Anuol Deng Kuoreng

Anuol Deng Kuoreng, founder and managing partner of Awatkeer Law Chambers in Juba, has been named Oil & Gas Law Expert of the Year in South Sudan at the 2024 Corporate INTL Global Awards. The award recognises his prominence in the energy sector of a country where oil is central to the economy, and the role his firm plays in advising participants across the industry.

A UK-trained barrister, Anuol Deng Kuoreng studied law and completed his Bar training at Northumbria Law School in Newcastle before being called to the Bar of England and Wales by the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn in London. Prior to founding his practice he served in the Appeals Chambers of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in The Hague. He established Awatkeer Law Chambers, incorporated as a limited liability partnership, and developed it into an established firm operating from Tumbura Road in Juba, Central Equatoria State.

In recent years, oil and gas work has become a defining feature of Anuol Deng Kuoreng's practice. He has been heavily involved in energy and commercial matters, including international arbitration cases, advising clients on the legal and regulatory issues that arise in South Sudan's petroleum industry. Given the sector's importance to the national economy and its reliance on cross-border investment and complex contractual arrangements, his ability to combine local knowledge with international legal training is particularly valuable to operators, investors and institutions active in the market.

Awatkeer Law Chambers serves a wide range of clients, including companies, banks, non-governmental organisations, government institutions and private individuals, and has built a team of lawyers to support them. The firm entered into a strategic alliance with pan-African legal services provider Centurion Law Group, a development reported as introducing international law firm capability to South Sudan and strengthening the practice's reach in energy and natural resources work. The firm is guided by a commitment to integrity, professionalism and client confidentiality, with the stated aim of becoming the leading law firm in the country for client care.

Being named Oil & Gas Law Expert of the Year in South Sudan at the 2024 Corporate INTL Global Awards underscores Anuol Deng Kuoreng's authority in this specialist field. As South Sudan continues to develop its petroleum resources and attract international investment, his experience positions him and Awatkeer Law Chambers as trusted advisers to those navigating one of the region's most strategically important industries.