About Karibi-Whyte & Partners
A full-fledged commercial law practice, built on trust
Karibi-Whyte and Company is a full-fledged commercial law firm with offices in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt. The Firm was founded in 2005 by A. Dagogo Karibi-Whyte, an accomplished legal practitioner, astute negotiator and dealmaker with extensive experience in high-value and complex transactions, both locally and internationally.
Our major areas of specialisation are Oil and Gas, Commercial Litigation, Arbitration, Intellectual Property and Immigration — disciplines chosen to match the realities of doing business in Nigeria's energy and commercial economy.
Under his leadership, the Firm has developed a practice founded on professionalism, strategic insight, commercial awareness and a commitment to delivering practical and effective solutions to its clients.
To deliver legal counsel that protects our clients' commercial interests with the same rigour we would apply to our own.
To be the first call for any institution operating in Nigeria's energy and commercial economy.
Integrity
We tell clients what they need to hear, not what is easiest to say.
Excellence
Every brief, filing and negotiation held to the same exacting standard.
Confidentiality
Discretion is not a courtesy here — it is a professional obligation.
Partnership
We measure success by the longevity of our client relationships.
Firm Timeline
Firm Founded
A. Dagogo Karibi-Whyte founds the Firm, built on a practice of strategic negotiation and deal facilitation.
Energy Sector Transactions
Part of the team delivering AMNI Petroleum's FPSO project alongside Aften and Bumi, and the Allied Energy FPSO project with Century Group.
National Expansion
The Firm grows into a full-fledged commercial practice with offices in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt.
Dagogo Karibi-Whyte — Managing Partner
"Under his leadership, the Firm has developed a practice founded on professionalism, strategic insight, commercial awareness and a commitment to delivering practical and effective solutions to its clients."
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