Ranking tables
Capital Markets: Debt | Global
Middle East-wide
Rankings overview for Lawyers
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
Basil Al-Jafari Latham & Watkins LLP4 Years Ranked
Rizwan H Kanji Akin17 Years Ranked- Rafiq JafferAl Tamimi & Company
All Lawyers profiles
Band 1
1 Anzal Mohammed
A&O Shearman | Capital Markets: Debt2025 | Band 1 | 18 Years RankedDubai-based Anzal Mohammed has forged a formidable reputation for both conventional and Shari'a-compliant debt capital markets. He is particularly distinguished for acting on sukuk and Tier 1 issuances, representing managers, arrangers and dealers.
1 Bilal AhmadA&O Shearman | Capital Markets: Debt2025 | Band 1 | 13 Years RankedBilal Ahmad is based in Dubai and is an eminent sukuk lawyer. He is accomplished in acting for financial institutions, most regularly in their capacities as arrangers and dealers, on both domestic and international transactions. He is also experienced in conventional debt capital markets.
1 Jonathan A Fried
Linklaters | Capital Markets: Debt2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years RankedDubai-based Jonathan Fried is a prolific debt practitioner with considerable experience throughout the Middle East. Especially accomplished in Tier 1 issuances, he is well versed in acting for multinational companies and government entities. He is also proficient in sukuk and hybrid capital matters.
1 Nomaan RajaLatham & Watkins LLP | Capital Markets: Debt2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years RankedNomaan 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.
1 Stuart Ure
Clifford Chance LLP | Capital Markets: Debt2025 | Band 1 | 13 Years RankedDubai-based Stuart Ure is a highly acclaimed DCM lawyer with a wealth of experience across the Middle East, but most notably concerning the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Equally proficient in conventional and Islamic transactions, he is a veteran in Tier 1 issuances, sukuk and high-yield products.
Band 2
2 Alex Roussos
Dentons | Capital Markets: Debt2025 | Band 2 | 11 Years RankedAlex Roussos is highly proficient in conventional, Islamic and hybrid debt capital markets, with a focus on sukuk. Based in Dubai, he is adept at advising banks from across the region as well as acting for issuers in the oil and gas and power sectors.
2 Debashis Dey
White & Case LLP | Capital Markets: Debt2025 | Band 2 | 18 Years RankedDebashis Dey has built up an impressive practice encompassing the whole region, but most significantly focused within the UAE and Saudi Arabia. He is distinguished for his strengths in sukuk, primarily acting for lead managers on sovereign issuances. He divides his time between Dubai and London.
2 Lee Irvine
Simmons & Simmons | Capital Markets: Debt2025 | Band 2 | 9 Years RankedLee Irvine is best known for his accomplished debt practice which spans across the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. He is equally capable of handling both conventional and Shari'a-compliant issuances and regularly represents financial institutions. He is based in Dubai.
2 Patrick Lyons
Dechert LLP | Capital Markets: Debt2025 | Band 2 | 5 Years RankedPatrick Lyons is a well-regarded regional debt capital markets practitioner who splits his time between London and Dubai. He is the lead partner on much of Dechert's Middle East capital markets work, which of late has included advising on sovereign debt issuances for several governments throughout the region.
Band 3
3 Basil Al-JafariLatham & Watkins LLP | Capital Markets: Debt2025 | Band 3 | 4 Years RankedBasil Al-Jafari is an increasingly prominent partner based in Latham's Dubai office. He assists a range of financial institutions, governments and corporate clients on the whole spectrum of debt capital markets transactions, including Shari'a-compliant and hybrid issuances.3 Rizwan H Kanji
Akin | Capital Markets: Debt2025 | Band 3 | 17 Years RankedBased 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.