Freshfields head of Islamic finance to leave for Morgan Lewis Legal Business14 September 2015Strategic recruitmentFinance Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer global head of Islamic finance Tarek El-Assra has quit the firm to join Morgan, Lewis & Bockius as a partner, as the Morgan Lewis targets the United Arab Emirates and Saudi ArabiaYour limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Related ContentHow to get to the top in M&A: leading female partners share their tips for success‘We need more women in the rooms where influential decisions are made’ – leading M&A partners have their sayKramer Levin’s Paris office joins Morgan Lewis amid HSF merger dealPaul Hastings infra pair head to Freshfields after two yearsGibson Dunn takes heavyweight Sullivan & Cromwell duo in major London playChance moment: CC doubles down on private capital, but will flurry of hires pay off?‘A true win’ – Baker McKenzie on record Ecuador $1.6bn debt-for-nature swap and winning Finance Team of the YearFinancial Regulatory and Disputes Summit: Stranger than fictionGreenberg expands finance team in the City with Weil hire