Shahram Safai is a corporate partner at Afridi & Angell. His practice consists of advising on tax, venture capital, corporate law and real estate law. Shahram represents clients on general corporate matters, private equity, venture capital, tax as well as represents stakeholders in the real estate industry including developers, owners, architects, engineers, contractors and government entities in all stages of the real estate and construction process. Shahram is a qualified solicitor in England and Wales and a member of the California State Bar. He obtained a Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia. He is also a registered professional engineer. Shahram is Chairman of the Board for the Canadian Business Council of Dubai and the Northern Emirates.

In Thomas’s tax career spanning more than a decade, he has worked at tier 1 tax law firms in Brussels and Paris. Thomas moved to the Gulf in the beginning of 2017. He provides high quality and innovative tax advice to clients.

He has been involved in several high profile deals and has worked for blue chip and quoted companies and institutions in various sectors (financial sector, real estate sector, retail, manufacturing and the public sector).

In recent years he was heavily involved in European tax policy projects, as well as in projects with several European governments and governments in the Gulf region due to the pending introduction of VAT.

Thomas joined his former university, the renowned Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, in teaching an introductory course on tax law to master students. He also teaches VAT in the first Tax LL.M in the Gulf at Paris Sorbonne Abu Dhabi. He publishes regularly in international books and tax technical magazines and is a regular speaker at international events.

Thomas holds a law degree of the Catholic University of Leuven (cum laude) and a tax masters degree of Solvay Business School (magna cum laude). He is hands-on, proactive and combines an extensive technical skill set with a sound understanding of what makes businesses tick.

With more than 43 years of experience as a financial consultant and public accountant, I am consistently building and directing a highly dynamic team & advising local and international companies. A prominent and sought-after voice in the accounting, auditing, & consulting sectors I started my career at PriceWaterhouseCoopers (A.F. Ferguson & Co.) in Karachi Pakistan for 6 years, after that moved to KPMG Peat Marwick UAE as Manager for 2 years. A graduate of Business Admin. In Karachi and got my Master's and Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Management Accounting in the USA. In 1976, Alliott Management Consulting (AMC) and Alliott Hadi Shahid Chartered Accountants, both were established with offices in the United Arab Emirates, where I am the Managing Director & a Partner, respectively. Alliott Global has 185+ firms in 80 countries. With these resources, our firm can provide clients with legal, finance & tax services. I am actively involved in various professional bodies: American Business Group (AmCham), which has served as a Nominating and Election Comm. Chairman since its inception in 1996, Founding President of Pakistan Business Professional Council (PBPC) Abu Dhabi from 2004-2008, & currently the President, which works under the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ADCCI). The Council’s Patron-in-Chief is H.H. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance, & a former member of the Abu Dhabi Council of Economic Development. I served as an Honorary Auditor for AmCham Abu Dhabi for the last many years.
One of the Founding Members of the Indus Hospital and the School of Nursing in Karachi facilitates and provides free health services to the community for which it was founded. I served as Vice-Chairman of the Pakistan Institute of Science and Technology and Economics (PISTEC), under the famous Dr. A.Q. Khan A Board member & Chairman of the Finance Committee for the Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Arab Pakistan School, with more than 2,500 students for the last many years. Elected Board Member of the Saadiyat Beach Villa Abu Dhabi by the residents in September 2020. Specializing in guiding in establishing the companies and also repositioning/restructuring the companies to achieve their objectives & to operate profitably Specializing in structuring a family business and succession planning by forming companies registering w/ ADGM/DIFC, as well as, writing the WILL for the family & preparing special accounts for family members' assets & income locally & internationally.