Centurion Law Group has expanded its presence in Africa with the opening of an office in Douala, Cameroon’s largest city and the wealthiest business hub in Central Africa.

Centurion will extend to clients a range of services in all its practice areas, including arbitration and commercial litigation, corporate and finance law, labor and employment, and oil and gas.

“Centurion Law Group’s entry into Cameroon is representative of our firm’s Africa-wide growth strategy,” said NJ Ayuk, CEO of Centurion Law Group.

The Douala office will be staffed with eight lawyers from Cameroon with academic and professional credentials from North America, the UK, France, Nigeria and Cameroon.

Centurion has aggressive growth plans in Cameroon, fueled by a resurgent oil and gas industry and a resilient economy.

Centurion’s energy practice, with expertise in contracts, financing, privatization and compliance with government regulations and legislation, has been a key reference point in large oil and gas markets like Equatorial Guinea, Congo Brazzaville, Chad, Ghana, Gabon, Nigeria and Angola.

Following years of systemic production declines, Cameroon enjoyed an increase in oil output in 2014.

Centurion said that the market is benefiting from a new gas law and a 2014 licensing round that attracted major interest from foreign players.

“Our aggressive entry is to serve the CEMAC community and signifies our continued growth in the region, thanks our loyal energy industry and corporate clients. We have come to serve our oil and gas clients who are presently operating here or seek to enter the market. As in our other markets, we endeavor to create an enabling business environment and promote the rule of law,” Ayuk said.