Speaker details

IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023

29 Oct - 3 Nov 2023

Palais de Congres de Paris, Paris, France

Speaker information

Zara Merali

Biography

Zara is Counsel and global investigations lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP in Dubai. Zara focuses her practice on crisis management as well as white collar defence. Zara represents businesses and individuals in global investigations involving allegations of financial crime, bribery, fraud, money laundering, tax evasion, terrorist financing, sanctions violations and anticompetitive activity. She provides strategic advice to clients to help them manage fraud and corporate crime risks. Zara is dual qualified as a Barrister and Solicitor in Ontario and a Solicitor in England and Wales. In addition to Dubai, Zara has worked in Toronto and London. Zara is ranked in Chambers ranked and she is winner of the Chambers 2022 Middle East Associate of the Year Award.