diligent and goal-oriented start-up and tech lawyer.
ASSOCIATE
Fikayo is an alumnus of Birmingham City University where she received her undergraduate education and the Nigerian Law School where she gained her license to practice in Nigeria.
RESEARCH ANALYST
Temitayo Adesanya is a diligent, smart, and solution-oriented lawyer, qualified to practice law in Nigeria.
STARTUP ADVISOR
Amarachukwu Grace Ochia is an astute, driven and self-motivated lawyer with an array of interests. Her practice areas include Legal Drafting, Immigration Law and Startup Advisory.
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