Al Tamimi & Company

Banking & Finance

Partner, Banking & Finance (Bahrain, KSA, & UAE) Head - Debt Capital Markets

Rafiq Jaffer is a Partner in Al Tamimi & Company’s Banking & Finance department, having worked at the firm for over 15 years.  Prior to re-joining the firm, Rafiq was Head of Legal at Barclays Bank in India. At Barclays, Rafiq led the legal team responsible for wholesale lending (including External Commercial Borrowing), trade finance and cash management.

Rafiq specialises in bank lending and debt capital markets transactions using both conventional and Islamic structures.

Rafiq Jaffer is recognised by IFLR1000 as being Highly Regarded in the areas of Banking, Debt Capital Markets and Islamic Finance.  Chambers has ranked Rafiq in the following categories: Debt Capital Markets (Middle East Wide), Debt Capital Markets (UAE), Banking & Finance (Saudi Arabia).

English and Hindi

2007 – Law Society of England & Wales

1999 – Bar Council of India (Karnataka State)

2022 – Executive LL.M (Securities & Financial Regulation), Georgetown University

1998 – LL.M International & Commercial Law, The University of Buckingham

1997 – LL.B (Hons), The University of Buckingham