Zarrar Sehgal

After obtaining his school education from Karachi Grammar School, Zarrar Sehgal graduated with honours from Boston University, USA topping in Economics and Political Science. Now living in New York, Zarrar has won the top award in the United States legal field in the Finance category, Asset Finance and Leasing. He was also declared as the Lawyer of the Year of Team of the Year 2014 by Legal 500.

Earlier, Zarrar had been nominated by the US Chambers Law Directory as among the top 10 individual lawyers in Asset Finance in Band 1 category. Clifford Chance USA, the law firm where Zarrar Sehgal is serving as Head of Logistics and co-Head Asset Finance was also named as the top law firm in the US in Band 1.

In 2013, Zarrar Sehgal set a record for being the first person under 40 and the first Pakistani to achieve the distinction of being among the US top 10 lawyers in the Asset Finance category in Band 1, conferred on him by Legal 500 and the US Chambers. Both Legal 500 and the US Chambers Law Directory are recognised as the world’s most prestigious legal guides, recommending firms and individuals purely on merit.

Zarrar Sehgal was selected as a Young Global Leader (YGL) by the prestigious World Economic Forum (WEF) in 2010. He is the president of The Citizens Foundation (TCF) USA, a non-profit organisation which focuses on raising funds for TCF schools in Pakistan. Zarrar also voluntarily provides legal help to indigent people.

After obtaining his school education from Karachi Grammar School, Zarrar Sehgal graduated with honours from Boston University, USA topping in Economics and Political Science.

Zarrar is married, and lives with his wife and three children in New York.