Rustum Shah
Partner
Rustum is a Partner within our global finance practice, based in Dubai.
Partner
Rustum is a Partner within our global finance practice, based in Dubai.
Having been based in the Middle East region for over 15 years, Rustum specialises in advising international and local financial lenders as well as large corporates, governments and quasi-sovereign institutions, undertaking high-end financings in the Middle East and beyond. In particular he has significant experience in Shari’ah-compliant transactions acting for clients in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Asia and the US.
His broad practice is principally cross-border and active across all areas of finance (conventional and Shari’ah-compliant), debt capital markets and derivatives. He also advises clients on infrastructure and construction finance, real estate finance, aviation finance, funds finance, corporate finance and syndications, and restructurings.
Rustum's standing as one the leading finance practitioners in the international market is reflected through him being ranked by many of the most notable legal publications, including IFLR1000 and the Legal 500 where he is recognised as a ''Recommended Lawyer'' for Banking and Finance: Corporate Finance (Including Islamic Lending) and Infrastructure and Projects (Including Project Finance) in the EMEA 2024 Guide, UAE.
