legal guide09.indd - Islamic Finance News
legal guide09.indd - Islamic Finance News
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IN THE CATEGORY OF<br />
Takaful, Securitization & Structured <strong>Finance</strong>, Dispute Resolution, Real<br />
Estate <strong>Finance</strong>, Transportation <strong>Finance</strong>, Project <strong>Finance</strong>, Banking & <strong>Finance</strong><br />
Individual Profile<br />
Oliver Ali Agha<br />
Managing Partner<br />
Mobile: +971 5 0811 3734<br />
Email: oliver.agha@aghashamsi.com<br />
Agha & Shamsi<br />
Sheikh Sultan bin Suroor Al Dhaheri<br />
Building, Suite 203, Salam Street<br />
PO Box 107913, Abu Dhabi, UAE<br />
Tel: +971 2 674 7234<br />
Fax: +971 2 674 7237<br />
Website: www.aghashamsi.com<br />
Oliver is one of the two founding partners of Agha & Shamsi, a Shariah<br />
compliant law firm. The firm has been established, pursuant to Oliver’s<br />
vision, to develop the cause of “genuine” <strong>Islamic</strong> finance by:<br />
• conducting its affairs in compliance with Shariah<br />
• enabling its lawyers to pursue and develop <strong>Islamic</strong> scholarship<br />
• providing authentic and considered <strong>Islamic</strong> law advice for<br />
application in today’s modern day complex transactions.<br />
Prior to establishing Agha & Shamsi, Oliver was the global head of<br />
<strong>Islamic</strong> finance at DLA Piper and prior to that was the head of projects<br />
and co-head of <strong>Islamic</strong> finance at Clifford Chance’s Saudi affiliate. Oliver<br />
is a New York lawyer and prior to the Middle East was with Fulbright<br />
& Jaworski.<br />
He is recognized as a leading <strong>Islamic</strong> finance authority; he is on the<br />
board of the Accounting and Auditing Organization for <strong>Islamic</strong> Financial<br />
Institutions (AAOIFI) and is recognized as a top <strong>Islamic</strong> finance lawyer<br />
by numerous publications including Chambers Global 2009, <strong>Islamic</strong><br />
<strong>Finance</strong> news: Leading Lawyers 2009 survey, Legal 500, Who’s Who<br />
Legal, Expert Guides: Best of the Best <strong>Islamic</strong> <strong>Finance</strong> Lawyers 2008,<br />
2009 and as one of the top 20 lawyers that helped the Gulf’s economic<br />
boom by Brief Magazine in 2008.<br />
Oliver brings a deep knowledge of Shariah, acquired after years of<br />
study, coupled with hands-on experience in structuring, documenting<br />
and negotiating landmark deals in the region with a business-savvy,<br />
client-friendly and responsive approach. He has served as a lead<br />
lawyer in some of the landmark and novel <strong>Islamic</strong> project financings in<br />
the region, with an aggregate deal value in excess of US$30 billion.<br />
Areas of Expertise:<br />
Devising innovative, yet<br />
compliant and commercially<br />
viable, <strong>Islamic</strong> finance<br />
structures in Ijarah, Murabahah,<br />
Mudarabah, Takaful, Musharakah,<br />
Istisna, Wakalah and Sukuk<br />
constructs.<br />
<strong>Islamic</strong> <strong>Finance</strong> Deals<br />
worked on:<br />
• US$8.5 billion refinery and<br />
petrochemical project at<br />
Rabigh<br />
• US$800 million Saudi Basic<br />
Industries Corporation (SABIC)<br />
Sukuk<br />
• US$847 million Yansab (SABIC)<br />
<strong>Islamic</strong> financing<br />
• US$526 million Al-Waha<br />
Project in Saudi Arabia<br />
• Conversion of a US$1 billion<br />
real estate fund into a Shariah<br />
compliant fund<br />
• US$1.5 billion Murabahah<br />
variant financing of an<br />
infrastructure project<br />
• US$500 million Ijarah financing<br />
of a shopping centre<br />
• US$10 billion Saudi<br />
petrochemical project<br />
• US$1.4 billion financing of an<br />
integrated acetyls complex<br />
• US$115 million Syndicated<br />
Ijarah facility<br />
amongst others...<br />
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