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United Arab Emirates
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Rankings overview for Lawyers
Spotlight
- Adil Hussain Baker McKenzie LLP14 Years Ranked
Anzal Mohammed A&O Shearman17 Years Ranked
Ayman A Khaleq Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP17 Years Ranked
Bilal Ahmad A&O Shearman12 Years Ranked- Mohammed Paracha Norton Rose Fulbright14 Years Ranked
Paul McViety DLA Piper Middle East LLP7 Years Ranked
Qasim Aslam Dentons9 Years Ranked- Qudeer Latif Clifford Chance LLP17 Years Ranked
- Rahail Ali Hogan Lovells (Middle East) LLP20 Years Ranked
Rizwan H Kanji Akin16 Years Ranked- Shibeer Ahmed Greenberg Traurig Limited17 Years Ranked
- Victoria Mesquita Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP3 Years Ranked
All Lawyers profiles
Spotlight
- Adil Hussain
Baker McKenzie LLP | Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance2024 | Spotlight | 14 Years RankedAdil Hussain is global head of Islamic finance and is based in Dubai. He frequently acts for borrowers on murabaha as well as assisting lenders with cross-border financings and refinancings. He is also well versed in acquisition finance and syndicated lending. He joined Baker McKenzie from Clyde & Co in September 2023. - Anzal Mohammed
A&O Shearman | Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance2024 | Spotlight | 17 Years RankedAnzal Mohammed is widely regarded as a leading Islamic finance lawyer, most significantly in the field of sukuk. He is much esteemed for his work advising issuers, arrangers and dealers on Tier 1 issuances. - Ayman A Khaleq
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance2024 | Spotlight | 17 Years RankedAyman Khaleq of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius is a highly experienced Islamic finance lawyer who is especially adept at sukuk. He is also capable of acting on murabaha and Islamic investment funds. He splits his time between Dubai and Los Angeles. - Bilal AhmadA&O Shearman | Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance2024 | Spotlight | 12 Years RankedBilal Ahmad is highly regarded for his capabilities in sukuk, often acting on Tier 1 issuances containing dual Islamic and conventional structures. He is equally experienced in acting for issuers and underwriters. He is particularly adept at advising major regional financial institutions on debut issuances.
- Mohammed Paracha
Norton Rose Fulbright | Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance2024 | Spotlight | 14 Years RankedMohammed Paracha is a highly distinguished lawyer in Islamic finance. He regularly acts for clients in the real estate sector on Shari'a-compliant facilities, as well as advising on regulatory matters. - Paul McViety
DLA Piper Middle East LLP | Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance2024 | Spotlight | 7 Years RankedPaul McViety heads the firm's Islamic finance practice from Dubai and is capable of advising on conventional and Shari'a-compliant transactions. He is an especially well-regarded lawyer for syndicated finance, project finance and sukuk. - Qasim AslamDentons | Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance2024 | Spotlight | 9 Years RankedQasim Aslam is a market leader in Islamic finance. He is especially acclaimed for his experience in murabaha facilities and conventional/Islamic hybrid transactions.
- Qudeer Latif
Clifford Chance LLP | Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance2024 | Spotlight | 17 Years RankedQudeer Latif heads Clifford Chance's Islamic finance practice from Dubai and is widely considered to be a leading lawyer in that field. He excels in murabaha and Shari'a-compliant project finance, and is also highly commended for sukuk, acting on debut issuances as well as Shari'a-compliant derivatives. - Rahail Ali
Hogan Lovells (Middle East) LLP | Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance2024 | Spotlight | 20 Years RankedRahail Ali is managing partner of Hogan Lovells' Dubai office and a highly esteemed lawyer in Islamic finance. He demonstrates particular strengths in Shari'a-compliant project finance, including for IPPs and IWPs. - Rizwan H Kanji
Akin | Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance2024 | Spotlight | 16 Years RankedRizwan 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. - Shibeer Ahmed
Greenberg Traurig Limited | Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance2024 | Spotlight | 17 Years RankedShibeer Ahmed is a highly regarded lawyer who excels in both conventional and Islamic finance, often advising borrowers on hybrid structures. He frequently acts on financings in the real estate and oil and gas sectors, with notable capabilities in project and acquisition finance. He joined Greenberg Traurig in 2023 as one of the founding partners of its Dubai office, having left Squire Patton Boggs. - Victoria Mesquita
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP | Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance2024 | Spotlight | 3 Years RankedVictoria Mesquita Wlazlo adeptly advises clients on the full spectrum of Shari'a-compliant finance instruments, in addition to being well versed in hybrid structures. Her expertise ranges from finance facilities to sukuk and high-yield capital markets products. She recently joined Curtis after leaving Addleshaw Goddard.