Barakat Abass

Barakat Abass is an Associate in the Firm’s Banking, Finance, Capital Markets and Corporate & Commercial Law practice areas. She advises clients on a range of corporate and commercial matters, including corporate restructuring, regulatory compliance, company secretarial matters, intellectual property, fundraising and investment transactions with a particular focus on cross-border transactions in emerging markets.

Barakat is committed to leveraging her ability to navigate multi-jurisdictional regulatory frameworks to providing practical, commercially focused and solution-oriented legal advice to clients on high-value transactions.

Barakat’s representative experience includes:

• Advising a capital market operator on the structuring and regulatory requirements for raising US$10 million for investment in an international private energy fund, including assessing permissible investment structures and applicable capital markets regulations.

• Advising a multinational oil and gas corporation on the registration and regulatory compliance requirements applicable to its affiliates with the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN).

• Advising and representing clients on trademark registration and related intellectual property protection matters before the Nigerian Trademark Registry.

• Advising a leading commercial bank on the issuance of commercial papers, including regulatory, compliance, and documentation requirements.

• Providing corporate secretarial and corporate governance advisory services to a diverse portfolio of clients, including support with statutory and regulatory compliance matters.