Hermon Legal Practitioners is a business law firm with a rich history of excellence in Lagos, Nigeria. At Hermon, we provide quality legal services and help our valued clients promote their business and business interests in Nigeria and beyond. On Fridays, we offer free legal advice to start-ups, small businesses and SMEs who call our phone lines from 10:00 to 17:00. We have skillfully harnessed the ups and downs of the Nigerian economy to develop a dynamic legal practice that meets the many needs of our clients. In addition, we have strived to be at the forefront of changes in the Nigerian legal sector and ensure that we are always one step ahead of our competitors. Legal anecdotes for the day: Do you understand the legal terms used by lawyers? What is the main difference between defamation and defamation? Can you say that? What are the elements of both? Why do you have to pay attention to what you say or write about others? Hermon Legal Practitioners is a full-service commercial law firm in Lagos with over 30 years of legal experience. At Hermon, our overarching goal is to exceed our clients` expectations, provide only world-class legal services and advice, and advance the commercial and commercial interests of our valued clients across various industry disciplines. We are pleased to announce that we will soon be introducing our new Hermon Legal Friday service feature. Through this service, we provide free legal advice to SMEs in Lagos.
This is part of our inclusion efforts to ensure that we give back to the business community in Lagos, that President Muhammadu Buhari signed the AMCON (Amendment) Act, 2019, yesterday, August 8, 2019, which is supposed to give AMCON the power to monitor its debtors` bank accounts. Did you know? Patents are granted for a period of 20 years, provided that the renewal fees for the term of the patent are duly paid. Today, due to our unusual diversity, we serve an amazing variety of clients: multinationals, mid-sized enterprises and corporations, investors, agencies, international companies looking to gain a foothold in the Nigerian market, high net worth individuals and much more. We are very pleased to announce that our Managing Partner, Mr. Benjamin Obidegwu, will announce this on the 25th. In September 2019, he was elected Chairman of the Capital Markets Solicitors Association of Nigeria for a two-year term. We are delighted that he is leading the association. We are pleased to announce that our Managing Partner, Benjamin Obidegwu, attended the 2019 Annual Conference and Investiture Awards Ceremony of the Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators on 14-15 November 2019 at Eko Hotel and Towers. He moderated a session on the AfCFTA and its Implica.
Since our establishment and subsequent management by Professor Yemi Osinbajo, we have grown from humble beginnings to one of the most prestigious law firms in Lagos and Nigeria as a whole. Hermon Barristers & Solicitors celebrates Eid al-Adha with all our Muslim friends and clients in Lagos and around the world. We pray that Allah will bless all of you and your families as you celebrate. Our thoughts, love and prayers are with you. Happy Eid Mubarak. ADR has become the dispute resolution mechanism of choice for many demanding international and local clients. Due to several litigation issues, many companies, institutions and holding companies choose to turn away from litigation. Our Managing Partner Benjamin Obidegwu, who is also Chairman of the Capital Market Solicitors Association, at the CMSA year-end event that recently concluded in Victoria Island, Lagos.