Zulfiquar Memon
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 Zulfiquar Memon | |
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| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Spouse | Suzanne Memon |
| Children | 2 |
Zulfiquar Memon (born 5 December 1977) is an Indian lawyer and the founder and managing partner of MZM Legal.
Early life and education
[edit]Zulfiquar was born in Mumbai. Zulfiquar is the son of criminal lawyer and EX-Member of Parliament of India, A. Majeed Memon. Zulfiquar joined Government Law College, Mumbai in 1995 but left the law school to pursue international trade and commerce.[1]
Zulfiqar eventually finished his degree from Pune University in 2005 and in the same year he founded MZM Legal.
Legal career
[edit]Zulfiquar assisted his father, A. Majeed Memon in the Nadeem Saifee Extradition, which was won in the Bow Street Magistrate's Court in London followed by the appeal in the High Court and the House of Lords.[2]
Zulfiquar founded MZM legal in 2005. Some of his clients are Standard Chartered Bank, ICICI Bank, Kotak Bank, The Netherland-based Prins Autogassystemen BV, Singapore based Global Schools, Tarun Tejpal,[3] M Pallonji and Co., MF Hussain foundation,[4] Kuwaiti Royal family, [5] Punj Lyod, Essar Group, United Phosphorus Limited (UPL),[6] Tata Trusts[7] and Tata Sons.[8] Zulfiquar has represented individuals like Rakesh Wadhawan and Sarang Wadhawan, Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi, Dinesh Pandey—Bike Bot Scam, Airbus investigation, and Rashesh Shah—Edelweiss. Zulfiquar also closely works with large private banks on compliance issues.[9]
He is currently a member of the International Bar Association, London Court of International Arbitration and International Chambers of Commerce (ICC).[10] He is a member of the International Forbes Business Council, Young President's Organisation (YPO) and Entrepreneur's Organisation (EO).
Accolades
[edit]Zulfiquar has been consistently ranked among the top individuals in India in the field of "White-Collar Crime" by Chambers & Partners.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Zulfiquar Memon- His father is his role model - For these legal eagles, it's all in the blood - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Bollywood exile Nadeem Saifi seeks government apology". BBC News. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Hercule Tejpal joins investigations". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Auction house sent legal notice over fake Husains - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Zulfiquar Memon: An all-round legal eagle | Forbes India". Forbes India. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "FIR against socialite". www.hindustantimes.com/. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ Upadhyay, Jayshree P. (28 April 2017). "Bombay high court makes ministries party to PIL on ITC shareholding". www.livemint.com/. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Who's who of the legal fraternity in the fray in Tata-vs-Mistry battle". VCCircle. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Why compliance jobs are hot in Indian lending sector - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Home - ROXIN LLP". ROXIN LLP. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Chambers & Partners Rankings". Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.