Casefile & Co Attorneys
Headquarters - 28A Emekuku Street D-Line Port Harcourt Rivers State Nigeria
New York Office - 47 Mamaroneck Ave Suite 117
White Plains , NY 10601
United States
ph: 914-391-5605
fax: 718-297-2777
alt: 0112348033395973, 0112348028533199
Pabohwo

Casefile & Co Attorneys, Counselors-at-Law
Port Harcourt City & New York City


Attorneys
The firm has 2 Partners, who have noted experiences in their areas of expertise; it also has a full complement of highly qualified professional attorneys, consultants and skilled paralegals and secretaries. Membership of the firm includes lawyers who have passed the Bars of the State of New York State and the Federation of Nigeria and are able to operate internationally in several cross-border transactions, involving oil exploration, production and service companies, power and telecommunications companies. We also participate in referral based representation of international clienteles through our various correspondent international law firms contacts
Partners
Patrick C. Abohwo Esq
Charles Onyeka Iwegbue Esq
Senior Associates
Gregory Ishioma Ikoko Esq
Consultants, Paralegals and Secretariat
Peter Ese Abohwo
Imoh Nathan
Biographical description and Qualifications of Professionals at the firm
Patrick C. Abohwo Esq.
Email: Pabohwo@casefileandco.com
Patrick Abohwo was born in Lagos Island, Lagos state Nigeria April 27, 1965 . Since 1990, has been a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria; and also admitted in New York State Bar as Attorney and Counselor of the Supreme Court of New York. Patrick Abohwo founded the firm in 1991
Education:
University of New Hampshire School of Law
Masters in Intellectual Property Laws (LL.M)
Queens College, Flushing New York
(MLIS)
University of Ife JD (Bachelor of Laws)
Nigerian Law School
Professional Experience:
Appointed Special Counsel by Shell Petroleum Development Corporation (SPDC):
Oversee certain aspects of its portfolio comprising
Attorney @ Weil Gotshall & Manges,
Manhattan New York
Chief Litigation Attorney, Casefile & Co Attorneys, Port Harcourt
Managing Attorney New York Office.
Appointed:
Notary Public of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
by the Supreme Court of Nigeria
Notary Public for the State of New York
Adjunct Professor of Land and Real Estate Law - Federal Polytechnic Bauchi, Bauchi State
Bar Admissions
Professional Affiliations
Languages:
English, Yoruba, Some Hausa and other Nigerian local languages
Practice Areas:
Immigration, Family, Personal Injury, Estate Laws
Intellectual property Laws, Music and Entertainment, Oil & Gas
Patrick can be reached at Pabohwo@casefileandco.com

Charles Onyeka Iwegbue Esq. (Port Harcourt Office)
Partner, joined the firm 1998
Education:
University of Ekpoma
Bachelors of Laws
Nigerian Law School
Experienced litigator in Oil and Gas Litigations
Bar Admission
Nigerian Federal Bar
ProfessionalAffiliations
Nigerian Federal Bar Association
InternationalBarAssociation
Languages:
English and other Nigerian local languages
Practice Areas:
Oil & Gas
Regulatory Compliance
Arbitration
Commercial Real Estate
Mr Iwegbue can be reached @
University of Ife
Bachelors of Laws (JD)
Nigerian Law School
Experienced litigator
Bar Admissions
Nigerian Bar
England
Wales
Languages:
English and other Nigerian local languages
Practice Areas:
Regulatory Compliance
Arbitration
Commercial Real Estate
Oluborode can be reached Aoluborode@casefileandco.com

Desmond Abraham S. Sukhdeo Esq. Of Counsel
Joined the Firm 2011 as Legal Consultant (New York Office)
Bar Admissions:
Languages Spoken:
English and Guyanese
Practice Areas:
Personal Injuries Family Law Immigration Laws
Professional Affiliations:
Desmond cab be reached on deslaw1@gmail.com or deslaw1@casefileandco.com
Gregory Ishioma Ikoko Esq. (Port Harcourt Office)
joined the firm 2001
Education:
University of Ife
Bachelors of Laws (JD)
Nigerian Law School
Bar Admission:
Nigerian Federal Bar
Languages: English and other Nigerian local languages
Practice Areas:
Oil & Gas
Regulatory Compliance
Arbitration
Mr. Peter Ese Abohwo
Intellectual Property Administrator
IP Finance, IP Securitization & Valuation Consultant
Compliance and Regulatory consultant
Peter Abohwo graduated from the prestigious University Of New Hampshire School of Law ’s Master’s Program in Intellectual Property, Commerce & Technology (MIPCT) . Prior to attending Franklin Pierce Law,Mr. Abohwo worked at First Bank Plc, Nigeria as, amongst other positions,Head of Banking Operations, and Senior Credit Analyst, upon graduating from the University of Benin, Nigeria, where he studied Banking & Finance.
Mr. Abohwo’s portfolio includes Trademark and Copyright Registrations; IP Management; Trademark & Copyright Prosecutions; Patent ,Trademark &Copyright licensing; IP Valuations & Securitization; E-commerce; IP (trademarks ,copyrights and patents) Docketing; legal research in US trademarks ,copyrights, and patents as well as international IP .Mr. Abohwo is a member of many professional associations including International Trademark Association, (INTA), Nigerian Institute of Bankers, and the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers, Nigeria .
Mr. Abohwo can be contacted on peterabohwo@casefileand.co.com.

Imoh Nathan
Law firm Administrator, Heads the firm’s Secretariat, Library and Computer Lab
Imoh is one of the pioneer member of the Firm. She joined Casefile & co in 1994, a loyal and dependable professional with a passion for diligence. Imoh holds a Diploma in Secretariat studies and is presently a candidate for Bachelors degree in Business Administration at the RUST University in Port Harcourt . She can be reached at imonathan@casefileandco.com
The law office of Casefile and co was formed and registered in 1991 at the Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja,Nigeria as a firm of legal practitioners engaged in the general practice of law. Since 1995 the firm has branched into some specialized areas like copyrights and trademarks as well as other areas of intellectual property laws and Oil and Gas laws. The firm also advises on all aspects of banking and finance, including corporate finance, project/infrastructure finance, asset-based finance, construction finance, and lease transactions. The New York office of the firm was organized as an LLC on 12/10/09 under the Corporation laws of the State of New York. This office engages in the practices Immigration, Family and Personal Injury Laws amongst others.
Client Bill of Rights
1. You are entitled to be treated with courtesy and consideration at all times by your lawyer and the other lawyers and personnel in your lawyer's office.
2. You are entitled to an attorney capable of handling your legal matters competently and diligently; in accordance with the highest standards of the profession. If you are not satisfied with how your matter is being handled, you have the right to withdraw from the attorney-client relationship at any time (court approval may be required in some matters and your attorney may have a claim against you for the value of services rendered, to you up to the point of discharge.
3. You are entitled to your lawyer's independent professional judgment and undivided loyalty uncompromised by conflicts of interest.
4. You are entitled to be charged a reasonable fee and to have your lawyer explain at the outset how the fee will he computed and the manner and frequency of billing. You are entitled to request and receive a written itemized bill from your attorney at reasonable intervals. You may refuse to enter into any fee arrangement that you find unsatisfactory.
5 You are entitled to have your questions and concerns addressed in a prompt manner and to have your telephone calls returned promptly.
6. You are entitled to be kept informed as to the status of your matter and to request and receive copies of papers. You are entitled to sufficient information to allow you to participate meaningfully in the development of your matter.
7. You are entitled to have your legitimate objectives respected by your attorney; including whether or not to settle your matter (court approval of a settlement is required in some matters).
8. You have the right to privacy in your dealings with your lawyer and to have your secrets and confidences preserved to the extent permitted by law.
9. You are entitled to have your attorney conduct himself or herself ethically in accordance with the Code of Professional Responsibility.
10. You may not be refused representation on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex,sexual orientation, age, national origin or disability.
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Casefile & Co Attorneys
Headquarters - 28A Emekuku Street D-Line Port Harcourt Rivers State Nigeria
New York Office - 47 Mamaroneck Ave Suite 117
White Plains , NY 10601
United States
ph: 914-391-5605
fax: 718-297-2777
alt: 0112348033395973, 0112348028533199
Pabohwo