About
Mohamed Shahdy Anwar has been working in private legal practice, advising various corporations and entities on a wide variety of corporate and commercial issues ranging from project financing for tourism and infrastructure projects, to major international banks and financial institutions on lending for projects in the Maldives and abroad and also in related litigation.
Shahdy played a key role in drafting several key legislation including, the Business Profit Tax Act, the GST Act, the Corporate Tax Bill, the Income Tax Bill, the Partnership Bill, the Companies Act (Amendment) Bill, and the Land Law (Amendment) Bill. He also has extensive drafting experience in preparing structured finance and syndicated loan documentation, bidding, and awards documentations.
He was also appointed in May 2019 as Chairman of the Board of the Maldives International Arbitration Center.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
Chambers and Partners UK ranks him as a Leading Top Tier (Band 1) lawyer in Maldives consistently since 2012.
IFLR 1000 recognizes him as a Leading Lawyer (Financial and Corporate) in Maldives in their 2013 and 2014 editions
Asia Law Profiles recognizes him as a leading lawyer in the Maldives in their 2014 edition.