Asha Morzaria

Director | Banking and Financal Services

Banking and financial services
Director/group manager

Asha recruits in-house lawyers of all levels into permanent positions within the banking and financial services sectors. Her clients include fintech companies, hedge funds, private equity firms, brokers, trading platforms, accountancy firms, asset/investment managers, regulatory bodies and FCA regulated entities. She specifically focuses on supporting CFO’s and General Counsel to build, grow and shape their legal teams. Asha trained and qualified as a lawyer before making a move into legal recruitment in 2003.

Financial Services (In-house)
FinTech
Gaming/Gambling
Media/Entertainment

Lead Crypto Regulatory Counsel

An incredible opportunity at a global venture capital business who are seeking their first dedicated regulatory lawyer, joining a well-established high calibre legal team. Reporting into the CEO, the successful candidate will have experience of working in the NFT/blockchain space with regards to regulations impacting utility tokens specifically. Experience in MiCA or US securities law […]

Posted Posted 4 weeks ago

asha’s Insights

Global Impact Series

Client interview: How to foster diversity of thought in your legal team and boardroom

Posted June 15, 2023

Taylor Root’s Director, Asha Morzaria recently spoke with Nadia Hoosen, serving as a member of the Executive Committee as Chief Legal Officer and Group Company Secretary at OneWeb. Nadia provides an incredibly candid and thought-provoking interview about her background, career journey and how this has influenced her leadership style. It’s an inspiring one with many take […]

Career Advice

Making a move to a fintech as the first legal hire

Posted November 21, 2022

Taylor Root Director, Asha Morzaria recently spoke with Anastasia Demetriou, General Counsel and Company Secretary at IFX Payments. They discussed topics around her career, moving in-house, what challenges she’s faced in the market, advice she would give to those looking to move into a high growth environment and the particular attributes she looks for when […]