

Latham & Watkins LLP
Client SatisfactionLatham & Watkins LLP is noted for its debt capital markets work, advising on complex bond deals and assisting a range of clients with conventional and Sukuk transactions. The firm also acts for sovereign wealth funds in the UAE and Saudi Arabia on a range of capital markets transactions and financings. Practice head Nomaan Raja is a prolific debt and equity capital market practitioner who is renowned for his expertise in high-yield bonds. Basil Al-Jafari acts for government-related entities and financial institutions and has been active in a number of market firsts.
Key clients
- Emirates REIT (CEIC) PLC
- Emirates Telecommunications Group Company (Etisalat Group) PJSC
- Government of Dubai
- Dana Gas PJSC
- Crescent Petroleum
- BAPCO Energies (formerly Nogaholding)
- Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Company
- Public Investment Fund
- Citigroup Global Markets Limited
- Deutsche Bank AG
- Goldman Sachs International
- Morgan Stanley
- JPM
- Emirates NBD Capital
- First Abu Dhabi Bank
- HSBC Bank plc
Lawyers


Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Nomaan Raja