Clyde & Co expands its Islamic finance practice with two hires

Clyde & Co announced the appointment of Legal Directors Tariq Hameed in Doha and Fara Mohammad in London to grow its global Islamic finance practice.

Tariq Hameed is a banking and derivatives specialist with a focus on Islamic finance. He has over 13 years’  experience in the Middle East and joins from Simmons & Simmons where he was a managing associate. His practice covers contractor finance, trade finance, asset finance, structured products and derivatives. He has particular expertise developing and transacting new Islamic finance products and Islamic derivatives. Based in Doha, his work will focus on assisting local and international banks and corporates in Qatar in relation to their banking and financial markets transactions.

Fara Mohammad is an Islamic finance specialist, with a focus on transactions relating to Asia-based investments into the UK and Middle East. She has more than 16 years’ experience in different types of investments and financial products and joins from Foot Anstey where she was director of Islamic Finance. Mohammad has developed financial products for a number of financial institutions across the UK, Middle East and Asia and has widespread experience of investment funds and Sukuk. Based in London, Mohammad will focus particularly on assisting Malaysian and South East Asian clients more broadly with their in-bound and out-bound legal work.

Adil Hussain, partner and global head of Islamic Finance at Clyde & Co, said,”Our global Islamic finance practice continues to go from strength to strength and the addition of Tariq and Fara, who are both recognised Islamic finance experts in the markets within which they operate, will enable us to service our international clients even better.”

Tariq Hameed said, “I am looking forward to bringing my experience to Clyde & Co. Its unrivalled footprint in the Middle East and the strength of its existing Islamic finance offering will provide the perfect platform to further grow my practice and advance the Qatar banking and finance market.”

Fara Mohammad added, “I am delighted to have joined Clyde & Co’s market-leading Islamic finance practice. I look forward to assisting the firm further grow its Islamic finance footprint across London, Malaysia and the rest of South East Asia.”