Raza is an experienced paralegal based at Keystone’s Central Office. He provides support for the firm’s litigation lawyers.
Prior to joining Keystone, Raza gained invaluable experience in complex commercial litigation and international arbitration at a Magic Circle firm and leading City firm. He has excellent exposure to corporate clients concerning complex cross-border disputes, and has assisted with investigations involving the FCA and SFO. Previous work includes acting on a high-profile merger control investigation by the CMA, and also undertaking a client secondment at a Big Four accountancy firm.
Expertise
Commercial Litigation
- Applications
- Attending client meetings
- Attending court, hearings and trials
- Bundling
- Civil procedure
- Companies House filings
- Company searches and filings
- Costs forms and budgets
- Cross-jurisdictional proceedings
- Due diligence
- E-discovery/disclosure
- E-filing
- Enforcement proceedings
- Instructions to counsel and experts
- Letters of claim and claim forms
- Monitoring and supervising small teams of paralegals on document review
Pleadings
- Pre-trial disclosure
- Preparing trial bundles
- Statements of case
- Trial/hearing support
- Witness statements
Corporate/Commercial
- Company incorporation and partnership formation
- Company House filings
- Company searches and filings
- Disclosure
- Due diligence
- Maintaining statutory books and issuing share certificates
- Online data rooms
- Post-completion support
Career
Prior to joining Keystone Law in 2019, Raza worked at the following firms:
- Linklaters
- Fieldfisher