Founding Partner, New York

Arif has provided counsel to blue chip companies and organizations, and at the highest levels of government, across a number of international markets.

He began his career in politics, at Westminster, before working at two international consulting firms – Finsbury Glover Hering and Brunswick Group – where he advised companies of all sizes on issues ranging from capital markets transactions, crisis and litigation, market entry, and reputation management. Most recently, Arif was a Vice President at WeWork, where he led strategic initiatives and day-to-day operations across the company’s global real estate function of 375 people. He is an active angel investor, with a specific focus on companies at the intersection of technology and real estate, and an advisory board member at a number of start-ups in Europe and the United States.

Currently based in New York, he has worked in London, Singapore, and Kuala Lumpur – and also supported clients across the Middle East, Greater China, and Continental Europe.