Zain heads the commercial litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution practice. He is also involved in assisting clients with M&As, infrastructure projects, financing and foreign investment set-ups. Zain has won awards for his outstanding client service. Zain has canvassed years of experience in complex high value, contentious and non-contentious work for large blue-chip clients and hospitality clients such as Hilton, Jumeirah, Pontiac, KSL, Blackstone Group, Google, Amazon, Adobe, Ball Corporation, Unilever, Deloitte UK, PwC UK, Grant Thornton UK, Cannacord Genuity, Ipsos Mori, Emirates Airlines, Malaysian Airlines, easyJet and British Airways. Zain was previously at global top tier firms in the City of London and New York City before joining S&A in 2020.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
- Up and Coming Notable Practitioner, Chambers & Partners Global Guide 2024
- Taylor Wessing's People of the Year Award 2018
NOTABLE MATTERS
EDUCATION
BA (Hons) Law and Politics
Queen Mary University of London, England
LLM Corporate and Commercial Law
Queen Mary University of London, England
Legal Practice Course
The University of Law
MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONS
Admitted to Practice
England & Wales and New York
Attorney at Law
Republic of Maldives
Solicitor
Taylor Wessing LLP, London
Solicitor
Devonshires LLP, London
Member
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
PRACTICE AREAS
Aviation
Banking and Finance
Capital Markets
Construction and Infrastructure
Dispute Resolution
Foreign Investments
Information Technology, Media and Communications
Regulatory and Compliance
Restructuring and Insolvency
Shipping and Maritime
Tax and Finance
Tourism and Hospitality