Mr Hamed Afzal > Norton Rose Fulbright > Dubai, United Arab Emirates > Lawyer Profile
Norton Rose Fulbright Offices
4TH FLOOR, GATE PRECINCT, BUILDING 3
DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE
PO BOX 103747, DUBAI
United Arab Emirates
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Mr Hamed Afzal
Work Department
Capital Markets
Position
Partner
Career
Hamed Afzal is capital markets lawyer based in Dubai. He has broad experience spanning debt and equity capital markets and public company matters.
Hamed has experience advising corporates, sovereigns, leading financial institutions and corporate trustees on conventional and Shariah compliant debt capital markets matters across product lines (including Sukuk, investment grade and high yield conventional bonds, regulatory capital issuances, securitization/asset backed instruments and restructurings).
On the equity capital markets side, Hamed also advises corporates and leading global investment banks on initial public offerings, secondary offerings, block trades, technical listings and other related transactions across numerous regional and international listing venues. Hamed also has significant experience advising various stakeholders on public company related matters.
Hamed Afzal | Partner | Global law firm | Norton Rose Fulbright
Languages
English and Persian
Memberships
Admitted as a solicitor England and Wales 2009
Education
Law LLB, King’s College London, 2006
Lawyer Rankings
United Arab Emirates > Capital markets
Norton Rose Fulbright advises on structured products, equity-linked issuances, securitisations, and a number of Sukuk issuances for large financial players. The group also closely collaborates with colleagues across its network to act on global equity offerings for multinational companies. Zubair Mir is sought out by clients for transactional advice. Hamed Afzal has notable expertise in both the equity and debt space and has a strong understanding of a number of regional markets.
United Arab Emirates > Banking and finance: Corporate finance (including Islamic lending)
Advising on the full range of conventional and Shariah-compliant financing deals, Norton Rose Fulbright regularly acts for some of the largest regional banks and financial providers, and show notable proficiency in real estate, logistics and energy. Practice head Mohammed Paracha is a competent cross border adviser whose recent work highlights include financings for major property, hospitality, residential and office space developments, while Nicholas Robinson is a key figure for both regional and international banks and possesses a wide portfolio of work. Counsel Seya Rahnema has a considerable Islamic financing offering. A spate of hires and partner relocations have strengthened the Dubai offering, with Hamed Afzal – previously of Akin – and Marc Hamilton joining in November 2022 and March 2023, respectively. Between them, they bring strong expertise in debt capital markets and regional asset financing. Since publication, Robin Balmer left the firm.
Lawyer Rankings
- Banking and finance: Corporate finance (including Islamic lending) United Arab Emirates
- Capital markets United Arab Emirates
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: Financial services regulation
- Dispute resolution: compliance and investigations
- Investment fund formation and management