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Ahmet Kalafat

Senior Associate · Hogan Lovells (United Arab Emirates) LLP

United Arab EmiratesBanking and Finance, Islamic FinanceEnglish, Turkish

About

Senior Associate in the Finance Practice Group based in Dubai. Has more than 15 years of experience in the region, previously worked at Islamic Development Bank in Jeddah and an international law firm in Istanbul. Advises international and regional banks and development finance institutions on financing transactions in the Middle East, with substantial experience in Islamic finance. Recognized by Legal 500 EMEA as a 'Next Generation Lawyer' in Banking and Finance and Islamic Finance.

Practice areas

Banking and FinanceIslamic Finance

Office

Expertise

Financing transactionsIslamic financeTurkish market banking and finance

Education

  • LPC (Distinction), Oxford Institute of Legal Practice, 2009 – 2011
  • Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) (Merit), BPP Law School, London, 2007 – 2009
  • LLM in International Business Law (Merit), London School of Economics and Political Sciences, 2000 – 2001
  • LLB (cum laude), Ankara University, Turkey, 1995 – 1999

Admissions

  • England and Wales
  • Turkey

Languages

EnglishTurkish