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Jameel Tarmohamed

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Work Department

Marine & international trade

Position

Jameel specialises in structured commodities trade finance. He has experience acting for banks, investors, corporates and traders up and down the global commodities supply chain in many emerging jurisdictions and covering all forms of structured trade and commodity financings including pre-export, pre-payment, inventory, limited recourse, receivables financings and repo and true sale transactions.

Jameel also advises clients on digital trade technologies and the application of these to their businesses.

Further, he has in-depth restructuring experience gained from working on the restructuring of traders in the commodities space which has included working on the global Stemcor restructuring for two years, working in the team advising a major creditor on the restructuring of the indebtedness of the Nigerian state-owned oil major PPMC / NNPC (“PXF2”) and more recently working on the restructuring of a Dubai based agricultural commodities trader.

He has also spent time on secondment at BP advising on trade finance issues.

Jameel was ranked as a “Next Generation Lawyer” in The Legal 500 UK 2018-19 and as a “Rising Star” in The Legal 500 UK 2020-21 and 2021-22 editions.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Finance > Trade finance

(Next Generation Partners)

Jameel Tarmohamed – Stephenson Harwood

Stephenson Harwood climbs the ranking this year having continued to build a strong practice around its practice heads Philip Prowse and Jameel Tarmohamed, who are ‘experienced commodities trade finance partners, who understand the issues faced by commodity traders and provide valued support‘. The firm counts among its clients some of the world’s leading commodity trading houses, as well as banks and large corporates. As well as handling traditional commodities trade finance practice, the team is involved in new areas such as the digitalisation of trade finance, and advises on trading platforms and blockchain systems. Associate Andrew Green plays a central role in the practice, advising banks, investors, and corporates with a focus predominantly on work for traders.

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