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Freshfields head of Islamic finance to leave for Morgan Lewis

Freshfields head of Islamic finance to leave for Morgan Lewis
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Legal Business
14 September 2015
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer global head of Islamic finance Tarek El-Assra has quit the firm to join Morgan, Lewis & Bockius as a partner, as the Morgan Lewis targets the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia

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