Rahail Ali > Hogan Lovells (United Arab Emirates) LLP > Dubai, United Arab Emirates > Lawyer Profile

Hogan Lovells (United Arab Emirates) LLP
19TH FLOOR, AL FATTAN CURRENCY TOWER
DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE, PO BOX 506602
DUBAI
United Arab Emirates

Work Department

Finance

Position

Partner

Career

Rahail Ali is the office managing partner of the Dubai office. He is an acknowledged expert on Islamic, project and development finance, reflected in accreditations from leading industry and legal journals. He has universally been awarded top tier rankings in various legal directories. Rahail has worked on many of the most innovative finance transactions closed to date in those sectors in the Middle East and North Africa region and is regularly consulted by leading publications as well as banks, governments, and regulatory authorities. In addition to authoring numerous publications and books, he is also the consulting editor of ‘Islamic Finance – A Practical Guide’ and ‘Sukuk and Islamic Capital Markets.’ Rahail was recently listed in The World Muslim 100 Power List for his contributions and influence on Islamic banking and finance.

Languages

English

Memberships

HM Treasury’s Task Force on standardization of Islamic finance contracts

Education

LLB(Hons) University of Birmingham and LLM University of Cambridge, Trinity Hall College

Lawyer Rankings

United Arab Emirates > Banking and finance: Corporate finance (including Islamic lending)

(Leading individuals)

Rahail AliHogan Lovells (United Arab Emirates) LLP

A clear specialist for handling complex Islamic financing deals, Hogan Lovells (United Arab Emirates) LLP boasts a strong track record overseeing first-of-its-kind transactions involving a variety of enviable domestic and international clients across a strong set of sectors. Consistently acting on prestigious infrastructure and energy builds, the firm are a favourite for clients looking for project financing capabilities, while further matter highlights include advising premium banks on a number of high-value facilities. Rahail Ali heads the practice and has a prominent reputation for Shariah-compliant financings and is routinely in demand from government bodies, independents, and financial institutions. Senior associate Ahmet Kalafat is building a considerable body of work regarding Islamic facilities and is key to the group due to his knowledge of foreign markets.