Celebrating its 40th year of operation in 2023, the firm has experienced substantial growth, now comprising 16 partners, 21 practice areas, a team of 67 lawyers, and over 45 business support staff.
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Udoma Udo Udoma has contributed to the public sector, often providing pro-bono services to the Federal Government, and some State Governments, offering legal expertise in the fields of crude oil, natural gas, and other natural resources law, as well as constitutional law.
He served for 2 years between 1982 and 1983 as a member of a group of consultants retained by the Nigerian Government to advise on the feasibility of establishing a liquified natural gas project in Nigeria.
In 1984 he was appointed by the Federal Government as the legal member of the LNG Working Committee which was set up to facilitate a joint venture between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, Royal Dutch Shell, Elf Aquitaine and Agip to establish an LNG project in Bonny Island, Rivers State, Nigeria.
In 1995, he was appointed as the legal member of a committee chaired by the economist, Dr. Pius Okigbo, which conducted a comprehensive review of the National Policy on Solid Minerals Development.
In 2012, he chaired the Task Force established by the Federal Government to promote the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill into law.
During his first term, Udoma led the Senate Committee that proposed a bill to eliminate the distinction between onshore and offshore petroleum production when calculating state revenue based on the derivation principle.
Udoma was a leading voice in the campaign against the introduction of a constitutional amendment to allow the President and the State Governors to run for a third term in office.
[6] In 2015, Udoma stepped down from all his roles in the private sector upon accepting President Muhammadu Buhari's invitation to join his cabinet as the Minister of Budget and National Planning.
[7] In that capacity, he took primary responsibility for developing the Nigerian Economic Recovery and Growth Plan,[8] the implementation of which helped take Nigeria out of recession.
Working out of their office in Paris, France, he advised companies and governments in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East on financial, energy and investment law.