McMillen to head the Islamic finance practice at Fulbright & Jaworski

An Islamic finance lawyer has joined Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. and will head the global firm's Islamic finance practice. Michael McMillen, an accomplished practitioner and frequent lecturer and writer, is considered a trail blazer when it comes to Shari'ah compliant transactions. McMillen's Islamic finance work includes real estate, project finance and private equity projects, as well as Islamic bonds and asset securitizations (sukuk), investment funds, bankruptcy funds, index-tracking funds, derivatives and new product development. He joins Fulbright as a partner and will work primarily from Fulbright's N.Y. and Middle East locations in Riyadh and Dubai, as well as spending time in the London office.