Simmons & Simmons Middle East LLP advises across the full spectrum of financial services regulatory advice, with particular strength in conventional and Shari’ah-compliant fund formation (including Shari'ah-compliant funds), digital assets, financial crime, and regulatory investigations. The firm is also praised for being ‘engaged at the highest level with key governmental policy makers’ and as such is ’one of the key players involved with shaping the legal and regulatory space’. Muneer Khan leads the team and is well regarded for his work on asset management, fintech and digital asset matters. Adam Wolstenholme frequently works with a number of regulators and securities exchanges. Nina Fischer and Matthias Ng also come recommended.
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Testimonials
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‘Muneer Khan is one of the best lawyers out there. Confident, hugely experienced and knowledgeable and provides a sense of comfort which is unparalleled.’
‘Great professionals. Very good knowledge of the region and the regulatory framework of all the region. Great reactivity on the day to day work.’
‘Muneer Khan is highly knowledgeable and we were really impressed by his work.'
‘Great and growing team, well connected in the region, including with all regulators.’
‘Adam Wolstenholme - very ambitious, commercial and available. Matthias Ng - excellent subject matter expertise and fast delivery.’
‘Simmons ticks all of the top law firm boxes. They have a good breadth of coverage, expertise and are able to resource queries sufficiently to turn around small queries and large projects alike. Whilst they employ some good technology tools and make available some platforms to clients, undoubtedly their people are their key attribute.’
Key clients
- Millennium Capital
- Brevan Howard
- Caxton Associates
- Asia Research & Capital Management Limited
- Qube Research & Technology
- Ardian
- MFS International Ltd
- Blantyre Capital Limited
- Lighthouse Capital
- Aditum Investment Management Limited
- HSBC
- PIMCO Europe Ltd
Work highlights
Assisted Aditum on the establishment of the first operational Fund Platform in the DIFC.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Muneer Khan
Other key lawyers
Adam Wolstenholme; Matthias Ng; Nina Fischer