Addleshaw Goddard's well-regarded team stands out for its 'strong knowledge of the law and Islamic finance'. Practice head Roger Byrne draws on his extensive experience in the region to advise on corporate, infrastructure and project finance matters, and routinely advises issuers on debt capital market transactions and sponsors on establishing investment funds. Senior associate James Shaw assists with real estate finance, leveraged and acquisition finance and asset finance transactions.

Al Busaidy, Mansoor Jamal & Co’s banking team is routinely involved in some of the most prominent conventional and Islamic financing transactions in Oman, and stands out for its expertise in advising on re-capitalisations, leveraged, ship and aviation finance. The group is also adept at handling regulatory issues. Managing partner Mansoor Malik is a project finance expert with nearly four decades of experience in Oman and the wider region. Marcus Pery focuses on syndicated lending, trade and ECA finance, and restructurings. Zarrar Mir is a key name for Islamic finance work.

At Dentons, the banking practice is led by Sadaf Buchanan, who brings over two decades of experience in advising on Islamic finance and restructuring matters. She is well versed in assisting lenders and borrowers with securities, leveraged finance, and debt capital markets transactions, and is widely recognised as a co-founder of the firm's women's network Sayyidaat Dentons. Buchanan is ably supported by senior associate Justine Harding in high-value financing matters.

Said Al-Shahry & Partners (SASLO) acts for banks and borrowers in project, acquisition and Islamic finance mandates. The firm is also active in the development and regulation of the Omani banking sector, and routinely works with the Capital Market Authority, which has recently established a comprehensive framework for regulating cryptocurrency assets. Capital markets specialist Thamer Al Shahry and corporate expert Jeremy Pooley jointly head up the practice. Special counsel Sherif Hampton is well versed in handling Islamic finance and private equity transactions.

Islamic finance expert Sakshi Puri is the key practitioner at Al Tamimi & Company, where she primarily handles syndicated lending transactions, asset finance, acquisition finance and project finance. As an advocate admitted in India, Puri also advises Indian banks in trade finance matters and bilateral lending work.

The banking team at BSA Al Rashdi & Al Barwani Advocates & Legal Consultants combines ‘deep-rooted expertise in banking and finance law with an extensive understanding of the financial markets in Oman and the broader MENA region‘. Under the leadership of Arsalan Tariq, the group is well known for its strength in Islamic finance, corporate and acquisition finance and debt issuance work. Capital markets matters are a growing area of instruction for the team; Tariq regularly advises on local and international bond and Sukuk issuances.

Under the leadership of senior associate Helen Dean, CMS Cameron McKenna LLP's banking practice has broad experience in acting for financial institutions and local borrowers on conventional and Islamic facilities. Dean primarily focuses on advising on project finance and corporate lending matters for clients in the utilities, energy and TMT sectors.

At MAR Law, projects expert Ali Naveed Arshad and corporate specialist Alessandra Zingales are the key practitioners to note. Arshad has notable expertise in advising Omani lenders, banks, Islamic financial institutions and corporate borrowers on project finance, corporate finance and Islamic finance.

Trowers & Hamlins LLP' practice specialises in handling capital markets work for Omani and foreign issuers, managers, and underwriters. Department head Salman Ahmed is experienced in acting for investment banks and alternative lenders in corporate, Islamic and structured finance, derivative transactions and repo agreements. IPOs and Sukuk are other areas of work for the team.