Published: October 17, 2011
New financial markets Of Counsel to focus on Saudi Arabia.
Law firm Simmons & Simmons has welcomed Ahmed Butt to its Middle East financial markets practice as Of Counsel, a senior role where he will be working with key clients in the region.
The appointment is part of the firm’s strategy to strengthen its practice in the region, especially in Saudi Arabia where it formed an alliance with local firm Hammad, Al Mehdar & Co earlier in this year.
Butt joins from Hogan Lovells’ Dubai office where he was a founding member of its Islamic finance team. He has also worked for law firms in London and Dubai as well as legal counsel for Standard Chartered Bank.
In these roles Butt has advised lead arrangers on syndicated financings, especially shariah-compliant syndications in the Middle East, Turkey, Central Asia and South East Asia.