legal guide09.indd - Islamic Finance News
legal guide09.indd - Islamic Finance News
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IN THE CATEGORY OF<br />
<strong>Islamic</strong> Banking & <strong>Finance</strong><br />
Individual Profile<br />
Jal Othman<br />
Partner<br />
Email: jal@shooklin.com.my<br />
Shook Lin & Bok<br />
20 th Floor, AmBank Group Building<br />
No 55, Jalan Raja Chulan<br />
50200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia<br />
Tel : +60 3 2031 1788<br />
Fax: +60 3 2031 1775/8/9<br />
Website: www.shooklin.com.my<br />
Areas of Expertise:<br />
• A wide range of Sukuk<br />
issuances for financing power<br />
plants in Malaysia and China<br />
• Project financing for the<br />
automotive, textile and<br />
garment industries, as well as<br />
downstream and upstream<br />
activities in the palm oil<br />
industry<br />
Jal heads the <strong>Islamic</strong> finance practice in Shook Lin & Bok, one of the<br />
oldest and largest law firms in Malaysia. He was instrumental in setting<br />
up the <strong>Islamic</strong> finance practice and continues to chart the course of<br />
this practice area. His task includes setting the policy direction for<br />
the development of a structured research and development unit to<br />
promote an effective continuing <strong>legal</strong> education scheme.<br />
Leveraging on 16 years of experience as a banking and finance lawyer,<br />
Jal guides and leads his team of 20 lawyers advising on <strong>Islamic</strong> finance<br />
deals. He is also actively involved in the drive for innovation in the<br />
industry and advises <strong>Islamic</strong> banks, both in Malaysia and abroad,<br />
on various product developments. His experience in advising some<br />
major conventional cross-border mergers and acquisitions and real<br />
estate acquisitions have benefited him in his role as an <strong>Islamic</strong> finance<br />
lawyer.<br />
Concurrent with managing his portfolio in the firm, Jal is also very<br />
much involved in the <strong>Islamic</strong> finance industry in general. He holds<br />
positions in INCEIF University, and has also been commissioned by the<br />
Securities Commission of Malaysia and the Rating Agency of Malaysia<br />
for product development and regulatory requirements. Jal is also<br />
involved in law reform through the Malaysian central bank committee<br />
for <strong>Islamic</strong> <strong>Finance</strong> Law Reform.<br />
• <strong>Islamic</strong> structured products<br />
and <strong>Islamic</strong> syndicated<br />
financing<br />
<strong>Islamic</strong> <strong>Finance</strong> Deals<br />
worked on:<br />
• Retail, mezzanine and tierone<br />
financing deals, both for<br />
onshore and cross-border<br />
clients<br />
Education:<br />
• Queen Mary & Westfield<br />
College of the University of<br />
London<br />
Consistent with the firm’s policy of driving a global presence, Jal has<br />
participated in various international platforms as a speaker, moderator,<br />
panelist and commentator. These include conferences, workshops<br />
and forums in Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Egypt and<br />
Singapore.<br />
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