Counsel with a point of view, on the Atlantic-facing corridor of Lagos.
WisePoint Attorneys is a principal-led legal practice on the Lekki Peninsula. We advise businesses, families, and institutions on the disputes, transactions, and regulatory questions that define the coastline — from ports and downstream petroleum to real estate and the industries that move between them.
Principal-led. Personally accountable. Positioned for the peninsula.
WisePoint Attorneys is the practice of Bakson Moses, called to the Nigerian Bar and admitted to practise in all federations of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The practice is deliberately organised as a boutique — a chamber where every mandate is opened, run, and closed by counsel who is personally accountable to the client.
Six practice areas. One reading of the record.
Our practice is organised around the questions our clients actually bring — a cargo held at port, a licence in the balance, a title needing perfecting before a closing on Monday. We take the file back to first principles and tell you what the matter is really worth.
Dispute Resolution & ADR
Advocacy before the Federal and State High Courts, the Court of Appeal, and international tribunals; mediation at the Lagos Multi-Door Courthouse; arbitration under the Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023.
Open matter →Maritime
Ship arrests, cargo and charterparty disputes, cabotage compliance, port operations advisory, and marine insurance — informed by daily proximity to the Lekki Deep Sea Port and the Lagos anchorage.
Open matter →Corporate & Commercial
Mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and shareholder arrangements under CAMA 2020 and the Investments and Securities Act; commercial contracts drafted to survive the disputes they hope to avoid.
Open matter →Regulatory Compliance
Licensing and engagement before SEC, CBN, NCC, NERC, and sector regulators; data protection under the NDPA 2023; AML/CFT programmes; sanctions and export-control advisory for cross-border operators.
Open matter →Energy & Natural Resources
Petroleum Industry Act 2021 compliance and licensing; host community development trusts; power purchase arrangements under the Electricity Act 2023; mining leases and project finance for energy assets.
Open matter →Real Estate
Governor's Consent and title perfection under the Land Use Act; development-stage financing; joint ventures with landowning families; off-plan sales structuring; landlord and tenancy disputes across Lagos.
Open matter →"The letter counsels. The record decides. Prepare both."— House rule at WisePoint
Bring us the matter. We'll bring the reading.
Whether you're weighing whether to file, contemplating a deal that turns on a regulator's letter, or need a second opinion on a title that closed too quickly — we take the meeting, and we come prepared.
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