Sean Angle joins Kennedys
Kennedys has announced another key hire as it continues its expansion in the Middle East.
Sean Angle is an experienced partner with over 36 years’ experience in Australia, UK and the Middle East whose practice spans corporate, commercial advisory and transactional work, plus large-scale infrastructure projects. He covers the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) countries and broader Middle East region plus Africa.
The former head of corporate and projects at Stephenson Harwood Middle East joins the corporate and commercial practice in a move which Kennedys says will complement its existing services and help meet rising demand.
He will split his time between working on deals and projects in Dubai and the Sultanate of Oman, Africa and the broader Middle East region. The Muscat office opened in Oman in 2021 and saw Kennedys become the only international insurance-focused law firm in the country.
Angle, who has lived and worked in the GCC for more than 30 years, works on a variety of projects involving, for example, downstream oil and gas, petrochemicals, coal fired, wind and solar power generation plants, large scale industrial plants such as gold refineries, iron ore pelletising plants and oil refineries, airports, seaports, road and rail, educational facilities and mixed use real estate developments.
He has advised on everything from joint venture arrangements to mergers and acquisitions to corporate restructuring and is also trusted counsel to a number of large, regional family businesses.
Angle said, “Kennedys is already a highly respected name in the region, particularly for its insurance and commercial litigation work. I look forward to using my skills and experience to build on its reputation in non-contentious matters too, enabling the firm to provide the holistic service for which it has become known.”
Peter Ellingham, managing partner in the Middle East said, “Sean’s appointment reflects our continued commitment to growing our global capabilities in order to meet the needs of clients, something which is and has always been at the heart of every decision we make.”
Ben Aram, head of the firm’s corporate and commercial division, added, “Sean’s unrivalled contacts and expertise, built up over more than three decades in the region, will be invaluable as we look to expand our non-contentious practice.”
