Wealth Advisory

Kenna advises private clients, families, founders, trustees, and institutions on wealth structuring, succession planning, asset protection, and cross-border estate matters.

KENNA's Wealth Advisory practice provides sophisticated, discreet counsel to high-net-worth individuals, families, and family offices seeking to preserve, structure, and transition wealth across generations. Drawing on the firm's broader strength in corporate and commercial law, banking, private equity, and taxation, our lawyers advise clients on the full spectrum of wealth planning concerns, including estate and succession planning, trust structuring, tax-efficient asset holding structures, and the governance of family businesses and private investment vehicles. We work closely with clients' other advisors, including bankers, wealth managers, and accountants, to deliver integrated solutions that reflect both the client's commercial objectives and the realities of the Nigerian regulatory and tax environment. Every recommendation is grounded in meticulous attention to detail and a deep understanding of Nigeria's evolving fiscal and regulatory landscape, including recent developments under the Nigeria Tax Act 2025 and related fiscal legislation.

Precision defines how we work, and trust defines why clients return to us. As one of Africa's premier law firms operating at the intersection of business, finance, and regulation, KENNA brings a depth of institutional experience to the personal and family concerns of its wealth advisory clients. The firm also advises on cross-border wealth matters, assisting clients with the acquisition and protection of assets both within Nigeria and internationally, and ensuring compliance with applicable exchange control, tax residency, and disclosure obligations. Our lawyers regularly advise on the establishment and administration of trusts and estates, the drafting of wills and succession instruments, and the resolution of disputes that can arise around inherited wealth or family enterprises, supported by the firm's broader capabilities in dispute resolution, litigation, and arbitration where contentious issues emerge. This combination allows us to advise clients not only on how to structure their wealth prudently, but also on how to protect it when circumstances demand robust legal defense.

Our wealth advisory practice is distinguished by its holistic client-centric advice that addresses not only the legal architecture of their wealth but also its long-term protection and sustainability. Whether advising individual principals, family offices, or corporate trustees, KENNA brings precision to every structure we build and earns the trust our clients place in us to safeguard what matters most across generations. Whether advising an individual on succession planning, a family office on governance of its holding structures, or a private client on cross-border asset considerations, our objective is to deliver bespoke, practical guidance built on the same standard of excellence and client-focused service that defines KENNA's broader practice.