Samir Satchu

Samir Satchu
 
Partner

B.A Hons (Cambridge) J.D (Harvard)

Qualification: member New York State Board Association, New York, United States (1999)
 
Mr. Satchu has been working in the legal and regulatory environment in Afghanistan since 2003. Prior to establishing the firm in January 2011, Mr. Satchu was General Counsel & Head of Government Affairs at Telecom Development Company Afghanistan Limited ("Roshan" – one of Afghanistan's largest companies by revenue and tax contributions) where he worked between September 2003 and December 2010. Mr. Satchu headed Roshan's legal and government affairs team (comprising 3-4 expatriate lawyers, 3 Afghan lawyers and a government affairs team of 7) from December 2006 to December 2010.
 
Since January 2011, Mr. Satchu has represented clients in the telecommunications, financial services, aviation, security, logistics, and non-governmental sectors in Afghanistan on a range of commercial, corporate and tax matters.

The Firm

We are a legal and government advisory services firm staffed by very experienced and highly qualified lawyers admitted in Afghanistan, the United States and Australia.
 
Our firm provides premium legal, regulatory, tax and government relations and advisory services to businesses, investors, non-government organizations and government agencies.
 
Our firm's service is based on a deep understanding of our clients' requirements in the context of their operational and strategic objectives as well as our knowledge of, and extensive experience in, the unique Afghan legal and regulatory environment.
 
We work with our clients to build strong relationships. We attach great importance to accessibility. All our matters are properly resourced and effectively managed.
 
We understand that doing business in Afghanistan frequently involves dealing with the complexities of the Afghan Government.
 
We are used to engaging with ministers, parliamentary committees, regulators and senior administrators.
 
The 2 partners of our firm, Samir Satchu and Zmarak Zhouand, have a combined 15 years experience in Afghanistan and a further 11 years international experience.
 
Our clients benefit from our experience.

Tax
 
We specialize in the full range of tax issues such as tax exemptions, BRT, withholding taxes, income tax, customs and tax disputes.
 
We advise clients across a wide range of industries including medium to large enterprises, security and logistics organizations, manufacturers and other suppliers, telecommunications operators, financiers, accountants, investment funds and financial services institutions.
 
We provide strategic planning advice, particularly in relation to the financial structuring of commercial transactions, corporate acquisitions and joint ventures and strategic advice in relation to engaging with the tax authorities on tax disputes.
 
We develop tailored strategies to meet our clients' needs.