Anzal Mohammed
Partner
Dubai
Anzal Mohammed
Partner
Dubai
Contact details
Anzal is a capital markets partner in our Dubai office. He heads our capital markets practice in the Middle East and also has overall responsibility for Allen & Overy’s global Islamic finance practice.
He regularly advises on international Islamic sukuk transactions and international debt offerings (both Regulation S and Rule 144A issues) by emerging market issuers in the Middle East, South Asia and elsewhere, Shari’a-compliant finance structures, equity offerings (including hybrid capital issues), debt issuance programmes, convertible securities, derivative securities and securitisations.
In the Chambers Global 2023 directories, Anzal is ranked in Band 1 across three separate categories (Middle East-wide Capital Markets: Debt, United Arab Emirates Capital Markets: Debt and Middle East-wide Islamic Finance).
In the IFLR1000 2022 rankings, Anzal is recognised as a “Market Leader” in the UAE across four separate categories (Capital Markets: Debt, Islamic Finance, Capital Markets: Derivatives, Banking and Capital Markets: Structured Finance and Securitisation).
In the Legal 500 2023 rankings, Anzal is recognised as a “Leading Individual” for Capital Markets in the UAE.
Office
Dubai
11th Floor, Burj Daman Building, Al Mustaqbal Street, Dubai International Financial Centre
Dubai
PO Box 506678
Qualifications
Professional
Academic
LLB, Law, Birmingham City University, 1994
LPC, Oxford Institute of Legal Practice, 1995
LLM, International Business Law, University of Manchester, 1996
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Office
Dubai
11th Floor, Burj Daman Building, Al Mustaqbal Street, Dubai International Financial Centre
Dubai
PO Box 506678
Qualifications
Professional
Academic
LLB, Law, Birmingham City University, 1994
LPC, Oxford Institute of Legal Practice, 1995
LLM, International Business Law, University of Manchester, 1996
Recognition
Anzal Mohammed – one of the very best DCM partners in the Middle East. Very approachable, pragmatic and available when needed.
Legal 500 2022 (UAE, Capital Markets)
Clients applaud [Anzal Mohammed] as ‘a top-notch lawyer who finds solutions; he’s really smart.’ One interviewee concluded: ‘He has a very high reputation and stands out in sukuk.’
Chambers Global 2021 (UAE, Capital Markets: Debt)
[Anzal] Mohammed is ‘one of the leading guys, if not the leading guy, on the ground for debt work.’
Chambers Global (Middle East, Capital Markets)
Anzal is everything you want in a lawyer: he knows the law inside out, he’s pragmatic, smart and creative.
IFLR1000 (UAE, Capital Markets)
