Stephenson Harwood Middle East LLP houses a financial services regulation practice group which is capable of assisting clients with multijurisdictional compliance matters, digital assets mandates and regulatory investigations. Tayler Sani is equipped to advise on the full gamut of the sector. Philip Clarke left the firm in 2026.
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Key clients
- KFin Technologies Limited
- Lexim Trading DMCC
- ICICI Bank Limited, DIFC Branch
- Profision Shipping Capital Management Limited
Work highlights
Advising Lexim Trading DMCC, a non-manufactured precious metal trader in the DMCC, in relation to the set-up and development of their revolutionary gold backed digital asset platform, which includes minting crypto tokens that are collateralised against gold held by its sister company to be traded on a proprietary basis.
Advising KFin Technologies, a listed Indian fund services provider, on its US$34.7 million acquisition of a 51% stake in Ascent Fund Services, a Singapore-based full-suite global fund administrator.
Acting for ICICI Bank Limited, an Indian multinational bank and financial services company in its claim against Mr Bavaguthu Raghuram Shetty, the founder of NMC Healthcare Ltd, one of the largest private healthcare networks in the UAE in the DIFC Courts.
Other key lawyers
Tayler Sani