About PrimeLaw
We started with a simple idea.
PRIME LAW PARTNERSHIP was established with a commitment to achieving excellence through the combination of competence, dynamism and integrity.
The Firm appreciates the sensitive nature of Legal Practice and therefore ensures at all times, confidentiality and a high standard of professionalism in the handling of client matters.
Our offices are situated at Trans Amadi, the hub of commercial and governmental activity in Port Harcourt. Through the development of our information technology systems, we are able to service our clientele all over the Niger Delta, Lagos, Abuja and abroad.
Meet Our Attorneys
We bring each client a combination of deep industry knowledge and expert perspectives from other industries on the challenge at stake, to offer our clients fresh perspectives and breakthrough business insights.
Bill Ukachukwu
Partner
Sojiye Tekenam Lilly-Tariah
Partner
Achieving excellence through competence, dynamism and integrity”
Attended Baptist High School, Port Harcourt and obtained his Law Degree from the University of Calabar in 1996.
Admitted to the Nigerian Bar in 1998
1998-1999
Counsel in the law firm of Titilola A. Dauda &
CO, Gombe, Gombe State
1999- 2005
Head of Chambers in the law firm of A. Nwuke &
Associates- Port Harcourt. Rivers State.
February 2005 till
date
Senior Partner and Lead Litigation Partner in the Law Firm of
PrimeLawPartnership.
Practice Areas
Oil and Gas Law, Banking and
Insurance, Company and CommercialLaw, General Litigation
Property Law, Labour Law, Company Tax matters.He is a member of
the Nigerian Bar Association and International Bar Association
Attended All Saints Secondary School, Ogoja, Cross River State Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, where he obtained a Degree in Law in 2016. Admitted to the Nigerian Bar in October 2016
May – July 2016
Counsel in the firm of Dr. Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN) & Co, Onitsha.
Feb. – Dec. 2017
Associate Counsel with the Rivers State Ministry of Justice, Port-Harcourt, Rivers State
2018 till date
Associate in the firm of Prime Law Partnership
Practice Areas
Company Law, Commercial law Litigation, Labour Law, Oil and Gas litigation. He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association.
Attended Government Comprehensive Secondary School, Port Harcourt and FederalGovernment College, Port Harcourt and the University of Lagos. Admitted to the Nigerian Bar in 1983
1983 – 1984
Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Ahmadu
BelloUniversity, Zaria
1984 – 1987
Worked as State Counsel at the Ministry of Justice,
Rivers State
1987-1993
Worked as Junior Partner in the Firm of Princewill & Co. Lagos
1993 till date
Managing
Solicitor of Ibibi Tienabeso & Co.
2005 till date
Partner in the
Firm of Prime Law Partnership.
Practice Areas
Property Law,
Company and Commercial Law, Constitutional and Human Rights Law.
He has in the recent past participated in the preparation
of Draft Bills for the House of Representatives. He is a member of
the Nigerian Bar Association
Attended International Secondary School, Nkpolu, Port Harcourt, Rivers State andAbia State University, Uturu, Abia State. Admitted to the Nigerian Bar in 2015
2015 – 2016
Worked as an Associate Counsel in the Firm of
Uzoragbara Chambers
Jan 2017 – Dec. 1, 2017
Associate in the Firm of Echefu Echefu & Co
Dec 2017 till date:
Associate and later Head of Chambers in the Firm of
Prime Law Partnership
Practice Area
Family Law, Company and
Commercial Law. Oil & Gas Law and Litigation. She is a member of
the Nigerian Bar Association
Attended Baptist High School, Port Harcourt, and University of Jos, where heobtained a Degree in Law in 1997.Admitted to the Nigerian Bar in October 2000.
2000 - 2004
Associate in the firm of SOLOLA & AKPANA (Legal
Practitioners).
2004–Date
Senior Partner and Lead Corporate Practice Partner in the firm
of Prime LawPartnership.
Practice Areas: Company and Commercial Law, Corporate Governance, MaritimeLaw, Franchising Trade Marks and Patents, Property Law, Labour Law, Oil and Gaslaw, Company Tax matters, Family Law.He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association and the International Bar Association