Principal at SL Global Partners, an international consortium of corporate finance attorneys. Areas of specialization include: Global Capital Markets, Cross-Border Transactions, Islamic Finance & Alternative Investment Structures, FinTech, International Regimes, SEC Regulations and Corporate Governance.
Prior experience practicing over a decade at AMLaw 50 Firms in DC, London, Dubai and Shanghai, completing cross-border transactions, international securities offerings, private placements and public offerings on foreign exchanges in Europe, the Middle East and Asia and SEC-registered offering on the NYSE and NASDAQ, . Advisory Board Member to the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
A key player on a number of trade journal awarded transactions, representing public and private companies in a variety of acquisitions and divestitures. Frequently counsels domestic and international issuers on their ongoing compliance obligations under US securities laws, general corporate governance matters, structuring finance transactions and best practices.
Practice areas
17 years, 25 cases
17 years, 12 cases
17 years, 20 cases
17 years, 22 cases
17 years, 4 cases
Languages spoken
English, Arabic
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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DC | Good Standing | 2008 | 02/28/2021 |
TX | Inactive | 2004 | 05/28/2022 |
Legal answers | 1 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Pro Bono Honor Roll of State Bar of Texas | Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas | 2008 |
Most Innovative Islamic Finance Deal of the Year | Euromoney Legal Media Group Expert Guides | 2007 |
Best Structured Finance Deal of the Year | Islamic Finance News | 2007 |
Best USA Deal of the Year | Islamic Finance News | 2006 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Managing Partner | Steele Legal, PLLC | 2016 - Present |
Attorney | Arent Fox, LLP | 2015 - 2016 |
Attorney | Vinson & Elkins | 2004 - 2013 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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ACI Women's Leaders in the Law | Member | 2017 - Present |
Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia | Member | 2015 - Present |
District of Columbia Bar | Member | 2008 - Present |
State Bar of Texas | Member | 2004 - Present |
American Bar Association | Member | 2004 - Present |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Global Islamic Finance Report | Global Islamic Finance and New Developments | 2011 |
China Dealmaker | Material Adverse Change (MAC) Clauses in M&A Transactions | 2010 |
Islamic Wealth Management: A Catalyst for Global Change and Innovation, Euromoney Books | Innovation and New Opportunities: Sukuk in the West | 2009 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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University of Chicago Law School | JD | 2004 |
Duke University | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 2001 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Islamic Finance World Conference | Examining Alternative Investments & Private Equity | 2007 |
Case name | Outcome |
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Underwriters' counsel in a $2.75 billion public offering of convertible notes | Consummated transaction |
Assisting Merrill Lynch and BSEC-BEMO Securitization SAL, as lead arrangers, on a US$165.67 million Sukuk | named 2006 Most Innovative Islamic Finance Deal of the Year by Euromoney and Best Structured Finance Deal of the Year and Best USA Deal of the Year by Islamic Finance News. |
$600 million senior notes in a private placement under Rule 144A and Regulation S. |
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