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Our Middle Eastern and Islamic finance and investment teams aim to provide clients with a comprehensive service. 

The team includes specialists who have lived and worked in the region and bilingual lawyers who have worked for major Islamic financial institutions; experienced lawyers who interact productively with Shari'ah committees to develop products that satisfy both Islamic and conventional banking requirements.

We provide a cohesive international legal service to clients based in the Middle East and the Maghreb who have business interests in Europe - and clients based elsewhere with interests in the Middle East.

Our specialist Islamic finance team also work closely with our associated firm ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & Partners, the largest legal practice in Kuwait and one of the largest in the Middle East.  We also have a good relationship with a number of Shari'ah committees.

We can help you with:

  • Asset finance
  • Corporate finance
  • Investment funds
  • Litigation and arbitration
  • Projects
  • Real estate finance
  • Ship and aircraft finance
  • Trade finance

"The kind of top client service that is hard to find"

Chambers UK 2009

"The sheer commitment of Stephenson Harwood is key to its success"

Chambers UK 2010

"Total dedication"

Asia Pacific Legal 500 2009/2010

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