Angus Rankin
20 Fenchurch Street
24th Floor
London EC3M 3BY
United Kingdom
Marunouchi Kitaguchi Building
27th Floor
1-6-5 Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005
Japan
Angus is very user-friendly. He puts clients at their ease and connects well with in-house lawyers having been on their side of the fence. Definitely one to watch. [Legal 500 U.K., 2022] Angus is an International Construction Disputes Partner in our London office and heads our Japan practice. He has experience in advising clients in relation to major disputes arising globally in a number of industries, including power generation, mining, petrochemical and other process plants, shipbuilding, airports and other infrastructure.
Having lived and worked in Japan, and with experience as General Counsel within a major heavy industries contractor, Angus has a strong focus on serving the firm’s growing client base in Asia and deep experience of power projects in all phases of their life cycle.
Angus’s work on projects has spanned Europe, the Middle East and Asia. He also maintains a keen interest in the Africa region, supporting new infrastructure projects there and sitting on the advisory board of Africa Construction Law.
Experience Highlights
Advising the Employer/Project Owner in connection with the late completion of a thermal power plant in sub-Saharan Africa
Advising the Main Contractor in relation to a major new light rail project in the Middle East
Advising the Employer/Project Owner in connection with a dispute over installation of new equipment at a mine in sub-Saharan Africa
Advising the Employer/Project Owner in connection with disputes arising under Operation & Maintenance and Fuel Supply contracts for a Waste-to-Energy power plant in Europe
Advising the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation Contractor in relation to disputes arising on an offshore wind project in Europe
Advising the shipbuilder in relation to a dispute in West Africa arising from disputed variations/changes during construction of a deep-water drillship
Advising the manufacturer of mechanical equipment in relation to an incident aboard a deep-water drillship
Advising an EPCM contractor in disputes arising in the development of a major airport project in the Middle East
Advising a machinery/heavy equipment supplier on alleged defects in gas turbine and steam turbine equipment in the Middle East
Advising an EPC Contractor consortium on claims arising from the construction of a new gas-fired power plant in the Middle East
Advising an EPC contractor on criminal prosecutions in local courts during project execution in Africa
Credentials
- Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, BPP, 2004
- Postgraduate Diploma in Law, BPP, 2003
- M.A., Pembroke College, University of Cambridge, 2002
- Chambers UK, Construction: International Arbitration (UK–wide), 2025
- Legal 500 UK, Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration, 2023 and 2024; Real Estate: Construction, 2022, 2023, and 2025; “Next Generation Partner” in Real Estate: Construction, 2024
- Global Arbitration Review GAR 30, 2024
- Lawdragon, 500 Leading Global Litigators Guide, 2024
- England and Wales
- InsightOctober 28, 2024
Published by Law360
- Rankings & AwardsOctober 17, 2024
- Rankings & AwardsOctober 3, 2024
- InsightApril 3, 2024
Published by Construction Law
- Rankings & AwardsMarch 22, 2024
- InsightNovember 10, 2023
Published by The Overseas Construction Association of Japan INC. (OCAJI) Autumn 2023 Journal Vol. 56
- InsightOctober 31, 2023
Previously Published by Construction Law International, Vol 18 No 3
- Rankings & AwardsOctober 4, 2023
- Rankings & AwardsJuly 24, 2023
- InsightOctober 5, 2022
- Rankings & AwardsSeptember 29, 2022