Partner, Head of Corporate
Department: Corporate
Qualified to practise law: September 1999
Jeremy specialises in M&A, investment funds, ECM/DCM, joint ventures, VC, projects (including upstream oil and gas), distributorships, and other corporate and commercial matters. His practice has focused on the Middle East since 2011 and he has lived and worked in Oman since 2019.
Jeremy joined EASLO from SASLO, where he was head of the corporate team. He previously 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. Jeremy graduated with first class honours from Cambridge University in 1994 and is a 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
Admissions
Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales
Recognitions
Chambers Global Guide 2024
“Jeremy Pooley is a well-regarded international corporate lawyer who is based in SASLO’s Muscat office. His broad practice encompasses advice on M&A transactions, joint venture agreements, fund launches and corporate restructuring.”
IFLR1000 Middle East Guide 2024
“Jeremy is thorough and leaves no stone unturned in identifying any potential risks or issues.”
Oman Lawyer of the Year (Nominated, IFLR Middle East Awards 2026)
Legal 500 EMEA, Leading Partner
Sectors
- Aviation and Airports
- Defense
- Education
- Environment
- Financial institutions
- Food and Agribusiness
- Government
- Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals
- Industrial
- Insurance and risk
- Media, entertainment and sports
- Metals and Mining
- Oil and Gas
- Power and Desalination
- Private equity and venture capital
- Projects, infrastructure and PPP
- Renewable Energy
- Retail and Consumer Products
- Shipping and Ports
- Technology and telecommunication
- Tourism and hospitality
- Transport (excluding aviation)
Expertise
- Agency and Distribution
- Banking and Finance
- Capital Markets
- Commercial Contracts
- Company formation, secretarial and corporate governance
- Due Diligence
- Employment
- Fund formation and asset management
- Leases and agreements relating to land
- Legislative drafting
- M&A and Joint Ventures
- Privatization and IPOs
- Private equity and venture capital
- Projects and Infrastructure and PPP
- Real Estate
- Regulatory
- Restructuring and Insolvency
Articles and publications
- Oman Country Guides 2020-2026, Law and Practice – Chambers (2020 to 2026)
- A new dawn for FDI into Oman – MENA Business Law Review (December 2020)
- Restructurings under Oman’s new Bankruptcy Law – MENA Business Law Review (September 2020)
- Reorganization of the Sultanate’s administrative apparatus – MENA Business Law Review (September 2020)
- Oman Country Guide 2020, Trends and Developments – Chambers (August 2020)
- Oman Legal Practice Notes – LexisNexis (January 2020)