Nomaan Raja

Ranked in 6 Practice Areas

Band 1

Capital Markets: Debt

Middle East-wide

7 Years Ranked

Band 1

Capital Markets: Debt

United Arab Emirates

10 Years Ranked

Band 3

Capital Markets: Equity

Middle East-wide

1 Years Ranked

Band 3

Capital Markets: Equity

United Arab Emirates

1 Years Ranked

Foreign Expert

Capital Markets: Debt

United Arab Emirates

3 Years Ranked

Expertise Based Abroad

Capital Markets

Saudi Arabia

3 Years Ranked

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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.

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Capital Markets: Debt - Middle East-wide

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Nomaan Raja is based in Dubai and offers a full breadth of capital markets expertise. He is a leading regional debt lawyer who is highly acclaimed for sukuk and sovereign issuances, and who has strong expertise in high-yield bond offerings. He demonstrates significant further activity in the equity capital markets arena.

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Capital Markets: Debt - United Arab Emirates

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Nomaan Raja is Latham & Watkins' managing partner for the UAE. He is highly skilled and recognised in conventional as well as Shari'a-compliant debt issuances, and also has experience advising on IPOs and equity matters across the region. He regularly acts for issuer clients in the oil and gas sector, in addition to advising government entities and underwriting banks.

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Capital Markets - Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia expertise based abroad

Individual Editorial

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 managing partner of Latham & Watkins' Dubai office.

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Capital Markets: Equity - Middle East-wide

Band 3

Individual Editorial

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Capital Markets: Equity - United Arab Emirates

Band 3

Individual Editorial

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Capital Markets: Debt - United Arab Emirates

Foreign expert in Saudi Arabia

Individual Editorial

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