Band 2
Band 3
Band 4
Spotlight
About
Provided by Rizwan H Kanji
Practice Areas
Rizwan Kanji’s practice focuses on debt capital markets, finance and securitizations using both conventional and Islamic finance structures.
He advises investment banks, financial institutions, multilateral development banks, sovereign states, insurance companies and multinational regional corporations on high-profile transactions across the Middle East, Turkey and Africa.
To learn more about Rizwan Kanji, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/rizwan-kanji.html
Career
Qualified in England and Wales
Professional Memberships
Law Society of England & Wales; Dubai Legal Affairs Department
Publications
Co- Author of Practitioners book: Islamic Capital Markets – Principles & Practices, Published 2015 by International Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance and Securities Commission Malaysia
Personal
L.P.C., The College of Law, London; LL.M., University of Southampton; LL.B., University of Leicester
Chambers Review
Global
Rizwan Kanji is a highly skilled lawyer who is active on conventional and Shari'a-compliant debt work. He is especially well respected for his sukuk practice, which sees him advise several major regional financial institutions.
Based in Dubai, Rizwan Kanji is a widely respected sukuk lawyer with deep expertise spanning the entire region. He regularly acts for Islamic banks and sovereign wealth funds and is well versed in Shari'a-compliant finance.
Rizwan Kanji is a debt capital markets lawyer based in the Dubai office of Akin. A large part of his practice involves advising on high-value sukuk issuances and the related Shari'a compliance issues.
Rizwan Kanji is a highly skilled lawyer based in Akin's Dubai office who is active on both conventional and Shari'a-compliant DCM work. He is especially well respected for his sukuk practice, which sees him advise many major regional financial institutions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Rizwan Kanji is very commercially aware as well as very good technically."
"Rizwan Kanji is very commercially aware as well as very good technically."
Discover other Lawyers at
Akin
Asia-Pacific Region
China
