Brian Howard > Trowers & Hamlins LLP > Manama, Bahrain > Lawyer Profile
Trowers & Hamlins LLP Offices
BAHRAIN WORLD TRADE CENTER, 7TH FLOOR
SHERATON COMMERCIAL COMPLEX
PO BOX 3012, MANAMA
Bahrain
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Brian Howard
Work Department
International Corporate and Commercial
Position
Brian is a Partner in Trowers & Hamlins’ Bahrain office and heads the corporate team in Bahrain as well as the international funds practice. He has nearly 20 years’ experience working with clients from or investing in the GCC.
He advises clients in respect of public and private company mergers and acquisitions, corporate structuring and regulation (including corporate finance, company and group structuring, shareholders’ and joint venture arrangements, constitutional documents and corporate governance) in addition to a broad range of commercial and contractual matters.
Brian also advises a number of banks, private equity clients and sovereign wealth institutions in respect of Bahraini and offshore fund establishment in addition to international private equity investments and disposals.
Brian also works on the structuring of joint ventures for some of the Middle East’s landmark mixed use land developments as well as a number of regional tourism development projects.
Lawyer Rankings
Bahrain > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Leading partners)Bringing over 45 years of experience in corporate mandates, Brian Howard leads the corporate and commercial practice at Trowers & Hamlins LLP, and is well-versed in acquisitions, including takeovers and hive downs, capital markets law, and restructurings. The team is active across a range of industries, including insurance and healthcare, and is frequently sought out for advice on Islamic finance. Dominic O’Neil specialises in private equity matters, while Benjamin O’Brien-McQueenie is a key figure in the team for transactional matters with a focus on multijurisdictional acquisitions.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance (including Islamic finance)
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Real estate and construction