Clyde & Co bolsters Islamic Finance practice

Clyde & Co announced the appointment of Islamic finance specialist, ADIL HUSSAIN as a partner, based in the firm’s Abu Dhabi office. 

Having a 300 staff ratio in the region, Hussain joins from law firm Herbert Smith Freehills and has been based in the MENA region for over eight years, including three years in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He acts for local and regional banks on structuring and developing Islamic finance products, as well as on transactional matters for corporates and banks alike. His background comprises of Islamic financing transactions in the Middle East, including acting for ABC Islamic Bank, BBK, Emirates NBD Bank, Al Baraka Islamic Bank Bahrain, Bank of London and the Middle East and May Bank Bahrain in relation to Al Bayan Group Holding Company’s debut syndication in the regional debt market. 

Hussain will be working closely with Clyde & Co’s finance and corporate practices, in particular with Dubai-based banking and finance partner, Adrian Low, and corporate and finance partner Abdulaziz Al Bosaily in Riyadh, to strengthen and deepen the firm’s regional Islamic finance offering. 

Adil Hussain