global law firms in islamic finance
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Law Firms
Law Firm Country
ABA Islamic Law Forum United States
Abdulaziz AlGasim Law Firm in association with Allen & OverySaudi Arabia
AbdulJaami, PLLC United States
AbdulJaami, PLLC United States
Adnan Sundra & Low’s Malaysia
Al Sarraf & Al Ruwayeh in Association with Stephenson HarwoodUnited Arab Emirates
Al Tamimi & Company United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
Al-Jadaan & Partners Law Firm Saudi Arabia
Alfridi & Angell United Arab Emirates
Allen & Gledhill Singapore
Appleby Bermuda, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Cayman Islands, Mauritius, Seychelles
Ashurst United Arab Emirates, Singapore, United Kingdom
Ashurst United Arab Emirates, Singapore, United Kingdom
Baker & McKenzie Bahrain
Berwin Leighton Paisner United Kingdom
Clifford Chance United Arab Emirates, Belgium, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, United States
Clyde & Co United Arab Emirates
Dechert LLP Germany, United Kingdom, United States
Dechert LLP Germany, United Kingdom, United States
Denton Wilde & Sapte United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
FreshFields Bruckhaus Deringer United Kingdom
FULBRIGHT & Jaworski L.L.P. United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, United States
GHANI & CO. Malaysia
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Germany, France, United Kingdom, United States
Hadef Al Dhahiri & Associates United Arab Emirates
Herbert Smith LLP United Arab Emirates
Hisham, Sobri & Kadir Malaysia
Jeffrey Green Russell Solicitors United Kingdom
Kadir, Andri & Partners Malaysia
Kahf.net United States
Khattar Wong China, Japan, Singapore, Viet Nam
Linklaters United Arab Emirates, Belgium, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Luxembourg, Singapore
Lovells United Kingdom
Lovells United Kingdom
Messrs. Eliz, Zain & Kadariah Malaysia
Milbank United Kingdom
Mohamed Ridza & Co. Malaysia
Murtha Cullina LLP United States
Nik Hisham, Fakihah & Co Malaysia
Norton Rose United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, United Kingdom
Norton Rose United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, United Kingdom
Qays H. Zu'bi Attorneys & Legal Consultants Bahrain, United Arab Emirates
Rajah & Tann Singapore
Shearman & Sterling LLP United Arab Emirates
Simmons & Simmons United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
Skrine Malaysia
Skrine Malaysia
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP Belgium, Switzerland, United States
Stephenson Harwood United Kingdom
Taylor Wessing United Kingdom
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
White & Case France, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, United States
Zaid Ibrahim & Co Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand
ZUL RAFIQUE & partners Malaysia
Law Firms
Contacts
Michael J.T McMillen, Chairman
Hdeel Abdelhady, Vice-Chairman
Julian Johansen, Partner
Abdulaziz Al Gasim, General Manager
Osman Aurakzai, Head of Islamic Financial Consultancy Services Dept
Saboor H Abduljaami
Saboor H Abduljaami
Adrian Chee Meng Yang
Hameed Mansour Al Sarraf, Senior {Member & Founder}
Essam Al Tamini (Founder & Managing Partner)
Husam Hourani(Partner)
Amjad Ali Khan, Partner
Bashir Ahmed
Stuart Walker
Kamran Bajwa
Eugene Ooi
Lim Teong Sit
Jerry KohYeo Wico
Rory Todd - +44 (0)20 7469 0522
David Clark - +44 (0)20 7469 0529
Nick Bryans, Partner
Ahmed Tahir, Partner
Abradat Kamalpour, Partner
Chézard Ameer
David Evans
Geoffrey Picton-Turbervill
Fraser Wood
Ian Siddell (Partner)
Julie Alrexander (Partner)
Amir Ahmad (Associate)
Saleem Malik (Senior Legal Adviser)
Andrew Baird (Partner)
Robin Abraham (UAE)
Qudeer Latif (UAE)
Tim Plews (UK)
Debashis Dey (UAE)
Ashley Painter, Partner
Dr.Olaf Fasshauer (National Partner) Germany, contact: [email protected]
Thomas Gierath (National Partner), Germany, contact: [email protected]
Federico Pappalardo (Partner), Germany, contact: [email protected]
Steven Choo(Partner) UK, contact: [email protected]
Paul Holland (Partner)
Richard de Belder (Partner)
Farmida Bi (Partner)
Christopher Aylward (Partner) UAE
Leigh Hall (Partner) Qatar
Bob Charlton, Group Partner
Michael J.T. McMillen.
John Lonsberg.
Mark Bisch.
John Boehm.
Datuk Abdul Ghani Abdullah (managing partner)
Datin Nik Sarina Lugman Hashim (partner)
Hajjah Nor Azian Mohd Nordin (partner)
Norashikin Islam Mohd Said (partner)
Fatintafrina Mohd Tareh (associate)
Anthony Bonanno, Partner (UK)
David Furman, Partner (US)
Jean-Philippe Robé, Partner (France)
Jeffrey Trinklein, Partner (Munich)
Alan Rodgers
Tarik El Bakri
Dr. Faraj A. Ahnish
Nadim Khan.
Zubair Mir.
Mohd Shuhaimi Ismail
Abu Bakar Jais
Mohd Razif Ghazali
Ainihayati Jabit
Clive Whitfield-Jones (Partner)
Susan Jarvis (Partner)
Abdul Kadir Kassim
Andri Aidham Badri
E Sreesanthan
Nahendran Navaratnam
S Suhendran
Julian M Hashim
Tan Kong Yam and Adrian Chair
Dr Monzer Kahf
Azman Jaafar
W. Donald Knight (Partner)
Isam Salah (Partner)
Jawad Ali (Partner)
Andrew Metcalfe (Partner)
Luma Saqqaf (Global Head of Islamic Finance), Kevin Wong, Andrew Roberts and Robert Fugard
Shibeer Ahmed (Partner), Dubai
Rahail Ali (Partner), Dubai
Rustum Shah (Partner), Dubai
Encik Azzali Zain Bin Mohd Zakaria
Puan Kadariah Binti Abdul Karim
Dewar, John R.
Siebens, Thomas B.
Holmes, Patrick
Mohamed Ridza Abdulla
Hafidah Aman
Sharifah Shafika
Mohamad Nazran
Robert V. Giunta, Jr.
Umar F. Moghul.
Midhat H. Syed.
Fakihah Azahari.
Neil Miller (Partner)
Tariq Hameed (Associate)
Aziza Attah (Associate)
Qays H. Zu'bi (Founder)
Grahame Nelson (Senior Partner)
Naveen Thakur
Mamoon Eltayeb
Abdul Jabbar
Julian Turner
Vince Gordon
Beirne, Nola M
Dundas Jr., Philip B.
Kidwell, Mathew C.
Pick, TimShorten, Ben
Muneer Khan, Partner (Dubai)
Phillip Abott, Partner (London)
Simon Schiff, Partner (London)
Tariq Hameed, (Dubai)
Mohamed Ismail Shariff: +603-2081-3999 Ext (759) [email protected]
CHEN Kah Leng: +603-2081 3802 (Ext.802)
Theresa CHONG: +603-2081 3809 (Ext.809)
Dato' Philip CHAN Hon Keong: 603-2081 3822 (Ext.822) [email protected]
Oommen KOSHY: +603-2081 3999 (Ext.899)
Struan Robertson
Iain Young
Arlene Dourish
John Gale
Martin Green
Voon Keat Lai
Robert Newman Richard Pearson
Hamid Yunis (Partner)
Rodney Dukes(Partner)
Malcolm Ring (Partner)
Habib Ullah (Associate)
Mustafa Hussain(Associate)
Nicholas Edmondes (Partner)
Sarah Gooden (Partner)
Neale Downes (Partner)- Bahrain
Abdul-Haq Mohammed (Partner)
Jeff Eldredge
Michael Boulden
Ayman Khaleq
Mohammed Al-Sheikh, Partner (Riyadh)
Craig Nethercott, Partner (London)
Christopher Cross, Partner (USA)
Dato' Dr Nik Norzrul Thani
Karlos Israphil Bendlin
Megat Hizaini Hassan
Hanim Hamzah
Loh Mei Mei
Kung Suan Im
Law Firms
Islamic Finance credentials
The ILF focuses on developments in and involving Islamic law and Islamic finance, including the application of Islamic law in jurisdictions that do not incorporate the sharīcah in their secular law, changes in the laws of jurisdictions that do so incorporate the sharīcah to some extent, the mechanics of and trends in Shariah-compliant financial and commercial transactions, and the increasing impact of Islamic law on international legal practice. The ILF's geographic scope is global, conterminous with the reach and bearing of Islamic law and Islamic finance.
Islamic Finance
Islamic Transactions.
AlGasim law firm (in association with allen & Overy) offers Shariah and legal consultancy services to its clients with various portfolios covering a broad spectrum, including Saudi Companies, multinational corporations, private equity investors, venture capital funds, financial Institutions, Government and Statutory bodies etc. Practice areas include - Private Equity Funds, Designing of Sukuk structures, Islamic Insurance, Due Diligence of financial and IPO Documentation, Asset based financing structures
Project Finance.
Corporate Finance.
Trade Finance.
Adnan Sundra & Low’s outstanding banking and finance team is especially strong in Islamic finance, and its relationship with many of the leading banks, such as AmInvestment Bank and Citibank, serves it well. The expert team, which includes Dato’ Low Chee Choon, Adrian Chee Meng Yang, Ng Yoke Mui, and Deepak Sadasivan notably advised United Overseas Bank and AmMerchant Bank on the restructuring of RM1.1bn Islamic debt securities.
Advisory services and negotiations on major Islamic finance projects and transactions including:
• Real estate
• Sukuks (bonds)
• Financial derivatives
• Sharia’h compliant liquidity instruments
• Construction financing
• Other derivatives
Al Tamimi & Company specialises in Banking & Finance, Construction & Engineering, Corporate Commercial, Dispute Resolution, Family Business & Private Client Practice, Information Technology, Intellectual Property, Maritime, Aviation & Insurance , Media, Projects, Property, and Telecommunications. An international team of high calibre lawyers ably serves clients from the United Kingdom, North America, Europe, the United Arab Emirates and several other Arab countries.
Al-Jadaan & Partners Law Firm have experienced Islamic Finance lawyers who advised on a number of significant and high profile Islamic financing transactions. We have an in-depth understanding of the principles and values underlying Islamic Finance. In addition, we are experienced in both Islamic Finance techniques, such as Sukuk (an undivided beneficial share in an asset - a concept used in the issue of Islamic securities) and Takaful (similar to insurance) as well as all Islamic Finance contracts, including Bai Salaam, Ijara, Istisna'a, Mudaraba, Murabaha and Musharaka. We have worked with many different Shariah committees and advisors and have access to some of the leading practitioners for discussing new structures.
Afridi & Angell has one of the leading banking and financial services practices in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The firm provides advice to UAE and international banks as well as Islamic and Western investment banks and financial institutions. The complex financing transactions which the firm advises on often involve multiple facilities, currencies and transactions.
Our in-depth knowledge of Islamic Law and Islamic jurisprudence stems from our hands-on experience in structuring, documenting and negotiating landmark deals in the region.
We differentiate ourselves from other UAE firms by working closely with our clients and offering technical excellence. We go further by actively managing your project, identifying commercial risks and closing them off cleanly with workable solutions.
Allen & Gledhill LLP provides financial Services and Banking Practice facilities. Allen & Gledhill LLP advises banks and other financial institutions on general banking matters, syndicated and bilateral loans, both secured and unsecured, trade finance structuring and documentation also for arrangers, underwriters, lenders and borrowers on secured and unsecured cross border lending transactions, acquisition financing and debt restructuring.
Appleby has always been a strong supporter of the development of Islamic and Structured Finance. In recent years the practice has become a key and truly global focus for the firm. Appleby is well known in the Middle East, London and elsewhere for its knowledge and depth of expertise. Our lawyers have advised on Islamic Financing transactions: capital market sukuks, securitisations and bank debt financings and all types of funds, whether Shari’ah-compliant or conventional.
Appleby couples its legal expertise in Islamic and Structured Finance with the provision of corporate services, SPV administration, fund administration, and management and accounting services to provide a seamless comprehensive service in each of its offshore jurisdictions of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Jersey and Mauritius.
Appleby also regularly advise on the establishment of investment funds and (re)insurance and (re)takaful products in each of our offshore jurisdictions. We have been involved in the execution of both conventional and Shar’iah structures and products, including funds that separate investment management entities as between the Shari’ah and conventional portfolios within the fund.
Ashurst Islamic finance practice is part of the firm's securities and structured finance practice and is a dedicated team consisting of prominent Islamic finance lawyers qualified under English, German, French, UAE, Indian and other law.
The team advises in relation to the full range of Shari'ah compliant products including sukuk, murabaha, musharaka, structured products including securitisation, Shari'ah funds and Shari'ah project finance transactions. Our London Islamic finance practice is seamlessly integrated with our practices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Singapore from which we cover our clients' Islamic finance needs in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
Islamic Home Finance, Leasing, Investment Funds, structuring complex financial transactions
Structuring complex transactions, Sukuk, Murabaha, Mudaraba, Musharaka, Project financing, Home Financing, Structured Ijara Projects (leasing) - Aircraft, Ship Leasing, Energy Projects, Equity & Property Funds. Shariah Compliant Derivative & Hedge Fund Product
Clifford Chance Islamic finance experts advise on a diverse range of financial services and products including acquisition finance, asset finance, debt capital markets, equity capital markets, financial regulation, investment funds, insurance, project finance, real estate finance, securitisation, structured finance/financial products and trade finance. They are experienced all Islamic finance contracts (including Bai Salaam, Ijara, Istisna'a, Mudaraba, Murabaha and Musharahka) and Islamic finance techniques (such as Sukuk and Takaful) and have worked with may different Shari'a committees and advisers, with access to some of the leading practitioners for discussing new structures.
Sukuk; Takaful (Islamic Insurance); Real Estate; Venture Capital Fund; Shipping Fund, Ijara (Shipping & Aircraft), Property Development
Islamic project finance, Real Estate Finance, advise on complex and sophisticated Islamic finance structures in numerous jurisdictions within the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and elsewhere (including Europe, Asia, and North America).
Islamic project finance, Real Estate Finance, advise on complex and sophisticated Islamic finance structures in numerous jurisdictions within the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and elsewhere (including Europe, Asia, and North America).
Sukuk, Syndicated Murabaha Facility, Sovereign Murabaha, Telecom Financing; Real Estate leasing; Istisna Contsruction, Islamic Mortgages; Ship Financing; Shariah compliant Deposit Programme; Energy Financing, Liquidity Management Financing Programme
DLA Piper Islamic Finance lawyers have experience of working on ground breaking and award winning transactions across the region and internationally.
DLA Piperhave worked on devising novel structures in ijara, murabaha, mudaraba, takaful, musharaka, istisna'a, wakala and sukuk transactional structures in financing petrochemical and power projects, telecommunications, real estate acquisition and development, infrastructure and construction and funds.
Structured and Project Finance.
Real Estate Property.
Energy.
Islamic Funds (Aircraft), Legislative Drafting, Advised on Regulatory Reform, Project Financing
Corporate, Commercial and Capital Markets Transactions.
The firm specialization in Islamic finance include the area of banking involving retail, corporate, commercial, project and cross border financing. We have prepared trade and project financing documents under the structures of Murabahah, Istisna’, Musyarakah and Ijarah.
The firm's specialisation in Islamic finance includes advising leading Malaysian banks on proposed sukuk issuances and advising and preparing documentations to be used for various project financing ventures whether based on debt or equity structures.
Assisting clients in Reviewing Fatwas, explaining transactions to Shari'ah scholars, and creating innovative financial products that allow Islamic investors to invest in U.S. and European real estate, corporate and lending transactions. Developing and implementing real estate, private equity and venture capital products that are compliant with Islamic law, including Ijara and Murabaha structures.
Hadef Al Dhahiri & Associates advises banks, financial institutions and corporate and other clients on a broad range of banking and financial issues, including corporate and project finance, restructuring, privatisation and other transactional matters. The Firm has developed an expertise in Islamic finance and has advised leading local Islamic banks on various structured finance transactions. In recent years the Firm has advised both borrowers and conventional lenders in some of the largest syndicated loans in the UAE. Our financing lawyers have been involved in all types of loan/credit facility agreements including aircraft finance leases and corporate finance facilities. The Firm has substantial experience regarding available security arrangements in the UAE, including various forms of guarantees and available shareholder and Government support mechanisms. The Firm has substantial experience in banking regulatory and compliance issues and in dealing with the UAE Central Bank.
Specialise in banking and Islamic finance & advise on a number of the leading Islamic financing transactions in the region, also advise on the structuring and development of a number of Islamic financing products.
Advise on the creation of Shariah compliant investment vehicles and undertaking corporate finance transactions on a Shariah compliant basis.
Hisham, Sobri & Kadir or "HSK" as it is better known among its clients and peers, is one of the pioneers in the area of Islamic banking and finance where it has distinguished itself as an active legal player in the development of structural framework for new Islamic financing products. Its insight and views are continuously valued by clients, industry players and regulators alike. As it continues its pursuit for excellence, HSK is also progressively gaining recognition in the areas of corporate commercial, projects and civil litigation as marked by the steady increase of complex and difficult portfolios entrusted to it.
Adding value to our broad local experience and diversity of expertise is our established network of international legal counterparts whose experience we can draw on when a global or cross border perspective is required for our clients' business strategies or ventures. This comprehensive legal package, makes us a one stop resource hub to meet all of our clients' legal needs.
Provide separate legal representation to Bankers in dealing with legal aspects of originating Ijara and Murabaha structures in England and Wales. Developed Solcase Islamic Mortgage Management System a secure, web-enabled workflow-based case management system fully configured for handling the legal aspects of Ijara and Murabaha origination on a large scale.
Kadir, Andri & Partners operates at the top of the market, and is recognised as one of the country’s forerunners. Islamic finance remains one of the firm’s real strongholds, and the majority of the work handled by the banking and finance department focuses on this area. Standout work over 2008 includes advising AmInvestment Bank Berhad on a RM300m sukuk issue - the first capital markets Islamic financing structured for a REIT in Malaysia. The firm is known for handling innovative work, and the past year was no exception; the team advised Khazanah Nasional Berhad on a US$850m Islamic exchangeable bond - the largest ever issuance of Islamic exchangeable bonds.
Islamic Finance & Shariah Consulting
KhattarWong is a leading Asian firm with established global alliances. Our areas of practice include banking, finance & property, corporate & securities laws, criminal law, litigation & dispute resolution, intellectual property & technology, shipping and tax & trusts.
Corporate practice focuses mainly on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and Islamic finance, advising and representing clients in numerous transactions involving acquisitions, mergers, corporate restructuring, investments, project finance, banking and joint ventures in Singapore, the People’s Republic of China and Indonesia.
King & Spalding's Middle East and Islamic Finance practice group covers a broad range of areas including private equity investments, Sukuk offerings and capital markets transactions, asset and equipment finance, investment fund formation, real estate investment and finance, project and construction finance, trade finance and the development of Shari'ah-compliant financial products."
Islamic Sharia’a knowledge with cutting edge experience of the conventional finance product in capital markets, derivatives and structured products, asset finance, structured finance, project finance and banking globally.
Export finance, lease financing, Sukuk and securitisation. Shariah compliant property finance transactions, Ijara leasing transactions, Murabaha financings and on setting up a Shariah compliant debit card facility in the Middle East.
Export finance, lease financing, Sukuk and securitisation. Shariah compliant property finance transactions, Ijara leasing transactions, Murabaha financings and on setting up a Shariah compliant debit card facility in the Middle East.
The primary aim of the Legal Firm of Messrs. Eliz, Zain & Kadariah is to provide reliably efficient, cost effective and cogent professional legal services to its clients.
Provides an Advisory role in implementing the Islamic Credit Card for a Syariah-compliant Financial Institution/Bank, also providing Advisory role for an Internal Audit Department of a Syariah-compliant Financial Institution/Bank and conducting forensic audit.
Advisory role in implementing the Islamic Debit Card for a Syariah-compliant Financial Institution/Bank.
Advisory role and legal evaluation with the aim of restructuring and revival of a major co-operative under the purview of the Malaysia Co-operative Societies Commission.
Advisory role in the implementation of the acquisition of a Corporate Body's staff loan by a Syariah-compliant Banking Institution. Advisory role in the establishment of a joint-venture between a Korean company and a Malaysian entity.
Islamic Finance Business.
Islamic Banking.
Islamic financing transactions.
Implement Islamic Finance Structures.
Capital Markets.
Milbank has been at the forefront of the Middle Eastern finance market, starting with the first project financing in the region back in 1994. Since then they have represented clients on a wide variety of project, asset and other financings which have been structured on a Shariah compliant basis and arranged for the benefit of Islamic investors.
Mohamed Ridza & Co. specialise in a wide spectrum of law which includes, inter alia, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Construction, Corporate & Commercial law, Foreign Investment, Mergers & Acquisitions, Oil & Gas, Privatisation, Projects and Real Estate.
The Firm has been involved in some of Malaysia’s largest and most complicated corporate and financing transactions and it enjoys a very close working relationship with many large financial institutions (both local and international) and public listed companies as well as multinational corporations.
Mohamed Ridza & Co. have been involved in both Islamic and conventional banking and finance matters at both domestic and international levels and has one of the largest Islamic finance team in the country. Among our accomplishments are legal consultancy services.
Murtha Cullina LLP provides legal services to a wide range of domestic and multinational institutions and family offices in all phases of corporate and financing transactions. Our attorneys develop and document Islamic structures for a variety of Islamic transactions, private equity investments, acquisition financings, securitizations and other secondary market transactions as well as banking and insurance products development. Mirroring the growth of the industry, Murtha Cullina’s practice, particularly in US transactions, has led us to the forefront of structuring novel Islamic financial products and designing more efficient existing mechanisms. We remain committed to our clients by positively contributing to their businesses and thereby continuing the growth and substantive development of Islamic finance.
Nik Hisham, Fakihah & Co is a lawfirm based in Kuala Lumpur mainly dealing with Islamic Finance & Banking Transactions. Practical experience in liaising directly in order to develop viable Shariah compliant structures and solutions.
Real Estate (Investment funds; acquistion financing and property development); Takaful; Investment Funds, Sukuk; Ijara Leasing; Bai Al Salam, Arboun; Leasing ; Capital Markets, Liquidity Management; Retail Banking; Litigation
Real Estate (Investment funds; acquistion financing and property development); Takaful; Investment Funds, Sukuk; Ijara Leasing; Bai Al Salam, Arboun; Leasing ; Capital Markets, Liquidity Management; Retail Banking; Litigation
Islamic Investment Funds, Takaful, Establishment of Islamic Banks; Ijara waktina' transaction documentation; Commodity Trade Transaction; Litigation; Commodity Trading Documentation.
Rajah & Tann specializes in Structured Finance, Islamic Banking & Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions work. Advises companies on Corporate Governance, Compliance and Regulatory Matters.
Advise clients on the legal aspects of business, not only in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and elsewhere in the United Arab Emirates, but also throughout the region.
Including multinational companies in all industry sectors, such as manufacturing, services, utilities, defence and others, other inward investors and trading houses, and other local interests within the region
Islamic (Sharia-compliant) financing, advise on wide range of projects including the first power project in the Middle East that included financing from Islamic banks and the largest ever oil and gas Islamic Financing.
Simmons and Simmons banking and financial services team has extensive experience in advising on Islamic finance. Our lawyers have advised both Islamic and conventional financial institutions, as well as corporate and governmental bodies, on a wide range of Islamic financing structures, including Murabahah, Mudarabah, Ijarah, Istisna'a and Musharakah, in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. We have also advised on many Sukuk issuances and Shariah compliant funds relating to real estate, listed equities and private equity.
Skrine has long been involved with Islamic Banking and Finance and has wide experience with Islamic banking and finance documentation and advisory work.
Skrine acts for major international and domestic financial institutions. Through our involvement in the setup of new financial instruments, we are kept abreast with the developments in this field and we continue to work closely with accountants and other financial advisers in relation to such new structures.
Skrine’s involvement in this practice area is on a regular basis whereby our job scope includes drafting and advising financial institutions in relation to loan structures and security or in enforcement of security documentation. Today, our skills have also expanded to include that of Islamic banking, Islamic bonds and other types of Islamic instruments.
Sonnenschein's Islamic Finance and Investment Group advises investment funds, banks and other financial institutions and high-net-worth individuals who seek to raise and invest capital in compliance with Islamic law (Shari'ah) particularly committed to working with Shari'ah scholars to explore and respect the nuances of Islamic law and to build common ground amongst all transactional participants.
Committed to providing results-focused advice on the full range of Shari'ah-compliant transactional activities, including securities offerings, real estate and infrastructure development, mergers and acquisitions, structured finance, and private equity and hedge fund formation.
Stephenson Harwood experts with an understanding in banking, corporate finance, funds and financial services, structured finance and project finance. That's why we have put together a team of specialists whose knowledge of conventional financial products is coupled with an ability to develop and document innovative Shari'a compliant structures.
Taylor Wessing's Islamic Finance Group includes lawyers from a number of different disciplines including finance, projects and commercial property. The Group includes both Muslims and non-Muslims and the healthy exchange of ideas within the Group allows us to propose and structure practical "Shari'ah" compliant solutions for use in the modern world.
Trowers & Hamlins have been involved in Islamic finance since the early 1990s when we structured our first Shari'ah compliant property fund in the UK. Our team combines an understanding of the principles and requirements of Shari'ah compliant finance with specialist skills in areas such as project finance, asset finance, real estate, tax and corporate law.
With experience of structuring Islamic investments, financings and products in the UK, Europe and across the Middle East we can help you to reach practical and innovative Islamic financial solutions, overcoming the challenges posed by different legal, tax and regulatory systems.
We can work with you on a wide range of Shari'ah compliant financings from complex and innovative sukuk to standard form product documentation. Our Islamic finance expertise includes project finance, leveraged property funds, development finance, working capital facilities and asset finance.
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. deals Islamic Investment Funds; Murabaha, Mudaraba, Istisna’a, Ijara, Bai Al-Salam, Bai Al-Arboon, Musharaka and Wakala. Developing ground-breaking Islamic equivalents to capital protected funds and funds of funds, call options (Bai Al-Arboon), bonds (Sukuk), convertible loans, Islamic leverage structures and short selling, Takaful, Taxation
White & Case's Islamic Finance Unit comprises lawyers based primarily in its London, New York, Paris, Riyadh and Washington D.C. offices who are at the same time members of its asset finance, banking, capital markets, corporate and project finance practice groups. The Firm's experience includes advising on: the use of an 'adl (trustee-arbitrator) in a wide variety of transactions; the contracts of ijāra (lease) and ijāra wa l-'iqtinā (lease purchase); istisnā' (contract of construction or manufacture); mudāraba (capital and services partnership); murābaha (cost plus profit sale contract); takāful (Islamic cooperative insurance); bay' al-'arbun (option sale transaction); various forms of commodity trade transactions; Standard Form Documentation; and Investment Funds & Unit Linked Products.
As the country's largest law firm, we have been involved in multi-billion dollar Islamic financial deals, winning awards in the region and making us the recognised experts in Islamic finance.
Our core strength lies in knowing how to structure and implement projects, and also knowing what is needed to successfully finance and market them. Our lawyers are behind some of the most innovative Islamic financing transactions in the region, as numerous awards testify.
With experience in all phases of project finance, our range of solutions is as extensive as your needs are. Our pedigree in Islamic financing includes advising and standardising documentation on several multi billion ringgit projects across markets and across diverse sectors including energy, financial instruments, industrial products, infrastructure and urban transport.
We have set up Islamic banking operations for some of the biggest banks in Malaysia and Singapore. Our advice is often sought on product development, Islamic funds and investments and review of regulatory frameworks, further illustrating our clients’ confidence in our ability to provide distinctive counsel for the most complex assignments.
zulrafique provides a wide range corporate advise on a wide range of spectrum of debt transactions involving corporate groups or projects which are with in Malaysia and offshore.
Law Firms
Sector Specialisation
Islamic Law and Finance
Takaful, Islamic Funds, Islamic Finance Transactions
Islamic Finance Transactions, Islamic Projects Finance, Islamic Finance, Islamic Investment
Islamic Finance Transactions, Islamic Projects Finance, Islamic Finance, Islamic Investment
Shariah Advisory Consultants, Islamic Finance Transactions, Islamic Projects Finance, Islamic Finance
Sukuk, Islamic Investment Banking, Islamic Hedge Funds, Real Estate and Leasing, Assets and Funds mangement, Islamic Finance Transactions, Islamic Projects Finance, Islamic Finance, Shariah
Islamic Banking, Takaful, Islamic Investment Banking, Islamic Finance Transactions
Takaful, Retakaful, Real Estate and Leasing, Islamic Finance Transactions, Islamic Finance
Islamic Banking, Islamic Finance Transactions
Sukuk, Islamic Finance Transactions, Islamic Projects Finance, Islamic Finance
Sukuk, Islamic Finance Transactions, Islamic Projects Finance, Islamic Finance
Islamic Funds, Real Estate and Leasing, Islamic Finance Transactions
Islamic Funds, Islamic Finance Transactions, Islamic Projects Finance
Takaful, Islamic Projects Finance
Sukuk, Takaful, Real Estate and Leasing, Islamic Finance Transactions
Islamic Banking
Islamic Banking
Real Estate and Leasing, Energy, Islamic Finance Transactions
Energy, Islamic Projects Finance
Islamic Banking
Islamic Banking, Sukuk, Energy, Islamic Finance Transactions, Islamic Projects Finance, Islamic Investment, Corporate Governance, Shariah
Sukuk, Islamic Projects Finance
Fatwas and Research, Islamic Finance Transactions
Islamic Banking, Energy, Islamic Finance Transactions, Islamic Projects Finance, Islamic Finance, Islamic Investment
Real Estate and Leasing, Islamic Finance Transactions, Islamic Projects Finance, Islamic Legal Finance, Islamic Finance
Sukuk, Real Estate and Leasing, Islamic Finance Transactions
Islamic Finance
Islamic Finance Transactions, Islamic Projects Finance, Islamic Private Equity, Islamic Investment, Islamic Brokerage
Sukuk, Assets and Funds mangement, Islamic Finance Transactions
Islamic Banking, Assets and Funds mangement, Islamic Finance Transactions, Islamic Projects Finance
Sukuk, Real Estate and Leasing, Islamic Finance Transactions
Sukuk, Real Estate and Leasing, Islamic Finance Transactions
Islamic Finance Transactions, Islamic Projects Finance, Islamic Finance
Islamic Banking, Islamic Finance Transactions, Islamic Finance, Islamic Investment
Islamic Finance Transactions, Islamic Law and Finance, Islamic Projects Finance, Islamic Finance
Islamic Banking, Sukuk, Islamic Funds, Islamic Hedge Funds, Islamic Finance Transactions, Islamic Law and Finance, Islamic Finance, Venture Capital
Islamic Banking, Islamic Finance Transactions, Islamic Finance
Islamic Banking, Takaful, Islamic Funds, Retakaful, Real Estate and Leasing
Islamic Banking, Islamic Finance
Islamic Banking, Takaful, Islamic Funds, Retakaful, Real Estate and Leasing
Islamic Finance
Assets and Funds mangement, Islamic Finance Transactions, Islamic Projects Finance, Islamic Finance
Islamic Banking, Islamic Finance Transactions
Islamic Banking, Sukuk, Islamic Finance Transactions, Islamic Finance
Islamic Banking, Sukuk, Islamic Finance Transactions, Islamic Finance
Sukuk, Islamic Funds, Islamic Finance Transactions
Islamic Funds, Real Estate and Leasing, Assets and Funds mangement, Islamic Finance Transactions, Islamic Projects Finance
Sukuk, Islamic Funds, Islamic Finance Transactions, Islamic Projects Finance, Islamic Finance
Islamic Banking, Sukuk, Islamic Funds, Real Estate and Leasing, Islamic Finance Transactions, Islamic Projects Finance, Islamic Legal Finance, Islamic Finance, Islamic Accounting, Venture Capital
Sukuk, Takaful, Islamic Funds, Islamic Finance Transactions, Islamic Projects Finance, Islamic Legal Finance, Islamic Finance
Islamic Banking, Assets and Funds mangement
Islamic Banking, Islamic Funds, Assets and Funds mangement, Islamic Projects Finance
Islamic Banking, Islamic Funds, Assets and Funds mangement, Islamic Projects Finance
Islamic Banking, Islamic Finance Transactions, Islamic Projects Finance, Islamic Finance