Our Team and Consultants
Zakir Mir, Attorney and Legal Consultant
Zakir manages our international network of lawyers and consultants, who are located in the USA, Canada, Europe, Bahrain, Dubai and South Africa. Zakir Mir is a licensed lawyer in the United States.
He has passed the Bar Examination in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, and he earned his Juris Doctor (JD) degree from Drexel University, in Philadelphia, while also studying and earning credits in Canadian Law at the University of Ottawa. In addition, he has studied Economics at McGill University, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
He has practiced in the US, GCC (Dubai and Bahrain) and Canada, while also working on European matters as Regional Counsel for a multinational.
Zakir currently splits his time between Canada and Bahrain/Dubai, in order to serve our international client base.
Dr. Ariel Humphrey, Tech, IP and Business Law Expert
Dr. Ariel Humphrey is our partner consultant at Borderless Counsel. He has over 15 years of experience in providing comprehensive & customized Tech Law Assistance for growing Start-ups.
He is also the Founder and Managing Director of Tech Law Premium Solutions (Partner Organization of Borderless Counsel), a one of a kind International Digital Legal Consulting Firm providing Contract, Corporate, Tax, Trade, IT & IP Law Services to Tech, IT, Software, CyberSec, Data, E-Commerce & FinTech Startups, SMEs & Corporations.
Dr. Humphrey is a licensed European Contract and Corporate Attorney (non-practicing) providing legal consulting services to Tech/Internet Start-ups located all over the world including mainly in the U.S., E.U., U.K. and Canada.
Dr. Humphrey has specialized in Entertainment Law (Contract Specialist in the Music, Sport and Film Industries) as well as Environmental Law (with extensive knowledge in water and mining law). Dr. Humphrey obtained his Ph.D. in Water Law & Policies from the University of Dundee, Scotland, UK.
Andrea Catasti, Expert Legal and Tax Consultant
Andrea CATASTI is the co-founder of Tech Law Premium Solutions and founder of AC Legal, a specialist legal and tax consulting firm in Paris. He is an expert legal and tax consultant for Borderless Counsel.
He is an International Tax and Business Lawyer based in Paris who assists both Businesses and Private Clients in structuring and optimizing the Legal and Tax safety of their Domestic and Cross-Border Operations. Andrea assists his Business Clients with tackling complex Domestic and International Tax issues in fields such as Corporate Tax, International Tax Optimization, VAT, and Employment and Company Managers Tax.
He also assists clients with drafting and reviewing Business Contracts, and structuring Corporate Governance Operations. He helps numerous private Clients with the interpretation and application of International Double Tax Agreements (DTAs), Domestic and International Gift and Inheritance Tax Laws, Wealth Management Operations as well as in the relations with the tax authorities in case of Tax Audits.
To get in touch with Andrea, contact us by clicking here, or reach out to him directly here.
Dr. Rushmina Murtuza,
Contract & Corporate Law Specialist, Barrister
Qualified UK Barrister & International Corporate/Contract Law Specialist, PhD
Rushmina is a qualified UK Barrister with eighteen-years of experience in the legal services industry. She completed her LLB and Masters degree from Oxford-Brookes University in the United Kingdom, and has completed a PHD in law at the University of the Western Cape, along with legal courses in contract law from Harvard University as well.
She specializes in transactions involving sophisticated technology, outsourcing agreements, and all aspects of commercial and business law matters. She is an expert in negotiating, drafting and reviewing contracts, as well as in legal research, legal compliance, contract management and general advisory work.
Rushmina has represented clients from virtually every sector, including manufacturing, transport, retail, hospitality, telecommunications, information technology, car manufacturing, and government contracting. She has a keen interest in protecting her clients’ rights with secure contractual provisions and preventative measures. She has previously worked as Director of Legal for the Tourism and Business Institute in South Africa. She has also worked extensively with global legal consulting firms.
With both a passion for law and for business, she works with clients across the globe and maintains a stellar reputation for producing top results.
Rushmina can assist clients with advisory matters in the United Kingdom, as well as in South Africa. She also has a wealth of experience in contract drafting and international transactions.
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Vera Grebe,
EU and German Regulatory Law and Compliance Consultant
Vera Grebe (LLM, University of Luneburg) is a German, English, and Russian-speaking legal consultant with 5+ years of experience in legal consultancy, contract drafting in English and German, academic legal research, and government administration in Germany.
She worked as a policy officer at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy in Germany. Vera provides her clients with top-quality legal consulting services in the fields of German Business/Contract Law and EU Law. Her areas of expertise are: German Law (Contract/Business Law, Public/Administration Law), German Compliance Law (Climate Change and Sustainability), EU Competition Law, EU and International Trade Law and EU Regulatory Law. She is a top consultant with Borderless Counsel and Tech Law Premium Solutions, our partner firm.
Saad Ahmad, Financial Valuations Expert and Management Consultant
Saad provides a wide range of general management consulting services to startups, business owners, and SMEs seeking to achieve their business objectives in a cost-effective way. His tailor-made approach has helped client organizations remain ahead of critical market shifts and trends by supporting their strategy development, go-to-market strategies, cost-management initiatives, business planning cycles and digital transformations.
Saad works side-by-side with clients, augmenting their teams, helping them analyze, assess and review their strategic options. From new market entry to channel development, strategic partner assessment to market growth opportunities, he guides the selection of solutions that are practical, manageable, and successful.
He has worked with clients, both big and small, in Technology, Telecom, Healthcare, Industrials and Consumer Goods. He is passionate about driving client progress and action—not by selling a radical “new” idea, but by executing time-tested approaches with high probabilities of success. Saad possesses an MBA from IE Business School in Spain and a Bachelors in Economics from The University of Western Ontario in Canada. Saad currently splits his time between the Middle East, the UK and North America.
If you want us to put you in touch with Saad, get in touch at info@borderlesscounsel.com
Nikhil Thadani, Finance & Accounting Consultant
Nikhil is an experienced Global Financial Consultant. He also has experience across industries in sectors such as Construction, Manufacturing, Hospitality, Charitable Organizations, Food & Beverage, Oil & Gas, and Retail.
He is a member of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA). He also has three and a half years of experience post-ACCA Affiliation, in auditing with Ernst &Young.
Other certifications he has earned also include:
-Certified Banking and Credit Analyst
-Certified Capital Markets and Securities Analyst
-Certified Financial Modelling and Valuation Analyst from Corporate Finance Institute
Nikhil specializes in:
-All accounting and bookkeeping services
-Preparation of a full set of financial statements( Statement of Financial Position, Comprehensive Income Statement, Cash Flow Statement, Changes in Equity, Notes, etc.)
-Financial valuations e.g. using Discounted Cash Flow methods, Comparable company analysis, Precedent transaction analysis, etc.
-Financial Analysis e.g. important financial ratios.
-Financial modeling using a Three statement model.
-Internal audit, other similar compliance-related services.
-Tax-related services.
If you want us to put you in touch with Nikhil, get in touch at info@borderlesscounsel.com
Rubeena Dar, Barrister
Rubeena Dar is a UK Qualified/Licensed Kenyan barrister, with over 30 years of experience practicing Corporate and Commercial Law. Ms. Dar is a graduate (BA, LLB) from University of Buckingham and she is a member of the Honorable Society of Inner Temple in the UK, as a barrister. She has worked with number of reputed firms in Nairobi and has also acted for major companies such as The East African Marines Systems (TEAMS) Limited, The Standard Group, Old Mutual Insurance and Barclays Bank amongst other clients. In addition to this, she is also currently dealing with matrimonial and defamatory matters. Ms. Dar is our top consultant to look after the legal affairs in Africa and is highly recommended to our African and East African clients.