Norton Rose Fulbright’s chair for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) has been re-elected for a third term, the firm announced.
Farmida Bi CBE, a partner in the banking and finance team and head of Islamic finance, Europe, will assume her third term from May 1, 2024, for a three-year period.
As chair, Bi will be involved in a range of strategic priorities, including supporting the firm’s clients and practices, diversity, equity and inclusion, sustainability, and community engagement, according to a statement.
“I’m thrilled to continue as chair and thank everyone at the firm for their support,” said Bi.
“It is an honour to continue working with our people, our clients and our charity and community partners to drive forward a range of client, DEI and social impact initiatives.”
Bi has been Norton Rose Fulbright’s EMEA chair since May 2018, at the time becoming the first female chair of a global law firm in the U.K. She was re-elected for a second term in 2021. In 2022, Bi served as the firm’s global chair.
She has more than 25 years of experience in capital markets and Islamic finance transactions, and continues to advise clients. Her practice includes sovereign bonds and programmes, Islamic finance, project bonds, restructurings, and regulatory issues.
Bi was recognised for her services to the law and to charity by HM Queen Elizabeth in the 2020 Birthday Honours by being made a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE). She is dual-qualified as a solicitor in the U.K. and New York.
