Mr Jeremy Pooley > Said Al-Shahry & Partners (SASLO) > Muscat, Oman > Lawyer Profile
Said Al-Shahry & Partners (SASLO) Offices
SASLO Building No.597/1, Way No.262
Airport Heights, Behind Oman LNG, Ghala
P.O. Box 1288, Ruwi, PC 112, Sultanate of Oman
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Mr Jeremy Pooley
Work Department
Corporate Commercial
Position
Head of Corporate
Career
Jeremy is Head of SASLO’s Corporate Team.
Jeremy is an international corporate lawyer of over 20 years’ standing. He specializes in mergers, acquisitions and divestments; joint ventures; PE/VC/buyouts; fund formation and asset management; capital markets; oil and gas projects (upstream and downstream); other greenfield and brown field projects; and corporate and commercial law. His practice has focused on the Middle East since 2011, and he has closed transactions across the GCC and wider MENA region.
Jeremy graduated with first class honours from Cambridge University in 1994 and is a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales. He joined SASLO from a London private equity law firm, where he was a partner. Jeremy has also worked in senior positions for UK magic and silver circle law firms out of Dubai, London, and Beijing and for a leading US law firm out of Singapore. He is listed in the Middle East edition of Who’s Who Legal 2017, and regularly contributes to legal journals and other publications in the region.
Languages
English, Hindi, French
Memberships
Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
Education
BA, English Literature, Pembroke College, Cambridge University, United Kingdom, 1994
MA, English Literature, Pembroke College, Cambridge University, United Kingdom, 1996
Postgraduate Diploma in Law (CPE), University of Law, London, United Kingdom, 1996
Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (LPC), University of Law, York, United Kingdom, 1997
Lawyer Rankings
Oman > Projects and energy
Said Al-Shahry & Partners (SASLO) has a solid track record in handling greenfield IWP and IPP projects, with experience in advising sponsors and lenders on financing and compliance issues. Banking partner Thamer Al-Shahry and corporate expert Jeremy Pooley are active in energy M&A, procurement and oil and gas matters.
Oman > Banking and finance
Said Al-Shahry & Partners (SASLO) acts for banks and borrowers in project, acquisition and Islamic finance mandates. The firm is also active in the development and regulation of the Omani banking sector, and routinely works with the Capital Market Authority, which has recently established a comprehensive framework for regulating cryptocurrency assets. Capital markets specialist Thamer Al Shahry and corporate expert Jeremy Pooley jointly head up the practice. Special counsel Sherif Hampton is well versed in handling Islamic finance and private equity transactions.
Oman > Commercial, corporate and M&A
Led by corporate expert Jeremy Pooley, the team at Said Al-Shahry & Partners (SASLO) has established strength in advising on investment funds matters and capital markets work. The practice has seen an increase in domestic M&A and joint venture mandates, including assisting with acquisitions in the insurance, retail and TMT sectors. Thamer Al-Shahry and Graham Mouat are key practitioners.