Norton Rose Fulbright is lauded as a ‘leading funds practice that is always ahead of the curve in terms of legislative developments and commercial mindset’, advising a diverse mix of regional and global clients on Islamic and conventional funds. The team has recently seen increasing instructions on sustainability, digital asset, and infrastructure-focused funds, providing establishment advice both locally and internationally. Zubair Mir ’possesses a fantastic balance of experience and market awareness’, maintaining strong ties with leading Abu Dhabi-based investors and asset managers. Geoffroy Hermanns offers extensive expertise in fund formation, investment, and regulatory matters. Shakir Mogalia provides support across the full spectrum of mandates.
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Témoignages

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  • ‘The team is extremely high quality -- they have a leading funds practice that are always ahead of the curve in terms of legislative developments and commercial mindset. The group is very professional and extremely well equipped to handle complex situations.'

  • 'Norton are one of the few firms with true funds bench strength in the region -- an excellent practice at every level. ’
  • ‘An excellent advisor, Zubair is pragmatic, incredibly knowledgeable and responsive. He has built a team which is efficient and effective. Zubair possesses a fantastic balance of experience and market awareness and ensures his client service approach remains at the heart of every interaction. ’

  • ‘A high level of understanding of the regulatory requirements in different jurisdictions and expertise in establishing investment funds. The firm has the same level of experience on both the liquid investments as well as the private assets. ’

  • ‘We have been dealing with Geoffroy Hermanns and Shakir Mogalia for a long period of time across a number of projects. They both have an in-depth knowledge of the jurisdictions we operate in and are able to give us timely advice on urgent matters.'

Clients clés

  • Chimera Investment / Lunate Capital
  • Royal Group
  • G42 Asset Management
  • Mashreq Capital
  • Arqaam Capital
  • National Bonds Corporation
  • Arise International
  • Bahrain Mumtalakat
  • Credit Suisse
  • Emirates NBD Asset Management

Points forts

  • Advised Lunate Capital LLC, in addition to its existing seven sub-funds, on the establishment of the Chimera S&P China HK Shariah ETF and the Chimera S&P India Shariah ETF.
  • Advised Emirates NBD Asset Management on the establishment of a new public fund in the DIFC and the creation of up-to 14 different sub-funds for this fund, which will each be setup as Conventional or Shariah compliant sub-funds.

Avocats

Hall of Fame

Avocats au sommet de leur profession, largement reconnus et respectés par l'ensemble du marché pour leur expertise éprouvée et leur intervention récurrente et longue date dans les dossiers les plus complexes et prestigieux.

Zubair Mir

Les grands avocats de demain

Jeunes associés disposant d’une reconnaissance montante sur le marché, jouant régulièrement un rôle clé dans des dossiers majeurs.

Geoffroy Hermanns

Meilleurs collaborateurs

Jeunes avocats collaborateurs ou counsels qui se distinguent régulièrement par leur présence dans des dossiers importants du marché, et qui sont identifiés par le marché comme de jeunes talents à suivre.

Shakir Mogalia

Responsable de la pratique

Zubair Mir; Geoffroy Hermanns

Autres avocats clés

Shakir Mogalia