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Capital Markets: Debt (Foreign Expertise) | Global

United Arab Emirates

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  1. Bilal Ahmad
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    Bilal Ahmad
    A&O Shearman
    A&O Shearman | Capital Markets: Debt (Foreign Expertise)
    2024 | Foreign Expert | 12 Years Ranked
    Bilal Ahmad is widely recognised as a market leader in sukuk, both within the UAE and in Saudi Arabia. He is equally skilled at acting for issuers and arrangers, and his clientele includes real estate companies as well as domestic and international financial institutions. He is particularly experienced in acting on debut sukuk issuances.
  2. Debashis Dey
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    Debashis Dey
    White & Case LLP
    White & Case LLP | Capital Markets: Debt (Foreign Expertise)
    2024 | Foreign Expert | 17 Years Ranked
    Debashis Dey has extensive experience in debt issuances and is most notably active on matters within the UAE and Saudi Arabia. He is highly esteemed in the sukuk sphere and has experience representing managers, arrangers and issuers. He divides his time between Dubai and London.
  3. Jonathan A Fried
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    Jonathan A Fried
    Linklaters
    Linklaters | Capital Markets: Debt (Foreign Expertise)
    2024 | Foreign Expert | 9 Years Ranked
    Jonathan Fried is a prominent lawyer with considerable expertise in Tier 1 capital securities and sovereign debt issuances. He is also adept at sukuk and debt/equity hybrid issuances, and is notable for his extensive experience advising a variety of high-profile issuers and underwriters.
  4. Nomaan Raja
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    Nomaan Raja
    Latham & Watkins LLP
    Latham & Watkins LLP | Capital Markets: Debt (Foreign Expertise)
    2024 | Foreign Expert | 9 Years Ranked
    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.
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    Rafiq Jaffer
    Al Tamimi & Company | Capital Markets: Debt (Foreign Expertise)
    2024 | Foreign Expert | 4 Years Ranked
    Rafiq Jaffer is an accomplished banking and debt capital markets lawyer who divides his time between the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. He has significant experience advising on sukuk issuances, acting for issuers from across the Middle East.
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    Stuart Ure
    Clifford Chance LLP
    Clifford Chance LLP | Capital Markets: Debt (Foreign Expertise)
    2024 | Foreign Expert | 12 Years Ranked
    Stuart Ure is accomplished at advising on conventional and Islamic debt capital markets. He often advises on sukuk, acting for high-profile regional issuers and government entities, and has notable expertise in Rule 144A issuances. He is also acclaimed for structured finance and securitisation work, as well as for his regular handling of Saudi-related matters.
  7. Lee Irvine
    Simmons & Simmons | Capital Markets: Debt (Foreign Expertise)
    2024 | Foreign Expert