International law firm Taylor Wessing has announced that Habib Ullah will join Taylor Wessing Middle East the firm's Dubai office, as its head of banking.

Habib is well known to Taylor Wessing, having spent the first 10 years of his career in the London office before joining Nabarro as a partner to establish its Islamic finance practice.

Habib will spearhead Taylor Wessing Dubai’s finance practice, offering both conventional and Islamic finance expertise.

He acts for a wide range of international and local banks and other financial institutions based both in Europe and the Middle East.  Clients include a number of German banks as well as prestige clients such as The Investment Dar and Aston Martin.

Mark Fraser, managing partner of Taylor Wessing (Middle East), said: "Habib’s appointment will provide a boost to the increasingly international, institutional client base of Taylor Wessing's wider finance practice.  We are looking forward to Habib joining and bringing with him his experience, contacts and undoubtedly a leading finance practice." – TradeArabia News Service