About the Firm
A multidisciplinary counsel room for cross-border business
FA Law Office Professional Corporation is a multidisciplinary law firm providing strategic legal counsel and commercial advisory services to businesses, investors, governments, corporations, and individuals operating in the Oil & Gas, Maritime, Energy, Construction, and International Trade sectors.
The Firm
One firm, both sides of the Atlantic
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.
The model is deliberately multidisciplinary: strategic legal counsel paired with commercial, operational, and financing advisory, so a charter party, a production sharing agreement, or a trade instrument is structured once and structured right. Services run across Canada. Accreditation in over 12 jurisdictions in Africa, with clients served in over 20 countries.
Values in Practice
How the firm works
Three working principles, visible in every engagement.
Confidentiality
Every matter is handled under attorney-client privilege, from the first 15-minute conversation onward.
Practicality
Advice is written to be executed: structure the transaction, mitigate the risk, protect the commercial interest.
Efficiency-first dispute resolution
Mediation and arbitration before litigation, so disputes end with relationships and budgets intact.
Why 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.
Offices
Edmonton and Ottawa
The head office in Edmonton and the presence in Ottawa serve clients across Canada. See Global Reach for the African network.
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.