Theo is one of the founding partners at ǼLEX. He is the head of the Corporate/Commercial and Tax Practice Groups and a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group. His experience as a legal practitioner span over three decades. He draws on his training as both an engineer and a lawyer to provide insightful advice to the Firm's clients in diverse sectors on various corporate/commercial transactions.
He regularly advises clients on contentious and non-contentious IP work and works closely with clients across various industries to manage, protect and advance their portfolio of IP rights. He advises on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, shareholder rights, corporate structures and other corporate governance issues. He also advises on transaction options and strategies. Theo advises clients on the IP protection elements of the respective transactions.
Theo advised The Coca-Cola Company in its US$588 million acquisition of CHI Limited, a leading producer of juice and value-added dairy brands in Nigeria. This follows his work on other major M&A transactions, which include advising the Seven-up Bottling Company Plc on a corporate restructuring transaction and the subsequent delisting of the company from the Nigerian Stock Exchange; advising Nampak, Africa's biggest packaging firm, on its successful acquisition of a Nigerian beverage can manufacturing company as part of its expansion drive in the region; and advising Castel in relation to its strategic alliance with SABMiller.
He is a member of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Nigeria (IPLAN), the International Trademark Association (INTA) and the International Bar Association (IBA).
Theophilus Emuwa is highly recommended by many directories including Chambers Global, IFLR1000 and Who's Who Legal. He is also recognised as a Recommended Individual by the WTR 1000. Who’s Who Legal describes him as “first choice” when it comes to tax issues. IFLR1000 (2019) also describes him as “Highly Regarded”.
Year Joined Firm: 2004
Education/Alumni:
- (B.Sc. Eng.) Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London, London, England, ACGI, 1979
- (M.Sc. Eng.) Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London, 1980 DIC, 1980
- Polytechnic of Central London, London, England (Dip. Law & Bar Part I, 1982)
- Inns of Court, School of Law, London (1983)
Bar Admissions:
- Barrister, England & Wales 1983
- Barrister and Solicitor, Nigeria 1984
- Barrister and Solicitor, Ghana 2000
Network Memberships: INTA, IPLAN, CITN, AIPPI, ACC
