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Do you have US qualification with a JD/LLM from a top American law school?

Exciting opportunity to be the first Asian counsel for this global FMCG, listed on the ASX and a market leader in its field.

State of Qatar bond offer

- US$7,000.00 m

Firm - Denton Wilde Sapte Client - Underwriters Lead Lawyers - Role - Local counsel	Firm - Latham & Watkins Client - Qatar Ministry of Economy and Finance Lead Lawyers - Bill Voge, Craig Stoehr, Phillip von Randow Role - Int. Counsel	Firm - Skadden Client - Underwriters Lead Lawyers - Danny Tricot, Hal Moore, Robert Chilstrom Role - Int. counsel

Deal summary

Qatari government''s second bond offering in 2009. Issue has broken regional records as largest bond offering by a Middle East issuer.

Latham & Watkins has longstanding relationship with state of Qatar - advised on US$3bn bond offering in April 2009 again with Skadden, which advised underwriters. Firm retained by Qatari government in 2000 for inaugural bond issue

Latham’s Craig Stoehr: “[The deal] is testament to the success of the carefully planned expansion and diversification of Qatar’s economy,” said Stoehr. “The Ministry of Economy and Finance and its State Finance Policy Committee … [established] Qatar as a strong sovereign credit and sophisticated debt capital markets issuer in only a little more than six months.”

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