Mumbai, March 15, 2021:
India’s leading White-Collar Crime and Dispute Resolution firm MZM Legal LLP, has appointed Mr. Mohammad Shine as Partner – Criminal Litigation Practice. A Mumbai University Law Graduate Mohammad Shine holds a Bachelors of Law Degree, MBA and a Diploma in Cyber laws. Prior to joining MZM, Shine acted as an Of-Counsel with the firm.
With his core specialization being Criminal Litigation, Shine has, over the years, meticulously handled complex criminal matters/trials with focus on White-Collar Crimes, including matters of large banking & financial frauds, securities fraud, money laundering, corruption, and disproportionate assets.
Shine began his career in 2005 from the Chamber of renowned Criminal Defence lawyer Mr. Majeed Memon, who is also an Ex-member of the Parliament, where he actively assisted Mr. Memon in convoluted criminal matters and gained experience in conducting rigorous criminal trials and matters pertaining to Bail, Anticipatory Bail and Writ Petitions.
Shine took up “Independent Practice” from 2013 and since then he has been effectively conducting criminal rials under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 and the offences under the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and has been successfully representing various corporates and HNI Clients. Shine regularly appears before the Supreme Court of India, various High Courts, Trail Courts (Sessions and Magistrate Courts) and different Tribunal constituted under special statutes.
On this appointment, MZM’s Managing Partner, Zulfiquar Memon commented: “We welcome Shine to the MZM family. Shine’s addition will add great value to our Criminal Litigation Practice. He has been associated with us as an Of-Counsel for a long time and now and therefore a string relationship has always been in place. I wish him all the very best in his new role as a Partner with the firm.”.
Mohammad Shine said, “I have known and worked with MZM for years and I am excited with my new role in the firm. I look forward to contributing towards the growth of the Firm and thereby enhancing my skills in the space of White-Collar Crime Litigation. I am grateful for the firm to induct me as a Partner”.
MZM Legal is a full-service law firm in India, with a highly motivated team of 50 lawyers, with two fully functional offices in the cities of Mumbai and New Delhi. Established in 2005 by Mr. Zulfiquar Memon, the firm is widely regarded as a national leader in the fields of White-Collar Crime Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice.
