Freshfields turns to A&O for first Islamic finance head
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has hired an Allen & Overy lawyer as its first-ever global head of Islamic finance. Tarek El-Assra, previously a senior associate at A&O, is joining Freshfields as a counsel in the firm’s Dubai office. The appointment follows the news less than a month ago that partner Pervez Akhtar, hired from A&O in […]