Freshfields head of Islamic finance to leave for Morgan Lewis Legal Business14 September 2015Strategic recruitmentFinance 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 ArabiaYour limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact jasmine.glass@legalbusiness.co.uk Related ContentMore in this categoryFreshfields lands major US mandate advising Merck on $10bn Verona Pharma acquisition opposite LathamFreshfields’ Charles Hayes on emotional intelligence, Formula One deals, sheep and daring to press the buttonLatham, Kirkland and Simpson Thacher come out on top in new Legal 500 US rankingsPaul Hastings infra pair head to Freshfields after two yearsGibson Dunn takes heavyweight Sullivan & Cromwell duo in major London playChance moment: CC doubles down on private capital, but will flurry of hires pay off?‘A true win’ – Baker McKenzie on record Ecuador $1.6bn debt-for-nature swap and winning Finance Team of the YearFinancial Regulatory and Disputes Summit: Stranger than fictionGreenberg expands finance team in the City with Weil hire