Rustum Shah

Having been based in the Middle East region for over 15 years Rustum specialises in advising international and local financial lenders as well as large corporates, governments and quasi-sovereign institutions, undertaking high-end financings in the Middle East and beyond. In particular he has significant experience in Shari’ah-compliant transactions acting for clients in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Asia and the US.

His broad practice is principally cross-border and active across all areas of finance (conventional and Shari’ah-compliant), debt capital markets and derivatives. He also advises clients on infrastructure and construction finance, real estate finance, aviation finance, funds finance, corporate finance and syndications, and restructurings.

Rustum's standing as one the leading finance practitioners in the international market is reflected through him being ranked as a "leading individual" by many of the most notable legal publications, including Chambers Global, Legal 500 EMEA and IFLR1000.

Rustum Shah is a seasoned Dubai-based practitioner who acts for major financial institutions on a variety of matters, including novel sukuk restructurings. He is also adept at acting for clients in the real estate sector and has notable skills in syndicated finance.

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