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About
Provided by Nomaan Raja
Practice Areas
Nomaan Raja is a market-leading lawyer in the UAE and beyond, with a diverse practice helping clients execute corporate transactions throughout the Middle East and Africa. Prior to joining Latham, Mr. Raja practiced with a leading law firm in New York.
Mr. Raja advises local and international corporates, governments and government-related entities, and financial institutions on the full suite of corporate transactions, with industry expertise in oil and gas, telecommunications, energy, and infrastructure. Drawing on his unique expertise, his broad international experience, and sophisticated multi-industry knowledge, he regularly advises clients on:
• Conventional and Islamic debt capital markets
• IPOs and equity offerings
• High-yield bonds
• Debt restructurings
• Inbound and outbound investments and corporate finance matters
Having been involved in many of the most high-profile and leading debt and equity transactions from the region, including Saudi Aramco’s landmark IPO — the largest in history — Nomaan leverages his institutional knowledge of the market to carefully navigate clients through their most complex transactions.
Chambers Review
Global
Nomaan Raja is based in Dubai and is a seasoned debt lawyer who is highly acclaimed for sukuk and sovereign issuances within the UAE and Saudi Arabia. He also possesses strong expertise in high-yield bond offerings.
Nomaan Raja is Latham & Watkins' managing partner for the UAE. He is highly skilled in conventional as well as Shari'a-compliant debt issuances, and has experience advising on matters across the region. He regularly acts for clients in the real estate and oil and gas sectors, in addition to advising government entities. A substantial part of his work relates to Saudi Arabia.
Nomaan Raja is Latham & Watkins' managing partner for the UAE. He is highly skilled in conventional as well as Shari'a-compliant debt issuances, and has experience advising on matters across the region. He regularly acts for clients in the real estate and oil and gas sectors, in addition to advising government entities. A substantial part of his work relates to Saudi Arabia.
Nomaan Raja advises an impressive list of clients, including government entities and financial institutions, on a variety of debt and equity capital markets issuances, and he is frequently mandated on Saudi-related transactions. He is Latham's Dubai managing partner.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"In terms of strategic thinking, Nomaan is top of the tree."
"Nomaan is brilliant at understanding a client's main concerns, bringing his vast experience to bear, summarising and assessing a situation quickly and thoroughly, and then finding a pragmatic solution."
"Nomaan is hugely experienced and has set quite a few precedents in sukuk."
"In terms of strategic thinking, Nomaan is top of the tree."
"Nomaan is brilliant at understanding a client's main concerns, bringing his vast experience to bear, summarising and assessing a situation quickly and thoroughly, and then finding a pragmatic solution."
"Nomaan is hugely experienced and has set quite a few precedents in sukuk."
