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10-11 March 2009
Jawad Ali, Partner, King & Spalding
Jawad Ali is a partner in King & Spalding’s Finance and Middle East-Islamic Finance and Investment Groups in the firm’s Dubai and London offices. His practice covers a broad range of corporate, finance and investment matters..
Mr. Ali has substantial experience in the representation of Middle Eastern and other clients in the development and implementation of Shari’ah-compliant financing and investment structures in the United States and Europe. He has advised Islamic banks and other financial institutions and sponsors in the structuring and implementation of U.S., Pan European and global Shari’ah-compliant investment funds. He is a frequent speaker on the topic of Islamic finance and investment.
Mr. Ali received his Bachelors of Law (LL.B.) with honors from Liverpool University School of Law, England, in 1993 and his Masters of Law (LL.M) in International Banking and Finance, cum laude, from Boston University School of Law in 1994. Mr. Ali is admitted to practice in New York (1995).
Mr. Ali is a member of the American Bar Association and served as a Board Member of the American Business Council in Kuwait 1994-1998.
King & Spalding
King & Spalding is an international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in 13 offices across the United States, Europe and the Middle East. For more than 20 years, King & Spalding lawyers have handled client matters in the Arabian Gulf region. The firm has one of the largest presences in the Middle East of any U.S. law firm -- and the only one with offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Riyadh -- with lawyers specializing in complex commercial and financial transactions and international arbitration.
King & Spalding's private equity practice in the Middle East is highly ranked in both Chambers Global and in The Legal 500. The firm has long been considered a leader in Islamic Finance, and its energy practice is known worldwide. For additional information, visit www.kslaw.com.
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