Manager

• Jan 2022 - Present

Senior Consultant

• Feb 2015 - Feb 2022

(a) Provide Tax Advisory and Legal Opinions to Companies across various industries including Oil and Gas, Telecommunication, Manufacturing etc.(b) Draft Tax Notices of Objection for various Companies across industries.(c) Draft contracts and agreements, especially to ensure proper tax planning.(d) Provide regulatory services including; filing of Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Returns, applying for Pioneer Status Incentive Certificate at the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), application for approval with the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP), application for approval of “Management Service Fees” with the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) and Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) etc.(e) Conduct legal research on tax related matters for my Firm.(f) Prepare tax and legal presentations for my superiors.(g) Defend my Firm’s Clients during tax negotiations with Federal Inland Revenue Service, various State Internal Revenue Services and various Local Government Councils in Nigeria.(h) Lecture tax and legal related topics in my Firm’s Tax Academy (Ascension Academy Institute Limited).(i) Prepare memorandum, opinion papers etc. for my Firm and Clients.(j) Provide Litigation Support for my Firm’s Clients having matters at the Tax Appeal Tribunal, State Revenue Courts etc.

Managing Counsel

• Jan 2022 - Present

Senior Legal Counsel

• Feb 2015 - Feb 2022

(a) Draft Court processes and defend the tax position of Companies at the Tax Appeal Tribunal, State Revenue Courts, Federal and State High Courts, Court of Appeal etc.(b) Represent my Firm during Tax Negotiations and out of Tribunal or Court Settlement across Nigeria.(c) Represent my Firm’s Clients as Company Secretary for various Companies across different sectors/industries.(d) Draft and respond to various legal and tax correspondence with various Government Agencies (both State and Federal).

Legal Intern

• Sep 2014 - Nov 2014

(a) Worked in various departments of the firm i.e. Energy, Litigation and Corporate Commercial department. (b) Attended departmental meetings of the firm. (c) Attended hearing at the Federal High Court, State High court and Magistrate Court. (d) Assisted with records of appeal at the Court of Appeal. (e) Researched and participated in the preparation of legal opinions for the firm. (f) Prepared letters and other correspondence for the firm. (a) Worked in various departments of the firm i.e. Energy, Litigation and Corporate Commercial department. (b) Attended departmental meetings of the firm. (c) Attended hearing at the Federal High Court, State High court and Magistrate Court. (d) Assisted with records of appeal at the Court of Appeal. (e) Researched and participated in the preparation of legal opinions for the firm. (f) Prepared letters and other correspondence for the firm.

Legal Intern

• Jun 2014 - Jul 2014

(a) As the Team Lead, I lead the group in achieving the various tasks assigned to us in the Firm. (b) Carried out legal research and preparation of court processes. (c) Represented the Interns before the management of the Firm. (a) As the Team Lead, I lead the group in achieving the various tasks assigned to us in the Firm. (b) Carried out legal research and preparation of court processes. (c) Represented the Interns before the management of the Firm.

Legal Intern

• May 2014 - Jun 2014

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