Zulfiquar Memon

Introduction

Zulfiquar Memon is the founder and managing partner of MZM Legal, India’s leading white-collar crime and dispute resolution law firm. He has unparalleled experience in defending multinational corporations, promoters and high-net-worth individuals in criminal and regulatory proceedings globally, navigating complex and high-stakes litigations, internal investigations and negotiations, and is often regarded as a “prestigious figure” and a “market leader” in the fraternity.

A Harvard Law School trained negotiator, Zulfiquar is highly sought after for his expertise in building highly effective litigation strategies tailored towards resolving sensitive disputes and expeditiously arriving at beneficial settlements on behalf of large corporations, high-net-worth families and individuals. Instructed regularly by leading international law firms, he has acted on complex cross-border matters originating from the UK, the US, the UAE, South Africa, Singapore, ROC and other EU and southeast Asian countries in matters relating to extradition, criminal compliance, investigations, money laundering, financial fraud/disputes, recovery actions, commercial arbitrations etc. He is an alumnus of the International Visitor Leadership Program, the US Department of State’s premier professional exchange programme.

Zulfiquar serves as the chairman of the Indian Chamber of Commerce (Western Region). In November 2020, he was inducted as an executive committee member of India’s International Chamber of Commerce.

He has been globally recognised and respected by leading legal directories for more than a decade, having consistently ranked as a leading lawyer for white-collar crime and dispute resolution. Being an active public figure, his views and quotes are regularly carried by leading publications and news channels. Over the years, they have been widely published by Economic Times, Money Control, the BBC, Bloomberg, Forbes, Mint and The Times of India.

Zulfiquar is a director at the MZM Care Foundation, which is the law firm’s charitable arm. The main objective of this foundation is to sponsor bright deserving students for higher education, provide midday meals to underprivileged school children, manage basic requirements of orphanages, work towards the causes of women’s empowerment in rural India and provide medical aid to those in need.