Philip Clarke
Stephenson Harwood Middle East LLPStephenson Harwood Middle East LLP is a notable player in the UAE financial services market, providing guidance on business establishment, expansion, licensing, and compliance. The firm also maintains a prominent fintech practice, advising start-ups and established industry players on online payment services, digital assets, and blockchain matters. Team lead Philip Clarke offers a well-rounded contentious and non-contentious practice backed by strong regulatory expertise. The addition of John Lewis from Charles Russell Speechlys LLP in March 2024 further enhances the firm’s capabilities in disputes and investigations.
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Testimonials
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- 'The team is responsive, commercial and has sound experience in financial services as a subject, as well as in context of the market in which we operate.'
Key clients
- Profision Shipping Capital Management Limited
- ICICI Bank Limited, DIFC Branch
- MOG Holding Limited
- Lexim Trading DMCC
- Former senior manager of the Abraaj Group
- Deutsche Bank
- TransAsia Private Capital Limited
- Vision Bank Limited
Work highlights
- Advising Lexim, a non-manufactured precious metal, specifically gold, trader in the DMCC, in relation to the set-up and development of their revolutionary gold backed digital asset platform, which includes minting crypto tokens that are collateralised against gold held by its sister company to be traded on a proprietary basis.
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Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Philip Clarke