Biography

Atiq Anjarwalla is a Master of Laws graduate of Jesus College, University of Cambridge. Atiq is a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales and practiced for over eight years with leading City of London firms, Slaughter and May and CMS Cameron McKenna. Also an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a senior partner with Anjarwalla and Khanna Advocates, Kenya's largest law firm. He is the Managing Partner of AC&H. Atiq has over 30 years of practice experience and focuses principally on mergers and acquisitions, banking and capital markets, general corporate advisory and hospitality projects. He also handles tax planning and offshore structures for High Net Worth Individuals. He has led transactions and projects across a variety of sectors including transport, energy, hospitality, construction, and telecommunications. Atiq has been consistently rated as a leading lawyer in Kenya and the UAE by various international legal guides including Chambers Global, Legal 500, IFLR1000, PLC Which Lawyer? and Best Lawyers and has been nominated as a leading project finance practitioner in the Euromoney Guide to the World's Leading Project Finance Lawyers.

FIRM DESCRIPTION

AC&H is a regulated legal consultancy firm established and located in Dubai. AC&H provides a broad range of corporate, commercial legal services to its clients, including private equity, real estate, banking and finance, hospitality, health-care and commercial dispute resolution services.

The firm is committed to the provision of high quality, efficient and cost-effective legal services. The AC&H legal team is led by Atiq S. Anjarwalla and includes talented lawyers with significant experience in handling cross border transactions in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Pakistan, and India.

AC&H is the regional office of ALN (Africa Legal Network) and is affiliated with Haidermota BNR, Pakistan’s premier corporate and commercial law firm. These relationships enable AC&H to leverage the expertise, resources, and networks of more than 800 international lawyers. AC&H also enjoys a close working relationship with major law firms in India, giving AC&H the ability to provide effective support to clients undertaking transactions in India. Accordingly, AC&H is well placed to assist clients who use the UAE as a hub for doing business in Africa, Southwest Asia, and the Middle East.