Islamic Finance
Allen & Overy's Global Islamic Finance Group advises clients on Islamic finance transactions across a number of practice areas, including capital markets, project finance, banking, derivatives and structured finance, funds and taxation.
The Global Islamic Finance Group consists of Islamic finance experts across Europe, including in London, Paris and Luxembourg; the Middle East, including in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Qatar and Saudi Arabia; and Asia, including in Singapore and Hong Kong, who have a detailed understanding of the religious and legal background to Islamic finance, the evolving principal financing techniques and range of services offered by Islamic banks, and the issues affecting the development of Islamic finance.
Allen & Overy is a supporting member of the Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) and an observer member of the International Islamic Finance Market (IIFM).
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Publications: 11 March 2024
Allen & Overy attorneys analyze the impact of the SEC’s new climate rule
Allen & Overy partners Ken Rivlin and Justin Cooke, and associate Jacob Ely analyze the impact of the SEC’s new climate rule and investor access to material climate-related information with Bloomberg…
Publications: 27 February 2024
EU sanctions and the no re-export to Russia requirements
The EU has extended the scope of its sanctions against Russia by requiring EU parties that are selling or leasing aircraft to most countries outside the EU to prohibit the re-export of those aircraft…
News: 21 February 2024
John Goldfinch joins Allen & Overy to enhance structured finance and private capital offering
Allen & Overy today announces it is bolstering the global structured finance practice as partner John Goldfinch joins ahead of merger with Shearman & Sterling, to become A&O Shearman.
Publications: 23 November 2023
Sustainable lending – a growing role for Islamic finance and Middle Eastern financiers
The aims of ESG investing and Islamic Finance structures are already closely – though not perfectly – aligned. Middle Eastern governments are looking to diversify away from oil and gas. This, Samer…
Recognition
Allen & Overy is ‘excellent in every respect’ and is ‘at the forefront’ of Islamic finance.
Legal 500 UK, 2013 (Islamic Finance)
First-rate capabilities in Islamic finance, well integrated throughout the firm's excellent capital markets, projects and finance teams.
Chambers Global, 2015 (Middle East, Islamic Finance)
The magic circle giant remains one of the most formidable players in the world of Islamic finance.
Chambers & Partners UK, 2013 (Islamic Finance)
Recognition for our work
- Band 1 - Banking and Finance: Islamic Finance - Multi-Jurisdictional - Chambers Global 2022
- Band 1 - Islamic Finance - Middle East - Chambers Global 2022
- Band 1 - Islamic Finance - Asia-Pacific - Chambers Global 2022
- Band 1 - Finance: Islamic Finance - United Kingdom - Legal 500 2022