Norton Rose Fulbright has strengthened its banking and finance capabilities in the Middle East with the appointment of a new partner.
Aditi Sanyal has joined the firm’s Dubai office from Simmons & Simmons, where she worked for over three years.
She previously worked for a decade at Herbert Smith Freehills in Dubai as part of the regional banking practice, and prior to this, she trained at Norton Rose Fulbright, marking a return for her to the firm.
Sanyal focuses on supporting financial institutions across the UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia with their conventional and Islamic financing needs.
She represents borrowers and lenders across a range of financing transactions, including syndicated and bilateral corporate finance, real estate finance, acquisition finance, and restructuring.
Commenting on the appointment, Mohammed Paracha, head of Middle East at Norton Rose Fulbright, said: “Aditi is an outstanding addition to our fast-growing Middle East practice, which has doubled in size over the past three years. She further enhances our bench strength in the banking and finance practice across the wider region, bringing invaluable financing experience and a complementary book of clients. We are delighted to welcome Aditi back to the firm as a partner.”
Sanyal will work alongside Paracha, who specialises in banking and finance and leads the firm’s Islamic finance practice in the Middle East, as well as partners Nicholas Robinson and Abdulkhaliq Elshayyal, who are based in the firm’s Dubai and Riyadh offices, respectively.
She will also work with the projects team, the firm said in a statement, including partner Prakruthi Gowda, who joined the firm earlier this year from Clifford Chance.
