Eversheds Sutherland welcomes new capital markets partner

Eversheds Sutherland has enhanced its capital markets offering with the hire of Partner, Mohsin Abbasi.

Mohsin joins the global law firm’s banking and finance team from Clifford Chance, Dubai.

He brings a wealth of experience in debt capital markets and Islamic finance as well as advising financial institutions, corporate, sovereign and public sector clients on local and international transactions on both the issuer and bank side.

Mohsin also advises clients on conventional bonds, sukuk, structured products, liability management exercises, regulatory capital and ESG issuances.

Tawfiq Tabba, Managing Partner, Middle East, Eversheds Sutherland, commented:

“Mohsin is a wonderful addition to the firm and will undoubtedly enhance the capabilities we’re able to offer to our clients. Client demand for exceptional legal services within the region is on a continuous rise, and it’s appointments such as this which further underpin our competitive client offering across key markets.”

Clint Dempsey, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland, commented:

"I’m thrilled to welcome Mohsin to both the firm and the team. We’re fully committed to growing and strengthening our financial services sector offering in the region, and this latest appointment further demonstrates this. Mohsin brings invaluable technical experience and knowledge in the capital markets space which will supplement our existing banking and finance practice to meet the increasing complex needs and objectives of our clients.”

Mohsin Abbasi, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland, commented:

“Eversheds Sutherland’s banking and finance team has an impressive reputation across key regional and international markets, so this is a particularly exciting opportunity for me. I’m very much looking forward to applying my complementary skill-set and comprehensive knowledge to bolster its current client offering as well as working closely with the team to build on its current successes.”

Eversheds Sutherland’s Dubai-based Banking and Finance team has enjoyed a number of successes so far this year including being named Banking, Finance and Restructuring Team of the Year at Law.com’s Middle East Legal Awards 2024.

Mohsin’s arrival follows hot on the heels of other recent senior company commercial appointments made by the global law firm including: Partners Barney Smedley, Tim Fosh, Kiran Arora, Walid Salib and Ben Davis.