Mr Sherif Hampton > Said Al-Shahry & Partners (SASLO) > Muscat, Oman > Lawyer Profile
Said Al-Shahry & Partners (SASLO) Offices
SASLO Building No.597/1, Way No.262
Airport Heights, Behind Oman LNG, Ghala
P.O. Box 1288, Ruwi, PC 112, Sultanate of Oman
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Mr Sherif Hampton
Work Department
Corporate, Banking & Finance
Position
Special Counsel
Career
Sherif is a Special Counsel at SASLO with over 15 years of experience as a corporate M&A lawyer. He is also an experienced banking and finance lawyer, with a strong focus on Islamic Finance, and has previously been seconded to Kuwait Finance House.
As a corporate lawyer, Sherif has experience in M&A, general corporate, joint ventures, fintech, tech, e-commerce, PE/VC buyouts, and corporate advisory/governance. He handles a broad range of commercial matters across various industry sectors and greatly enjoys working with new startups. He deals with various matters across the GCC, as well as the United Kingdom and EU.
Additionally, he undertakes general banking and finance/investment work and is particularly drawn to Islamic finance matters. He has advised on a range of project and real estate finance matters, various Sukuk (including an African Micro-sukuk), conventional and Islamic private equity transactions (both controlling and non-controlling), and has been involved in structuring Islamic financing transactions according to Islamic principles.
Sherif has worked for UK silver circle and leading US law firms in London, Dubai, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia.
Languages
English, Arabic
Memberships
The Law Society of Scotland
Education
Bachelor of Laws (LLB Hons), University of Aberdeen, 2006
Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (Dip. L.P.), University of Aberdeen, 2007
Islamic Finance Qualification (IFQ), Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, 2013
Lawyer Rankings
Oman > Projects and energy
Said Al-Shahry & Partners (SASLO)‘s projects team is noted for its ‘excellent local knowledge’, advising clients on real estate, desalination, mining, and energy projects in various local and international matters. Thamer Al-Shahry and Jeremy Pooley are noted for offering ‘quality advice’, along with Maria Mariam Rabea Petrou, who is highlighted for her ‘helpful and commercial advice’. Sherif Hampton is a key operator in the team for project financing matters, including Islamic financing and PPP projects.
Oman > Banking and finance
(Next Generation Partners)Said Al-Shahry & Partners (SASLO)‘s banking and finance team acts in a number of high-value mandates in the local market, including the recent HSBC Oman merger with Sohar International Bank. The team holds notable expertise in transactional matters, equity and debt capital markets, project financing in the power, oil and gas, and real estate sectors, and share and asset sales to banks, among others. The team is jointly led by its senior partners, including Thamer Al Shahry, an expert in capital markets who is noted by clients for his ‘invaluable guidance’. Head of corporate work Jeremy Pooley is often active in the team’s transaction-heavy matters. Maria Mariam Rabea Petrou is an increasingly key member of the team, and extensively works on complex, multi-jurisdictional matters. Sherif Hampton is a key port of call for complex Islamic finance matters, especially in regional GCC jurisdictions.
Oman > Commercial, corporate and M&A
Praised by clients for its ‘substantive, tailored advice that directly addresses the specific issues faced by clients’, the corporate team at Said Al-Shahry & Partners (SASLO) acts in a diverse range of industries, including technology, insurance, and finance, and demonstrates notable experience in mandates involving IPOs, listings, joint venture agreements, and capital market transactions. The team is co-headed by its senior partners, including international corporate specialist Jeremy Pooley, capital markets expert Thamer Al-Shahry, Sherif Hampton, a specialist in Islamic finance-related matters, and Maria Mariam Rabea Petrou, who has a proven track record in cross-border transactional matters.
Lawyer Rankings
- Banking and finance Oman
- Next Generation Partners Oman > Banking and finance
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Oman
- Projects and energy Oman