Ferdinand Anomah

Ferdinand Anomah is a certified expert in Oil and Gas Operations and Law, International Maritime and Shipping Law; and a Chartered Shipbroker, with a strong background in construction support services, project development and project management for over 18 years in Africa, providing legal and operational services to major international and multinational companies with operations in Africa and companies expanding to Africa in the oil and gas, energy, construction, infrastructure, and agricultural sectors.

Ferdinand graduated from the University of Yaoundé II Faculty of Law and Political Sciences in 2001. He immediately joined a law firm where he assisted in the practice of commercial litigation, contracts and criminal law. After a year, he moved to study in Ghana where he obtained a postgraduate diploma in Ports and Shipping Administration (Maritime Studies) from the University of Ghana, in 2003. He went further to Malta where I obtained an LLM in International Maritime Law from the IMO (International Maritime Organization) International Maritime Law Institute in 2005, and moved to the UK to study for, and to take the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers Professional Qualifying Examinations to later qualify as a Member (MICS – Shipbroker) and was elected a Fellow (FICS) of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, UK – Chartered Shipbroker in 2012.

In 2005, Ferdinand started a career in Maritime Operations and Law, Oil and Gas Operations and Law, Construction Support Services and law, providing services to international principals, principally based in the USA, Canada and the UK, working in collaboration with local agents and partners, Governments and Regulatory Bodies, in over 20 countries in Africa over the last 18 years.

Ferdinand was called to the Bar in Ontario in June 2023, prior to completing the Practice Readiness Education Program for Alberta lawyers. He then moved to join a team of experienced lawyers at Queck & Associates Law Office in Alberta. In addition to his above experience and practice in oil and gas law and maritime law, his other areas of practice which directly inter-relate to the above are, Employment Law, Personal Injury Law, Immigration and Civil Litigation. 

He is perfectly bilingual in both English and French and provides services to Clients with operations in and to Africa in both languages.

Outside work, Ferdinand enjoys playing and watching soccer, and participating in community social and volunteer activities.