David Wohabe, Esq.

Wohabe Law Offices LLP is a New York law firm with a distinctive focus on finance, investment and cross-border transactions connected to the Arab Gulf, and it has been named Islamic Finance Law Firm of the Year in New York at the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2025. David Wohabe is a partner in the firm, which has built its practice around serving clients from the Gulf region and advising international parties on their business interests there. The award recognises the firm's specialist standing in Islamic finance, a field that requires both financial sophistication and an understanding of the principles of Islamic law.

The firm was established in 1971 to serve private-sector and public-sector clients from the Arab Gulf in connection with a wide range of domestic and international transactions and activities, as well as clients from other jurisdictions pursuing interests within the Gulf. This long-standing orientation has given the firm deep familiarity with the commercial culture, expectations and legal considerations that characterise Gulf-connected investment, and it operates from offices in Manhattan.

Wohabe Law Offices advises principally in connection with investments in private equity, venture capital, real estate and other commercial transactions. A defining feature of its work is that portions of these transactions are structured in conformity with Islamic law. Islamic finance is governed by principles that, among other things, prohibit the payment or receipt of interest and require that investment be tied to real economic activity and the sharing of risk. Structuring transactions to respect these principles, while still meeting the commercial and legal requirements of the United States market, calls for particular expertise, and it is this capability that distinguishes the firm's practice.

Beyond Islamic finance specifically, the firm's broader areas of activity include finance and investment, private equity and investment funds, real estate, and banking and financial services, together with transactions and projects in the Gulf States. This range allows the firm to support clients across the full arc of a matter, from the initial structuring of an investment through to its implementation, and to handle the interplay between conventional and Shariah-compliant elements within a single transaction.

For clients from the Gulf investing in the United States, and for others engaging with the Gulf region, the value of a firm such as Wohabe Law Offices lies in its ability to bridge different legal and financial traditions. It combines an understanding of United States law and market practice with a sensitivity to the requirements of Islamic finance and to the priorities of Gulf-based investors, offering counsel that is both technically sound and culturally attuned.

With David Wohabe among its partners, Wohabe Law Offices continues a practice grounded in more than five decades of service to Gulf-connected clients and to the specialised demands of Shariah-compliant investment. Its recognition as Islamic Finance Law Firm of the Year in New York at the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2025 affirms the reputation the firm has established in a niche but increasingly important area of international finance law.