Greenberg Traurig Limited significantly strengthened its UAE capital markets platform in 2025 with the hire of a team from Dentons, including Alex Roussos, James Osun-Sanmi, Sana Siddiqui, and Katie Phillips. Roussos now co-leads the practice with Pawel Szaja, both advising on a wide range of financial products, with Roussos’ expertise in Islamic debt capital markets particularly valued. Osun-Sanmi is another key figure in the practice for sukuk transactions and Shari’a compliant restructurings.
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James Osun-Sanmi
Practice head
Alex Roussos; Pawel Szaja
Other key lawyers
James Osun-Sanmi; Sana Siddiqui; Katie Phillips