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Key contacts
Partner: Stephen Chima Arubike
Quick facts
Partners

9

Other qualified practitioners

73

Total number of lawyers

73

Practitioners (worldwide)

73

Languages

English, Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo

Network memberships

Multilaw, Nigerian Bar Association, New York Bar, International Bar Association, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK), Chartered Institute of Taxation (Nigeria), International Trademarks Association (INTA)

Key practice areas
General corporate tax
Tax
Tax controversy
Transactional tax
Transfer pricing
Firm overview

We are a leading Nigerian business law firm founded over 30 years ago. We have always had an international outlook. If we may say so, we have a reputation for, and an outstanding record of, carrying out critical, innovative and complex work to the highest standards. We have advised on many significant developments in Nigerian business law.

Our clients are of many nationalities and every size. They range from foremost global multinational enterprises to ambitious, home-grown fledglings. We also serve governments and government-controlled enterprises (we have advised on numerous privatizations) as well as private wealth clients.

We have and maintain complementary contacts in Nigerian business and government circles, and with law firms and lawyers’ organizations in and outside Nigeria. We are a member of Multilaw, a leading global alliance of independent law firms. Multilaw has offices in 100 countries and over 11,000 lawyers.

Key practice areas
  • M&A
  • Arbitration
  • Dispute resolution
  • Litigation
  • Supply chains
  • International tax advisory
  • Tax consulting
  • US inbound
  • US outbound
  • Arbitration
  • Controversy management
  • Dispute resolution
  • Litigation
Sector expertise
  • Aviation
  • Automotive
  • Banking
  • Construction and materials
  • Government and public policy
  • Healthcare
  • Industrials
  • Insurance
  • Oil and gas
  • Real estate
  • Technology and telecommunications
Other offices

30 Mediterranean Street
Abuja, Maitama, 900271
Nigeria
Tel: +234 1 888 8881
E: gelias@gelias.com
Web: https://www.gelias.com/

 

Address:
6 Broad Street
Lagos
Tel:+2342014607890 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.gelias.com
2026 Edition
General corporate tax
Tier 2
24 firms ranked
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Tier 1

AELEX
5 practice areas
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Andersen
5 practice areas
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Deloitte
2 practice areas
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EY
4 practice areas
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KPMG
3 practice areas
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PwC
3 practice areas
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Stransact
4 practice areas
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Tier 2

Aluko & Oyebode
4 practice areas
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Ascension
3 practice areas
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Banwo & Ighodalo
5 practice areas
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G Elias & Co
5 practice areas
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Olaniwun Ajayi
5 practice areas
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Pedabo
3 practice areas
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Templars
5 practice areas
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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
4 practice areas
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Tier 3

Alliance Law Firm
3 practice areas
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BDO
3 practice areas
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Forvis Mazars
2 practice areas
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Grant Thornton
3 practice areas
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Taxaide
3 practice areas
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The New Practice
2 practice areas
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WTS Blackwoodstone
4 practice areas
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Other notable

Ikeyi Shittu & Co
4 practice areas
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Stren & Blan Partners
3 practice areas
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Tax controversy
Tier 1
12 firms ranked
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Tier 1

AELEX
5 practice areas
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Banwo & Ighodalo
5 practice areas
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G Elias & Co
5 practice areas
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Templars
5 practice areas
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Tier 2

Aluko & Oyebode
4 practice areas
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EY
4 practice areas
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Ikeyi Shittu & Co
4 practice areas
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Olaniwun Ajayi
5 practice areas
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Punuka Attorneys and Solicitors
4 practice areas
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Stransact
4 practice areas
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Tier 3

Andersen
5 practice areas
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Other notable

Stren & Blan Partners
3 practice areas
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Transactional tax
Tier 1
14 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Banwo & Ighodalo
5 practice areas
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G Elias & Co
5 practice areas
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Stransact
4 practice areas
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Tier 2

AELEX
5 practice areas
View full profile
Alliance Law Firm
3 practice areas
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Andersen
5 practice areas
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Ikeyi Shittu & Co
4 practice areas
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Templars
5 practice areas
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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
4 practice areas
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WTS Blackwoodstone
4 practice areas
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Tier 3

Aluko & Oyebode
4 practice areas
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Olaniwun Ajayi
5 practice areas
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Punuka Attorneys and Solicitors
4 practice areas
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Other notable

Stren & Blan Partners
3 practice areas
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Transfer pricing
Other notable
16 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Andersen
5 practice areas
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EY
4 practice areas
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KPMG
3 practice areas
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PwC
3 practice areas
View profile
Stransact
4 practice areas
View profile

Tier 2

AELEX
5 practice areas
View full profile
Ascension
3 practice areas
View profile
BDO
3 practice areas
View profile
Grant Thornton
3 practice areas
View profile
Pedabo
3 practice areas
View profile
Taxaide
3 practice areas
View profile
WTS Blackwoodstone
4 practice areas
View profile

Tier 3

Banwo & Ighodalo
5 practice areas
View profile
Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
4 practice areas
View profile

Other notable

G Elias & Co
5 practice areas
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Olaniwun Ajayi
5 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Tax

G Elias & Co provides legal and tax advisory services to international and Nigerian clients, including SMEs, multinationals, financial institutions, and government entities. The three tax partners Gbolahan Elias, Fidelis Adewole, and Stephen Chima Arubike lead the tax practice. Furthermore, the firm specialises in the following practice areas: general corporate tax, real estate, personal income tax, value-added tax, capital gains tax, transfer pricing, tax efficiency structuring, tax disputes, and legislative tax drafting. Some of the key sectors the firm advises clients includes oil and gas, infrastructure, and financial services. 

During the research period, the firm advised Africa Finance Corporation on tax. The team also assisted the Nigerian subsidiaries of ExxonMobil on indirect taxation.

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