Rohit’s background in business consultancy was key in his founding of 10 Leaves Limited, a niche consultancy with a focus on regulatory and fintech authorisations in the DIFC and the ADGM. He spun off three verticals from this business, including 10 Zone, a business consultancy that provides turnkey solutions to individuals and businesses seeking to setup a base in the UAE, tenl.io, a fintech-based venture that specialises in payments, robo-advisory and blockchain-related technologies, and Legability, a legal consultancy that specialises in corporate commercial work in the UAE, Luxembourg and Mauritius, including investment fund structuring and documentation.

Rohit has consulted on market entry strategies, management and fund structures in multiple jurisdictions worldwide, including onshore in the United Arab Emirates, free zones and offshore centres like the Cayman Islands and Mauritius. He has also consulted on establishing onshore regulated structures in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), including credit provider, asset management, private banking, fund management, brokerage, payment solution providers, crowdfunding platforms, robo-advisory and investment advisor licenses.

Being an entrepreneur and investor himself, Rohit consults startups in the technology sector and acts as a director and mentor for early-stage entities.

His areas of professional expertise include:

• Fintech
• Blockchain and crypto-related structuring and consulting
• Defi and DApps
• Tokenisation
• Strategy 

• Fund structuring
• Venture Capital
• Business consultancy 

• Business Operations & Management 

• Market Entry Strategies 

• Digital Transformation 


Rohit holds a Master in Business Administration degree and graduated as a Bachelor in Engineering.

Bishr is a Partner at 10 Leaves and leads the funds and corporate commercial practice at 10 Leaves Legability.

Prior to this, Bishr established and headed the MENA office of the leading Luxembourg law firm, Arendt & Medernach for around 10 years. In this capacity he advised leading financial institutions, sovereign wealth funds, asset managers, MNCs and family offices in both Europe and the Middle East on all issues relating to the structuring of international transactions and the setting-up of regulated or unregulated investment structures. Bishr also specialises in finance-related matters, in particular structured finance, securitisations, asset finance, Islamic finance, as well as in private wealth.

Bishr has been recognised by MENA Fund Manager Magazine for six consecutive years as amongst the thirty most influential individuals providing services to the MENA funds industry and by Islamica500 for three consecutive times as amongst the fifty leading individuals in the Islamic economy.

He is a regular author on finance in various journals and other specialised publications and is regularly invited to speak on fund-related topics at conferences in Europe, the MENA region and Asia.

Before joining Arendt & Medernach in Luxembourg and establishing its Dubai Office in 2008, he worked for several years within the legal department of a leading research institution funded by the Federal Government of Germany.

Bishr holds a master’s degree in law from the University of Cologne (Germany), as well as a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Economic Law from the University of Warwick (UK).

He speaks English, German, French, Arabic, and Spanish.

Sachin Auchoybur

Partner - Mauritius

Sachin is a Barrister at Law and Legal Consultant, with over 20 years of experience in Common Law and Mauritian law. He has advised clients both domestically and internationally, on Commercial Law and taxation, with a focus on structuring of investment funds. Sachin holds a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Buckingham, and is a member of the Bar of England and Wales and the Mauritius Bar Association. 

Santanu Ghosh

Partner - UAE & India

Santanu brings to the table over twenty years of experience in international corporate documentation & litigation both as an in-house Counsel and as a practicing lawyer in Banking & Finance, Commercial contracts, Manufacturing & Infrastructure, Civil/Commercial disputes, Criminal law and Corporate Legal documentation for Incorporation of companies/new startups in UAE & India. He is also an expert in matters related to DIFC-LCIA, ICC Anti-corruption Tribunal, Dubai International Arbitration Centre and has handled civil claims before DIFC courts as well as supported the litigation team in civil/commercial matters before local courts in the UAE. 

Soumen Ghosh

Partner - Technology

Soumen is a Master of Computer Applications, and has over 20 years of experience in media and technology applications. He has consulted international organisations on technology transformation and helped implement holistic media solutions across India and the United Arab Emirates. Soumen now consults on fintech applications in money services, robo-advisory and blockchain-related solutions. He is an active NFT creator, with profiles on OpenSea and Mintable.

Ali Awais

Partner - United States and SE Asia

Ali has over 20 years of experience in providing governments, sponsors and financial institutions strategic advice on cross border investments, including Public Private Partnerships structures, legislative, and policy reforms. He graduated Master of Law in George Washington University, School of Law, Washington, D.C.

Ram Narayan

Director - Finance & Risk

Ram is a seasoned professional with over three decades of experience in Investment Banking, Risk Management, Capital Structuring, Corporate Finance Advisory and Business Analysis. He has previously worked as a CEO and CFO with various regulated and non-regulated enterprises in his long career. Ram has a Ph.D in International Finance and a rankholder MBA (Hons) from the University of Madras, India.

Narayanan Sambasivan

Senior Advisor

Narayanan is a senior legal and compliance professional with over 20 years of experience in handling global regulatory compliance, regulatory audits and remediations, risk management, training and corporate governance. He has previously worked with international players such as the Amicorp Group, Credit Suisse, and HSBC, besides assignments from the Government of India. Narayanan has a Bachelor degree in Law and numerous certifications in the Compliance field.

Raghunathan

Director - Finance

Raghunathan is a experienced professional with over three decades of experience in Financial Management, Risk Management, Capital Structuring, Corporate Finance Advisory and Business Analysis. He has previously worked as CFO with various regulated and non regulated enterprises in his career. Raghunathan is a Bachelor of Commerce and a Chartered accountant from Mumbai, India and is also qualified in Governance ,Risk and Compliance.

Meena Iyer

Director - Finance

Meena is a seasoned professional with close to three decades of experience in Financial management , supervising M&A deals , management consulting , finance and accounting supervision and monitoring ,Risk Management, Capital Structuring, Corporate Finance Advisory and Business Analysis. She has previously worked in senior finance positions and with various regulated and non-regulated enterprises in her long career. Meena is a Bachelor of Commerce and a Chartered Accountant and gold medal holder with 42nd rank in CA certification.

Ravi Ramanani

Head of Operations

Ravi has had more than nine years’ experience in the UAE as a business consultant professional, with a specialisation in DIFC and ADGM non-regulated formatons.He has also helped clients incorporate companies in and around the mainland, offshore, and the numerous free zones, and has also worked with UAE government departments for the incorporation of companies and other legal matters.

Balbeer Singh Bhatia

Compliance Officer and MLRO

A competent professional having more than 5 years of experience, specialising in Financial Crime Compliance (FCC)– Anti Money Laundering (AML) & Counter Terrorist Financing (CTF). In the course of his long career, he has served as an MLRO for a number of regulated and unregulated organisations. Balbeer is a postgraduate who also holds international credentials such as Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist, ACCA DipIFRS, and Certified Management Accountant.

Manoj Agadi

Director - SEO & Digital Marketing

Manoj is a professional with over eight years of experience in Search Engine Optimisation and Digital Marketing strategies. His other interests include Equity Investing, Portfolio Management, Risk Management, Index Construction of Equities. Manoj has a M.tech in V.L.S.I Design Specialization from the University of S.R.M (Chennai), India.

Joan Javier

Manager - Corporate Services

Jam has more than ten years experience in teaching communications, language and creative writing in the Philippines. She had been working in the UAE for more than four years handling administrative roles, community management and company formation with specialisation in ADGM and DIFC non-regulated formations.

Alakananda Roy Kar

Executive - Compliance Services

Jam has more than ten years experience in teaching communications, language and creative writing in the Philippines. She had been working in the UAE for more than four years handling administrative roles, community management and company formation with specialisation in ADGM and DIFC non-regulated formations.

Apurva R.

Executive - Human Resources

Jam has more than ten years experience in teaching communications, language and creative writing in the Philippines. She had been working in the UAE for more than four years handling administrative roles, community management and company formation with specialisation in ADGM and DIFC non-regulated formations.

Ramziya Mustafa

Manager - ADGM Office

Ramziya is an associate professional with over 4 years of experience in Corporate Law, Business Law, Company Secretarial Services, Corporate Governance, and Incorporation of various entities. She has also previously held the role of Company Secretary in different companies. Ramziya is currently pursuing her Master in Business Law from National Law College, India. She is also an associate member of ICSI, and the top scorer for BCOM (Hons) from Jain University, India.

Lourdes Bianca Nucum

Executive - Administrative Services

Bianca has experience in assisting managerial positions and performing administrative tasks in Philippines and the UAE. She currently works in the Corporate Team and assists ADGM clients with their renewals and other administrative duties. Bianca graduated from San Beda University - Manila, Philippines with a Bachelor's Degree of Science Major in Psychology.