Raza is a Trainee Solicitor based at Keystone’s Central Office. He provides support for the firm’s 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
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
Pleadings
- Pre-trial disclosure
- Preparing trial bundles
- Statements of case
- Trial/hearing support
- Witness statements
Career
Prior to joining Keystone Law in 2019, Raza worked at the following firms:
- Linklaters
- Fieldfisher