Previously at Allen & Overy, Tarek has joined the firm as counsel based in Dubai. He brings significant experience of advising both banks and companies on Islamic finance as well as conventional finance transactions.
Alan Newton, Freshfields’ global head of finance, says, ‘Islamic finance is a rapidly expanding market with demand for know-how in this area increasingly exceeding that of conventional finance. Tarek will play a key role in enhancing our global finance offering and driving forward our practice in the MENA region.’
Pervez Akhtar, regional managing partner for MENA, says, ‘Tarek is a talented lawyer with a strong track record in Islamic finance. His ambition, energy and knowledge of the local market make him an ideal candidate to capitalise on the opportunities for growth arising from the demand for Islamic finance capabilities.’
Tarek is part of the Freshfields’ finance team in MENA, which includes partners Tobias Mueller-Deku (Riyadh) and Joe Huse (Abu Dhabi) and counsel Harnek Shoker (Bahrain) and William Coleman (Dubai/ Riyadh).
Tarek began his career at Allen & Overy in London and qualified as an English solicitor in 2003. He worked in Allen & Overy’s Dubai office from 2006 until recently.
Tarek has an LLB (Hons) from the University of Manchester and a postgraduate diploma in law from the College of Law, London. He has dual British and Egyptian nationality and speaks English and Arabic.
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