Appointed global head

Gregory Man was born in South Africa and is a debt capital markets lawyer admitted to practice in England, Wales and the United Arab Emirates.

With extensive experience in Islamic and conventional capital markets and structured finance transactions and acts for leading financial institutions, key corporates and government entities in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, he has also advised on some of the most high-profile restructurings in the Middle East region.

Gregory led the Islamic Finance practice in Asia as senior associate at Clifford Chance LLP and was Norton Rose Fulbright’s head of Debt Capital Markets practice in the Middle East. His expertise has been recognised in Chambers Global, IFLR1000 and Legal 500.

"I'm excited to have joined an innovative law firm like Bird & Bird. As one of the leading law firm's supporting organisations being changed by technology and the digital world, Bird & Bird provides me with an ideal platform for the delivery of banking and finance, debt capital markets and Islamic finance services to our clients in the Middle East and internationally."

Congratulations Gregory on being appointed by international law firm Bird & Bird as their Dubai-based new partner, global head of Islamic Finance and head of Finance and Financial Regulation practice in the Middle East.

Media release credit: Courtesy of "Bird & Bird" (September 2020)