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Islamic Finance

Excellence and leadership in Islamic finance

Simmons & Simmons has an award-winning Islamic finance team with recognised expertise in a broad range of practice areas. We advise conventional and Shariah-compliant financial institutions, fund managers, financial advisors and corporates globally on all aspects of Islamic finance.

Understanding Shariah principles

With a deep understanding of Shariah principles and close relationships with many of the world’s leading Shariah scholars, our team offers a leading capability in advanced Islamic product development and transaction management.

Broad range of services

We have expertise in the full range of modern and traditional Islamic finance contracts such as Sukuk, W’ad, Murabaha, Ijara, Mudaraba and Musharakah. We have applied our skills in areas such as new Islamic institution establishment, product strategy, legal risk management and in banking, project finance, asset finance, trade finance, derivatives, fund formation and insurance transactions.

Helping the industry grow

Members of our team make a unique contribution to the development of the Islamic finance industry. Our team includes members of HM Treasury's Islamic Finance Technical Group and the UKTI Islamic Finance Sub-Committee and a former member of the HM Treasury Islamic Finance Experts Group. We are also a strategic partner in an international initiative to help to train and develop future Shariah scholars.

Thought leadership

In recognition of the nascent state of the industry, we frequently offer bespoke training courses to our clients. We also regularly hold seminars and publish briefings for our clients and speak at international conferences on the latest developments in the industry.

Islamic Finance Law firm of the Year - The Brief Middle East Legal Awards 2009

Syndicated Deal of the Year - Islamic Finance News Awards 2009

Best Social Development Deal in EMEA - EMEA Finance Achievement Awards 2009

Best Islamic Bond Deal - EMEA Finance Achievement Awards 2008

Real Estate Deal of the Year - Islamic Finance News Awards 2008

Mudarabah Deal of the Year - Islamic Finance News Awards 2008

Best Deal of the Year - Global Trade Review 2008

You can find a wider range of our publications by going to our main factsheet search facility or in the online resources pages found in the Services & Industries areas of our website.