Skrine

Islamic Investments and Capital Markets Banking and Finance Real Estate

Partner

Shafika is a partner in the firm’s Banking and Finance practice group with more than 25 years of experience in Islamic finance and capital markets.  Shafika’s practice is diverse, including both retail and corporate Islamic finance, project bonds, restructurings. real estate and regulatory issues. Her clients include sovereigns and other government-related entities, international financial institutions and corporate service providers. She also advises clients internationally on various capital markets, Islamic investments, waqf and crowd funding structures. Shafika is often sought after by financial institution to prepare and update their documentation templates for Islamic financing to ensure alignment with ever developing Bank Negara guidelines and policy documents issued. 

Besides her financing related work, Shafika maintains a thriving real estate practice and has been involved in a number of challenging mandates relating to amalgamation, re-alienation and sub-division of lands, sale and purchase of commercial buildings and transfer of Malay Reserved Land and Bumiputra Lots to public listed companies.

 

Malay and English

Advocate and Solicitor, High Court of Malaya (1994) LL.B (Hons), International Islamic University Malaysia (1993)