Mr Gregory Man > Bird & Bird > Dubai, United Arab Emirates > Lawyer Profile
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DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE
PO BOX 507110
United Arab Emirates
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Mr Gregory Man
Position
Greg is the head of our Finance & Financial Regulation team in the Middle East and also the global head of Islamic finance.
Career
Greg specialises in Islamic and conventional debt capital markets, banking, structured finance and restructuring and has experience advising clients across a range of jurisdictions including the Middle East, Europe, the UK, Turkey, Africa and Asia.
His debt capital markets experience has involved advising on the full range of debt capital market products, including corporate and sovereign bonds and sukuk, medium term note and sukuk programmes, securitisation, structured products, liability management, regulatory capital issuances, projects bonds and sukuk and asset finance. He acts for both arrangers and issuers and has advised on issuances for sovereigns, government-related and supra-national entities, airlines, financial institutions, Premier League football clubs and technology-related entities.
In the Islamic finance industry, Greg has developed a reputation for advising on more complex or innovative transactions, many of which have been award-winning deals. He also provides restructuring advice, having acted on some of the most high-profile restructurings in the Middle East.
His financial regulatory practice covers complex regulatory matters in the technology, payments and fintech sectors.
Languages
English, South African
Education
- The University of York, BA (Hons) in Politics, Philosophy and Economics, 1999
- The College of Law, York, Common Professional Examination, 2000
Lawyer Rankings
United Arab Emirates > Banking and finance: Financial services regulation
Bird & Bird has notable strength in digital assets, cryptocurrency, and blockchain, where it is sought out by fintech clients. The team also advises sovereign and government-backed asset management funds on high-stakes financial matters and also assists clients with navigating regulations. Practice head Gregory Man has been active in instructions pertaining to e-wallet and mobile payments, cross-border token transfers, and the development of secondary trading platforms – among others work. Associate Jessica White is also noted.
United Arab Emirates > Banking and finance: Corporate finance (including Islamic lending)
Widely praised for their ‘remarkable experience’, ‘dedication to excellence‘ and ‘client-centered approach’, Bird & Bird acts on complex financing deals that are often first-of-their-kind for the respective jurisdiction and client, including a wide range of Islamic financings. Financial regulatory expertise is fully integrated into the team, allowing the experienced practitioners to advise across all aspects of multi-layered transactions, routinely cross-border. Gregory Man has ‘profound knowledge of the field’ and provides ‘meticulous attention to detail’, active across project finance, asset finance, securitisation and structured projects – amongst others. Jessica White, who joined from Allen & Overy LLP in October 2022, has been highly active on a range of matters, often working closely with a number of top domestic banks and financial services providers.
Lawyer Rankings
- Banking and finance: Financial services regulation United Arab Emirates
- Banking and finance: Corporate finance (including Islamic lending) United Arab Emirates