James Osun Sanmi

English law Debt Capital Markets, Capital Markets, Government and Public Services, Financial Institutions

James Osun-Sanmi is a senior associate in the Debt Capital Markets and Islamic Finance practices in Dentons’ Dubai office. He has 9 years' experience working on a wide range of conventional and Islamic international debt capital markets transactions including advising governments, financial institutions and general corporate clients.

He has extensive experience acting for issuers, dealers and managers on issuances inside and outside the GCC under both Regulation S and Rule 144A formats. He has worked on a wide range of different issuance formats, including standalone issuances, program updates and issuances, regulatory capital issuances, corporate hybrid issuances, ESG issuances, and tender offers and consent solicitations.

James is ranked as a Rising Star by IFLR 1000 and The Legal 500, and was awarded the Rising Star Lawyer of the Year award at the IFLR Middle East Awards 2021.

University of Oxford, 2009, BA, Jurisprudence