AMJ expands disputes team

Al Busaidy, Mansoor Jamal and Co (AMJ) has announced the appointment of Erik Penz as special counsel in its litigation and arbitration department.  His hire boosts the Muscat-based Litigation team to two senior partners, three special counsel, ten associates and four trainees, the largest in the country.

Penz joins from Norton Rose in Toronto, Canada where he was a partner. He has extensive experience of handling complex, multi-jurisdictional disputes across a wide range of sectors, including energy, construction, transport and mining. These cases include multijurisdictional and multi-party proceedings, high-value commercial disputes, insolvency proceedings, fraud and asset-tracing, company/joint-venture/partnership disputes, employment litigation and administrative law matters. He advises clients including multinational corporations, foreign governments/state-owned enterprises, and listed companies, including in the natural-resource and transport sectors.

He is an experienced advocate appearing before the Court of Appeal for Ontario, the Divisional Court, the Superior Court of Justice, arbitration panels and administrative tribunals.  In addition to his advocacy on behalf of clients, Erik has extensive experience advising on claims, liabilities, risk mitigation, and dispute-resolution strategy.