Sean Leonard Angle

Sean Angle is an experienced partner with over 39 years’ experience in Australia, UK and the Middle East whose practice spans corporate, commercial advisory, structuring and transactional work, plus large-scale public infrastructure, real estate, tourism and industrial project development.

Sean, who has lived and worked in the GCC for almost 34 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 frequently advises on a variety of deals ranging from joint venture arrangements to mergers and acquisitions, corporate structuring and restructuring, corporate governance, and family office set up and structuring.  He is trusted advisor and counsel to several large, regional family businesses.

Sean’s current practice covers projects and corporate deals in diverse jurisdictions extending from the Sultanate of Oman, to the UAE, the GCC states, Iraq, several African states, Europe, and several Asian jurisdictions.

Education

Bachelor of Law and Bachelor Economics – University of Tasmania Australia

Titles and memberships

Admitted as a member of the bar Supreme Court of the State of Tasmania, Australia 1986

Admitted as a Member of the Senior Courts of England & Wales 1990

Legal Consultant, the Government of Dubai Legal Affairs Department from 2006 to date

Languages

English (native)

Professional Experience

Zeeman Kable and Page lawyers; Launceston Tasmania Australia 1985 to 1986

Rae and Partners lawyers; Launceston Tasmania Australia 1986 to 1988.

Trowers & Hamlins; London and Muscat, Sultanate of Oman 1988 to 2006

Reed Smith Dubai; Founder and Managing partner 2006 to 2011

DLA Piper, Dubai; Regional Herad of Corporate and Projects 2011 to 2012

Stephenson Harwood, Dubai; Head of Corporate and Projects 2012 to 2022

Kennedys, Dubai; Head of Corporate 2022 to 2025

Bonnard Lawson, Dubai; Partner Feb 2025 to date

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