Azam Aziz
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Azam Aziz

Partner

Azam is U.S. Head of Global Financial Markets and Private Capital Sector Lead at A&O Shearman.

His practice focuses on the structuring and documentation of complex over-the-counter derivatives products for banks, private funds and other financial market participants.

Azam’s practice also includes counseling alternative asset managers regarding regulatory developments, risk management and fund financing transactions.  He has extensive experience drafting and negotiating highly structured trading relationships for a wide variety of products and has advised clients in managing risks during market disruptions such as the failures of Enron, Lehman Brothers, and Credit Suisse and other similar market shocks.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • The majority of Azam’s representations are confidential and not for public disclosure.

Published Work

  • Aziz, Azam, Co-author (2016) “Derivatives Markets: The New Regulatory Paradigm”, London: Risk Books

Recognition

Azam is fantastic to work with, very responsive and a great partner.
Chambers USA, 2025
Azam can explain in basic terms extraordinarily complex matters in an attainable, clear way. He is very practical and has a keen commercial sense.
Chambers USA, 2025

Awards

Band 2 – Derivatives, Chambers USA, 2025

Highly Regarded, IFLR1000, 2023

Ranked lawyer, Chambers USA and Chambers Global, 2023

Recommended lawyer, Legal 500, 2023

Qualifications

Admissions

Attorney-at-Law, New York, 1997

Academic

B.E., Mechanical Engineering, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1992

LPM Institute, Legal Project Management Program

J.D., Hofstra University School of Law, 1996

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.