Our Forte
We are a Client-focused Law Firm acting as a bridge connecting you, the Client to the solutions to your legal and business requirements.
Our forte is acting as excellent problem solvers and our focus is you.
We represent a wide range of both local and foreign entities as well as individual entrepreneurs in successfully navigating the legal aspects of doing business in Nigeria while maintaining high ethical standards.

Our Practice Areas
The Lawyers at Stren & Blan Partners (formerly Bridgeforte Attorneys) have years of pooled experience in providing Clients with innovative solutions to complex business and legal issues across a variety of sectors. The Firm’s Practice Areas include:
Banking and Finance. Capital Markets. Company Secretarial, Regulatory and Compliance Services. Corporate Mergers and Acquisition, Debt & Asset Recovery and Investigations. Dispute Resolution. Energy. Immigration. Insolvency and Corporate Restructuring. Intellectual Property. Labour and Employment. Maritime and Aviation. Real Estate and Construction. Tax. Technology, Media and Entertainment.
Insights
MANDATORY DISCLOSURE OF PERSONS HOLDING SIGNIFICANT CONTROL IN NIGERIA’S OIL AND GAS SECTOR- HAVE YOU COMPLIED?
Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has by a directive tagged “Notification No. 1 to All Licence and Lease Holders in Nigeria on the Requirement for Submission of Beneficial Ownership Information”mandated all entities that apply for or hold a...
IS AN ACCEPTANCE LETTER ISSUED BY THE TRADEMARKS REGISTRY A CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF TRADE MARK REGISTRATION?: A REVIEW OF THE COURT OF APPEAL DECISION IN THE CASE OF D & S TRADING CO. LTD v. REMIA C.V. & TRIXIBELLE LIMITED (2019) LPELR-47628 (CA)
IS AN ACCEPTANCE LETTER ISSUED BY THE TRADEMARK REGISTRY A CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF TRADE MARK REGISTRATION BACKGROUND The Court of Appeal (CA), Per Ebiowei Tobi JCA, held, among other things, that an acceptance letter amounts to trade markregistration when no...
The Practicability of the Tax Reliefs/Incentives under the Nigeria Startup Act 2022 vis-à-vis the Present Economic Realities
1. Introduction 1.1According to the recent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Report by the National Bureau of Statistics, the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector contributed 18.44% to Nigeria’s GDP in the second quarter of 2022.In the same vein, the...

Built on Client Service
Stren & Blan Partners (formerly Bridgeforte Attorneys) is a full-service commercial Law Firm that provides legal services to diverse local and multinational corporations. We have developed a clear vision for anticipating our Client's business needs and surpassing their expectations, and we do this with an uncompromising commitment to Client service and legal excellence.
Sectors
Energy Sector
Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
Financial Sector
Health and Pharmaceutical Sector
Real Estate & Construction
Transportation Sector
Technology, Media and Entertainment
Practice Areas
Banking & Finance
Capital Markets
Company Secretarial
Corporate Mergers and Acquisition
Debt & Asset Recovery and Investigations
Dispute Resolution
Energy
Immigration
Insolvency and Corporate Restructuring
Intellectual Property
Labour and Employment
Maritime and Aviation
Real Estate and Construction
Tax
Technology, Media, and Entertainment