Best Islamic legal advisor: Denton Wilde Sapte

This year’s winner is Denton Wilde Sapte, while 2005’s winner, Norton Rose, came a close second. Denton Wilde Sapte has dedicated Islamic finance teams in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and London, and its client list includes ABC Islamic, ABN Amro, ADIB, Amlak Finance, BarCap, DIB, DB, GIB, HSBC Amanah, KFH, Standard Chartered, Standard Bank, WestLB and Shamil Bank.

According to Rahail Ali, partner, banking and finance: “We have a sub-specialty within the Islamic finance field in sukuk, but in addition we do numerous syndicated Islamic transactions, bilateral transactions and Islamic finance products.”