International lawyer · Governance adviser · Arbitrator
A British international lawyer whose work sits at the intersection of cross-border commercial law, international arbitration, banking and governance.
Dr Lord Arash Nassouri advises corporates, financial institutions, sovereign-linked bodies and private clients on complex international matters — from aviation and maritime asset structuring to trade finance, dispute resolution and regulatory integrity. His practice spans the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia and Hong Kong, and is conducted in English and Persian.
He holds a doctorate in law, formally recognised in the United Kingdom, and maintains active standing with the International Bar Association and the LCIA Users’ Council. Alongside legal practice he holds banking leadership, diplomatic and humanitarian appointments, and is a Freeman of the City of London.
Instructed where commercial stakes, regulatory exposure and several legal systems meet in a single matter.
Representation and advisory in institutional and cross-border arbitration, including ICC and LCIA frameworks, and the strategy that surrounds multi-forum disputes.
Aircraft acquisition, leasing and security structures, asset preservation and the Cape Town Convention regime for high-value mobile assets.
Cross-border facilities, instruments and trade-finance structures, with rigorous scrutiny of financial-crime and sanctions exposure.
Ship sale and purchase, charterparties and commodity transactions, advising buyers, sellers and financiers across the shipping chain.
Anti-money-laundering frameworks, due diligence, financial-crime typology assessment and institutional integrity for regulated and unregulated bodies.
Holding structures, cross-border corporate matters and asset-protection strategy across the UK, UAE and Hong Kong.
With an extensive background in international law, global governance and humanitarian diplomacy, Dr Nassouri is exceptionally qualified to lead in international law, governance and humanitarian diplomacy.The Worshipful Company of HornersReference in support, 15 February 2025
Selected engagements with heads of state, royal households and senior officials across Asia and the Gulf.
Captions reflect engagements recorded in the principal’s documentary materials.
For complex cross-border matters in arbitration, aviation, banking, maritime and governance — engagement is undertaken by written instruction.
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