Zainab acts for corporates in the financial services industry on investigations brought by law enforcement authorities, including the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and the US Department of Justice (DOJ). She advises FCA-regulated entities on a wide range of compliance and contentious matters, including anti-bribery and corruption, money laundering, and FCA intervention action. She also has experience advising on sanctions-related matters.

Zainab frequently advises individuals who are or may be the subject of INTERPOL notices or extradition requests arising from criminal proceedings overseas. She acts for individuals involved in complex multijurisdictional investigations brought by the SFO.

Prior to studying law, Zainab worked in financial services advisory in New York, exclusively acting for companies in the banking and capital markets sector.

Zainab holds a Bachelor of Science in Commerce from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia. She completed the LPC with Distinction at BPP Law School.