Oil & Gas Law
We advise resource owners, international oil companies, national oil companies, governments, contractors, and service providers throughout the entire oil and gas value chain.
About the Firm
A multidisciplinary counsel room for cross-border business
FA Law Office Professional Corporation is a multidisciplinary law firm supported by an extensive network of legal and industry partners with an accreditation in over 12 jurisdictions in Africa.
Our firm combines deep legal expertise with extensive operational experience, delivering practical, business-focused solutions in English and French across multiple jurisdictions.
- Confidential · Attorney-Client Privilege
- Global Reach
- 25+ Years of Excellence
Our Model
Legal, commercial, operational, and financing counsel under one roof
Most cross-border matters are not purely legal. A charter party is a market position; a production-sharing agreement is a financing structure; a trade dispute is an operating risk. FA Law Office pairs strategic legal counsel with commercial, operational, and financial advisory, so a transaction is structured once and structured right.
Our lawyers practise as Maritime Lawyers and Chartered Shipbrokers, and our oil & gas work runs the full value chain: upstream, midstream, and downstream. That combination of oil & gas, maritime, and project financing under one roof is rare, and it is the reason clients bring us the matters that cross oceans.
- 25+ yearsOf counsel across the corridor
- 2 officesEdmonton and Ottawa
- 2 languagesEnglish and French
Our Expertise
Practice areas built for the corridor
From the wellhead to the charter party to the letter of credit, each practice is staffed for matters that cross jurisdictions.
Maritime Law & Insurance
As Maritime Lawyers and Chartered Shipbrokers, we provide comprehensive legal and commercial services throughout the shipping and transportation industries.
Employment Law
We advise both employers and employees on workplace matters, including wrongful dismissal, human rights complaints, and occupational health and safety.
Immigration Law
We assist Canadian employers with recruiting foreign talent and provide individual representation for permanent residence, appeals, and family sponsorships.
Global Reach
One corridor: North America and Africa
For North American oil & gas, maritime, construction, and energy companies with operations in Africa, we are the same firm on both continents.
- Canada-wide
Services across Canada
Corporate and commercial counsel to clients in every province, from our Edmonton head office and our presence in Ottawa.
- 12+
African jurisdictions
Accreditation in over 12 jurisdictions in Africa, in common-law and civil-law systems alike.
- 20+ served
A network in 10 more
A vetted service-provider network in another 10 countries extends our reach to clients in over 20 countries in Africa.
Counsel delivered in English and in French.
Explore Global ReachWhy Choose FA Law Office
What sets the firm apart
Integrated advisory
A rare combination of legal, commercial, operational, and financing expertise, so one engagement answers the whole question.
Maritime Lawyers and Chartered Shipbrokers
Admiralty counsel who also hold chartered shipbroking credentials and speak the market's language.
The full oil & gas value chain
Upstream, midstream, and downstream: counsel that follows the barrel from licence to market.
Efficiency-first dispute resolution
Mediation and arbitration before litigation, protecting time, cost, and commercial relationships.
Bilingual counsel
Matters handled in English and French, across common-law and civil-law jurisdictions.
25+ years of excellence
A quarter century of counsel for businesses, investors, governments, and individuals.
Our Founder
Ferdinand Anomah
A certified expert in International Oil and Gas Contract Law, and Agency Services, Oil and Gas International Commercial Operations, with profound knowledge and experience in African Oil and Gas Law and operations, who combines as a certified expert in International Maritime Law, and a Chartered Shipbroker as certified by the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers; leveraging over 25 years experience providing legal and operational services to major international and multinational companies in the oil and gas, maritime, energy, construction, and financing of projects, in addition to routine practice in employment law, personal injury claims, immigration law, civil and commercial litigation.
0:000:00
Insights & Answers
Commentary and answers for cross-border operators
Insights
Cross-border legal and commercial commentary from the firm's desks in Edmonton and Ottawa.
Questions, answered
How consultations, engagement, jurisdiction, and language work before you retain the firm.
Questions, Answered
How counsel, jurisdiction, and language work
Yes, FA Law Office offers a free 15-minute consultation. This allows us to help prospective clients understand their legal concerns, assess available options, and identify proactive solutions before issues escalate.
Request Consultation
Begin with a free 15-minute consultation
A confidential conversation about your matter, in English or French, with counsel who know both sides of the corridor. Proactive advice, not a sales call.