Norton Rose Fulbright

Acting on its own as well as leveraging a strong presence in Dubai, the 'responsive and efficient' team at Norton Rose Fulbright is well-placed to provide an 'excellent service' to conventional and Islamic banks, sovereigns and corporates across a range of Shariah-compliant structures used to facilitate transactions, including in areas of firmwide sector strength such as energy and transport. Team head Farmida Bi has vast transactional expertise in capital markets-related Islamic finance work in particular, as well as being at the forefront of thought leadership, including within the context of utilising Islamic finance to promote sustainable goals. Yusuf Battiwala is also extremely well-versed at handling capital markets work, particularly in the derivatives and structured finance space, where he is able to provide 'invaluable insights into market practices while also being able to assist in creating novel products'. Andrew Coote is a key member of the team who regularly advises issuers and underwriters on sukuk listings, as well as handling innovative Islamic finance mandates including Shariah-compliant cryptocurrency transactions.