Chinar Nuzhat Zaidi

Chinar is a managing associate and a core member of Stephenson Harwood's international yacht and superyacht team based in Dubai, supporting clients throughout the Middle East region, as well as on an international scale.

She is experienced in asset finance regularly advising banks, financial institutions, lessors and shipowners on complex loans and finance leasing transactions that often span multiple jurisdictions. She also represents both buyers and sellers in vessel and yacht sales, acquisitions, leasing arrangements and advises on ship/yacht building contracts. As a result of her involvement in such work, Chinar has developed an in-depth understanding of the commercial issues that arise in these types of transactions.

Clients regularly praise Chinar for her commercial and business acumen, her ability in finding solutions on some of the most complex legal points and her ability to handle multiple stakeholders operating across different time-zones on cross-border mandates.

Chinar actively participates as a member of the Women in Shipping and Trade Association (WISTA) - an international organisation consisting of 56 branches globally whose mission is to attract and support women in the maritime, trading and logistics sectors.