Biography

Rawan is an Associate in the Banking & Finance team and advises on Bahrain and KSA laws. She is a licensed lawyer in Bahrain and has recently been promoted to an Associate in January 2024. She undertakes regulatory, credit and debt capital market work and services both international and local financial institutions and corporate clients.

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Recent Experience

  • Assisted Al Rajhi Capital with the drafting of a share pledge agreement for shares listed on Tadawul.
  • Assisted Gulf International Bank with preparing, negotiating and finalising of transaction documents including a master Murabaha financing agreement in relation to a SAR 1,000,000,000 Murabaha financing facility extended to a Saudi borrower.
  • Assisted Standard Chartered Bank with regulatory advice regarding Capital Market Authority regulations pertaining to the offering and marketing of securities activities, as well as providing regulatory advice on the Saudi Central Bank regulations concerning the offering and marketing of banking activities in KSA.
  • Assisted Yes Bank Limited (India) with the preparation and finalisation of transaction documents in relation to a Working Capital Facility of up to USD 20,000,000 extended by the Yes Bank Limited (India) to a Saudi borrower.
  • Assisted Saudi Awwal Bank in relation to regulatory advice on various matters including capacity and inheritance matters.
  • Assisted Prometheus Capital Finance LTD with the drafting and finalising of the notes issuance transaction documents, including the terms and conditions of the notes, the agency agreement, subscription agreement and the trust deed.
  • Assisted Lucid Motors with the drafting of service referral agreements with Saudi local banks.

Language(s)

  • Arabic
  • English

Education

2021 – Master of Law in Professional Legal Practice

2019 – LLB Law, University of Portsmouth

Admission

2024 – Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Waqf – Kingdom of Bahrain