Michael J. T. McMillen

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP

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1.

Islamic Capital Markets: Market Developments and Conceptual Evolution in the First Thirteen Years

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 09 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 05 May 2011
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
Downloads 1,599 (24,404)
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Islam, Shari'ah, Islamic finance, Islamic investment, capital markets, Islamic capital markets, fatwa, fatawa, private equity, real estate finance, real estate investment, sukuk, Islamic bonds, asset securitization, whole business securitization, entity securitization, securitization, equity index

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An Introduction to Shari'ah Considerations in Bankruptcy and Insolvency Contexts and Islamic Finance's First Bankruptcy (East Cameron)

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 01 May 2011 Last Revised: 19 Jun 2012
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Islamic finance, Islamic investments, sharia, shari'ah, bankruptcy, insolvency, sukuk, distressed debt, iflas, taflis, muflis, debtor-in-possession, DIP loans, 363 sale, Islam, Islamic jurisprudence, East Cameron

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Asset Securitization Sukuk and Islamic Capital Markets: Structural Issues in These Formative Years

Wisconsin International Law Journal, Vol. 25, No. 4, 2007
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 15 Jul 2013
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Shari'ah, Islamic finance, capital markets, sukuk, securitization, bond, ijara, lease, mudaraba, musharaka, diminishing musharaka, partnership

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Trends in Islamic Project and Infrastructure Finance in the Middle East: Re-Emergence of the Murabaha

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 03 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2012
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Islamic Finance, Murabaha, Tawarruq, Sales, Bai, Loans, Lending Arrangements, Collateral Security, Rahn, Project Finance, Term Loans, Revolving Credit Facilities

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The 2010 Tahawwut Master Agreement: Paving the Way for Shari'ah-Compliant Hedging

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 01 Sep 2010 Last Revised: 25 Apr 2012
Richard Fagerer, Michael E. Pikiel and Michael J. T. McMillen
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. and Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
Downloads 671 (82,683)

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Tahawwut, Derivatives, Swaps, Hedging, Foreign Exchange, ISDA, Murabaha, Musawama, Islamic Finance, Islamic Banking, Shari`Ah

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Islamic Shari'ah-Compliant Project Finance: Collateral Security and Financing Structure Case Studies

Fordham International Law Journal, Vol. 24, No. 4, 2001, pp. 1184-1263
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 07 Jun 2013 Last Revised: 08 Jun 2013
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Islamic finance, rahn, adl, collateral security, ijara, lease, istisna'a, project finance, infrastructure finance

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Islamic Home Purchase Financing: A Conceptual Overview

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 18 Nov 2012
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
Downloads 453 (134,716)

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Islamic finance, Shariah, Home Purchase, Financing, Lease, Ijara, Partnership, Musharaka, Murabaha, Tawarruq, Bay Bithaman Ajil, Istisna'a

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Shari'ah-Compliant Project Finance: A Structural Overview

The Chancellor Guide to the Legal and Shari`a Aspects of Islamic Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 08 Jun 2013
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
Downloads 397 (157,434)
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Islamic finance, project finance, infrastructure finance, sukuk, bonds, securitizations, ijara, lease, musharaka, partnership, mudaraba

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Rahn Concepts in Saudi Arabia: Formalization and a Registration and Prioritization System

ISLAMIC CAPITAL MARKETS: PRODUCTS AND STRATEGIES, Kabir Hassan and Michael Mahlknecht, eds., Forthcoming
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 01 Sep 2010 Last Revised: 09 Mar 2011
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Rahn, Collateral Security, Mortgage, Pledge, Security Interest, Lien, Priority, Islamic Finance, Islamic Banking, Finance, Saudi Arabia, Shari`Ah

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Contractual Enforceability Issues: Sukuk and Capital Markets Development

Chicago Journal of International Law, Vol. 7, No. 2, 2007
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 07 Jun 2013
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Islamic finance, sukuk, bonds, securitization, legal opinions, uniform laws

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The Arcapita Group Bankruptcy: A Restructuring Case Study

Global Trends in Islamic Commercial Law: International Shari'ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance and Thomson Reuters Report, 2015
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 08 Nov 2015
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
Downloads 282 (227,208)

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bankruptcy, insolvency, Shari'ah, Islamic finance, iflas, taflis

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Islamic Finance and the Shari'ah: The Dow Jones Fatwa and Permissible Variance as Studies in Letheanism and Legal Change

Number of pages: 5 Posted: 04 Jul 2014 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2014
Michael J. T. McMillen and Sheikh Yusuf Talal DeLorenzo
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP and Independent
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Islamic finance, Shari'ah, fatwa, Dow Jones, legal change, change of law, equity investing, leasing, ijara

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Islamic Capital Markets: A Selective Introduction

The International Who’s Who of Capital Markets Lawyers, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 01 Jun 2013 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2013
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Islamic finance, Islamic capital markets, Shari'ah, capital markets, sukuk, securitization

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Islamic Banking: Shari'a Governance

Oman Client Alert: Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, 2012
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 13 Jun 2013
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Islamic banking, Islamic finance, Shari`a, corporate governance, Shari`a boards

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Critical Factors for Stimulating Private Sector Sukuk Markets

Institutional Investor, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 06 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 12 May 2016
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Sukuk, Shariah, Securitization, Bankruptcy, Insolvency, Collateral Security

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Sequelae of the Dow Jones Fatwa and Evolution in Islamic Finance: The Real Estate Investment Example

New Horizon - Institute of Islamic Banking and Insurance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 31 May 2013
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Islamic Finance, fatwa, Shari'ah, Islamic capital markets, capital markets, equity investing, Dow Jones

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Islamic Capital Markets for United States Parties: Overview and Select Shari'ah Governance Elements

Inside the Minds: Financial Services Enforcement and Compliance, Aspatore Books, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 17 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2014
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Shariah, sukuk, Islamic capital markets, bonds, debt, Shariah governance, corporate governance, equity investments, debt investments, permissible variance, permissible impurity, cleansing, purification, business activities

18.

Islamic Banking: Some Distinguishing Regulatory Considerations

New York State Bar Association 2015 Annual Meeting Papers
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 27 Jan 2015
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
Downloads 173 (362,470)
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Islamic banking, Shariah, Shariah governance, banking, corporate governance

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The UNCITRAL Model Secured Transactions Law: A Shariʿah Perspective

UNCITRAL Working Group VI: The Draft UNCITRAL Model Law on Secured Transactions (tentative title), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 19 Nov 2014 Last Revised: 21 Dec 2015
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Shariʿah, rahn, secured transactions, security rights, security interests

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Sukuk in the First Decade: By the Numbers

Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes Newsletter (2008)
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 15 Jul 2013
Michael J. T. McMillen and John Crawford
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP and HDG Mansur Group
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Shariah, sukuk, bonds, Islamic finance, Islamic capital markets, mudaraba, musharaka, ijara, murabaha, salam, istisna'a, lease, partnership, sales

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Sukuk in its Infancy: Misstep and Sequel

Dow Jones Islamic Indexes Newsletter (2008)
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 15 Jul 2013
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Shariah, sukuk, bonds, Islamic finance, Islamic capital markets, musharaka, partnership, AAOIFI

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Legal and Regulatory Considerations Pertaining to Islamic Capital Markets

Islamic Capital Markets, Simon Archer and Rifaat Ahmed Abdel Karim, eds. Forthcoming
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 15 Dec 2015
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Islamic finance, Shari'ah, Sharia, capital markets, legal opinions, securitization, sukuk

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Implementing Shari'ah-Compliant Collateral Security Regimes: Select Issues

Research Handbook on Secured Financing in Commercial Transactions, Frederique Dahan, ed. 2015
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 29 Jul 2015
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Shari'a, Shari'ah, collateral security, security interests, rahn, marhoun, collateral, Islam, Islamic finance

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Enforceability of Certain Promises, Particularly Unilateral and Pre-Closing Promises: Secular and Shari'ah Concepts

2017 Proceedings of Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions Shari'ah Board Conference
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 24 Oct 2017
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Contracts, Unilateral Constracts, Shari'ah, Islamic, Pre-closing, Project Finance, Infrastructure Finance, Letters of Intent, Term Sheets

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The Twelfth Engine: A Confluence of Business Perspectives

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 19 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 10 Dec 2020
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Railroads, Nineteenth Century, Locomotives, Philadelphia & Reading, Locks & Canals, Baldwin Locomotive Works, Equipment Finance

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The Twelfth Engine: Tracks of the Mohegan

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 17 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 10 Dec 2020
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Nineteenth Century, Equipment Finance, Railroads, Locomotives

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The Uncitral Model Secured Transactions Law: A Shari'Ah Perspective

The Draft UNCITRAL Model Law on Secured Transactions: Why and How?, Benedict Foex, ed. (2016)
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 14 May 2019
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Shari'ah, Secured Transactions, Security Interests

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Islamic Banking: Home Purchase Financings IV: Bai Bithamen Ajil and Istisna'a - Parallel Istisna'a

2012 Oman Law Blog of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 09 Jun 2013
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Islamic banking, banking, Islamic finance, bai bithamen ajil, BBA, istisna'a, mortgage, house, home, real estate, project finance, infrastructure finance

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Islamic Banking: Home Purchase Financings III: Murabaha and Tawarruq

2012 Oman Law Blog of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 09 Jun 2013
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Islamic banking, Islamic finance, murabaha, sales, tawarruq, mortgage, house, home, real estate, project finance, infrastructure finance

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Islamic Banking Law Decree in the Sultanate of Oman

2013 Oman Law Blog of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 09 Jun 2013
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Islamic banking, banking, Islamic finance, corporate governance, Shari'ah

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Islamic Banking: A Brief Introduction

2012 Oman Law Blog of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 09 Jun 2013
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Islamic banking, banking, Islamic finance, mudaraba, partnership, wakala, agency

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Islamic Banking: Shari'a Governance

2012 Oman Law Blog of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 09 Jun 2013
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Islamic banking, Islamic finance, banking, corporate governance, Shari'ah supervisory board, Oman

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Sukuk in the Sultanate of Oman

2013 Oman Law Blog of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 09 Jun 2013
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Islamic finance, Islamic banking, capital markets, sukuk, bonds, securitizations, corporate governance, Shari'ah, Oman

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Islamic Banking: Home Purchase Financings II: Musharaka Mutanaqisa

2012 Oman Law Blog of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 09 Jun 2013
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Islamic banking, banking, Islamic finance, diminishing musharaka, musharaka mutanaqisa, partnership, mortgage, house, home, project finance, infrastructure finance

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Islamic Banking: Home Purchase Financings I: The Lease

2012 Oman Law Blog of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 09 Jun 2013
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Islamic banking, banking, Islamic finance, ijara, lease, mortgage, house, home, real estate, project finance, infrastructure finance

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Looking to the Future of Islamic Finance: Some Personal Opinions

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 24 Oct 2016
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Islamic Finance, Shari'ah, Maqasid, Adhesion Contracts

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Shari'a-Compliant Investment Banking in the Sultanate of Oman

Oman Law Blog of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 08 Jun 2013
Michael J. T. McMillen
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Islamic banking, banking, investment banking, Shari'ah, Oman