Anjarwalla Collins & Haidermota (AC&H) > Dubai, United Arab Emirates > Firm Profile
Anjarwalla Collins & Haidermota (AC&H) Offices
SAAHA OFFICES, BLOCK C, OFFICE 501A
THE PALACE DOWNTOWN
United Arab Emirates
Anjarwalla Collins & Haidermota (AC&H) > The Legal 500 Rankings
United Arab Emirates > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 5
Anjarwalla Collins & Haidermota (AC&H) has steadily established itself as a strong player in the Middle East and Africa, with the UAE office sitting as a regional hub and working closely with its partner firms across key jurisdictions. The team specialises in cross-border work with a nexus to Africa and Southwest Asia and advises on corporate, commercial and financing mandates. Atiq S. Anjarwalla's strong reputation across a variety of African markets generates significant instructions for the firm. Team lead Adil Shafi is chiefly recognised for his work in public and private financings of equity and debt and Devvrat Periwal is key to the early stages of deals and ventures, specialising in new business start ups, joint ventures, and shareholder-related matters. Senior associate Edward Macharia is noted for M&A and corporate finance.Practice head(s):
Adil Shafi
Other key lawyers:
Atiq Anjarwalla; Devvrat Periwal; Edward Macharia
Testimonials
‘The team at AC&H has extraordinary multifaceted experience in multiple fields. The reason they are better than other firms is due to their response, availability and access without having just billing in mind. The interests of the client are paramount. They have advised us on M&A, contractual, and structuring issues.’
‘Adil Shafi is our go to person. He not only advises but ensures connections and delivery of other subject matter experts in the firm – whether subject matter or locational/geography. Depth of knowledge and practical application – which is the paramount factor.’
Key clients
CPAS Management DWC-LLC
Skylines Group UAE
Atlas Group
Litemarch Trading
Atraco Industrial Enterprises
Master Group (Pakistan),
Lattice Software Group
United Arab Emirates > Banking and finance: Corporate finance (including Islamic lending)
Anjarwalla Collins & Haidermota (AC&H) > Firm Profile
Anjarwalla Collins & Haidermota (ALN UAE) is one of the UAEs pre-eminent, full service corporate and commercial law firms and a leading regional powerhouse based in Dubai.
The firm’s consolidated and seamless cross-border offering is driven by a diverse and talented team of over 100 lawyers based in our Dubai, Dar es Salaam, Nairobi and Mombasa offices. Our lawyers have wide-ranging experience and deep knowledge of the market, which optimally positions them to provide pragmatic advice to clients navigating the local landscape.
The firm has extensive expertise handling sophisticated transactions across sectors, including in financial services, mining, energy, manufacturing, telecommunications and hospitality. ALN UAE’s core practice areas include:
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- Corporate commercial
- Complex mergers and acquisitions
- Tax
- Competition
- Banking and project finance
- Projects and infrastructure
- Real estate
- Capital markets
- Employment
- Corporate restructuring and insolvency
- Forensics, investigations and compliance
ALN UAE is recognised as a market leader by distinguished global legal guides, including Chambers Global, IFLR1000, and Legal 500 and our market-leading offering is bolstered by our pan-African reach through ALN, an integrated alliance of the leading full-service corporate law firms in 15 African countries and the UAE.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Corporate, Banking and Finance | Atiq S. Anjarwalla | aanjarwalla@ach-legal.com | +971 4 452 9091 |
| Corporate, Banking and Finance | Adil Shafi | ashafi@ach-legal.com | +971 4 452 9091 |
| Corporate, Banking and Finance | Ziad Choueiri | zchoueiri@ach-legal.com | +971 4 452 9091 |
| Dispute Resolution | Khurram Khan | kkhan@ach-legal.com | +971 4 4529091 |
Lawyer Profiles
| Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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Atiq S. Anjarwalla | Managing Partner | View Profile |
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Ziad Choueiri | Partner | View Profile |
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Khurram Khan | Partner | View Profile |
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Edward Macharia | Senior Associate | View Profile |
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Devvrat Periwal | Senior Associate | View Profile |
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Adil Shafi | Partner | View Profile |
Languages
English Urdu Gujarati Hindi Swahili Yoruba French ArabicDiversity
Diversity
ALN UAE|Anjarwalla Collins & Haidermota (AC&H) has built a diverse team, which now services a large and diverse client base. As a firm, we have realised that being a diverse and inclusive workplace enables us to offer our clients a variety of mindsets when approaching complex legal issues. The firm’s inclusive nature is evident in its recruitment, promotion, and client engagement decisions and applies to gender, race, tribe, religion, socio-economic background, and political affiliation. AC&H’s gender parity ratio is currently at 33% female staff and 67% male staff, cutting across various nationalities.
In supporting holistic growth for employees, the firm has introduced the ‘He Matters’ and ‘She Matters’ programmes as an employee engagement initiative that involves a series of talks for supporting female and male employees in navigating the unique challenges they face in the workplace.
Pro Bono
AC&H provides pro bono legal services focusing on charitable, religious, civic, community, non-profit and educational matters affecting institutions with limited resources. Our pro bono efforts are strategic, targeted and collaborative, allowing our lawyers to be part of a positive social change as they assist causes that provide the maximum benefit to society. Our Pro Bono policy encourages our professional staff to each spend at least 25 hours a year providing pro bono services.
We believe knowledge through education is key to developing the rule of law in Africa and globally. Through the ALN Academy, we are commitment to drive and increase the flow of legal knowledge and the rule of law circulating within the continent and enhancing the rule of law and the establishment of best practice across the continent of Africa.
CSR
Our commitment as a firm is to drive long-term profits and maximize positive impact for our own stakeholders being our staff and clients. Working collaboratively within our firm, within our communities and society, and with our clients we use the law to build a better world for all. By focusing on specific projects and initiatives in the environment, on social matters and on governance, we aim to achieve ambitious targets for our business and to collaborate externally to achieve a positive and long last impact.