A structured multidisciplinary network of legal practitioners, technical specialists, and academics — assembled to support legal due diligence, institutional risk assessment, and investment strategy across transitional markets.
Founder & Principal Advisor — Architect of MTRIS™
Specialist in investment law, energy governance, and transitional regulatory risk. Mostapha leads all advisory mandates and is the designer of the MTRIS™ framework — a proprietary system for evaluating investment resilience in environments where institutional continuity cannot be assumed.
His academic and practitioner background spans over a decade of research into the legal architecture of transitional, sanctions-sensitive, and institutionally volatile markets, with peer-reviewed publications and active engagement with international legal and policy communities.
Copper Industry · Technical & Commercial Expert
Over a decade of professional experience in Iran's copper industry as Commercial Manager and Project Manager. Advisor to the Director General of Industry, Mine and Trade of Southern Kerman Province. Provides technical advisory for legal mandates in Iran's critical minerals sector.
Contract Law · Commercial Law · Property & Regulatory Compliance
Attorney at Law and elite member of the Esfahan Bar Association. More than a decade of practice in Esfahan — a major industrial and commercial centre — providing in-field legal advisory for foreign investors seeking to establish ventures in the city.
Public Law · Mining Law · Institutional Governance · Afghanistan Expert
Attorney at Law in Kabul. Former advisor to Afghanistan's Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and Cultural Advisor at the Consulate General in Mashhad. Provides legal and structural risk assessments for foreign investors in Afghanistan particularly regarding Critical Minerals, working across government institutions, international organisations, and civil society has made him a reliable expert for advisory mandates regarding investment in Afghanistan.
Corporate Law · Commercial Contracts · Securities · Transportation & Maritime Law
Elite member of the Tehran Bar Association with over a decade of high-level legal counsel to commercial companies, securities brokerage firms, and transportation enterprises across Iran. Deep expertise in corporate structuring, regulatory compliance, and complex business operations for foreign investors in transitional markets.
Constitutional Law · Administrative & Municipal Law · Public Law
Attorney at Law, an elite, exprienced member of the Central (Tehran) Bar Association of Iran. Ph.D. in Public Law, University of Tehran. Extensive experience in governmental organisations including the Administrative Court of Justice. Hands-on background in real property, urban planning, and the economics of public policy.
Petroleum Law · Tendering & Bidding Processes & Sanctions Expert
Ph.D. in Oil and Gas Law, University of Tehran. Manager of the legal and contractual department at Mapna Oil and Gas, E&P Company, one of Iran's leading oil and gas upstream companies. Specialist in upstream petroleum contracts, tendering and bidding processes, and regulatory compliance in the oil and gas sector. Contributes extensive practical and strategic expertise concerning energy investment mandates in transitional and sanctions-sensitive environments.
Contract Law · Commercial Law · Property & Regulatory Compliance
Attorney at Law and elite member of the Kerman Bar Association. More than a decade of legal practice in Kerman — a major industrial centre for mining and manufacturing — providing reliable in-field advisory for investors establishing ventures in Kerman city and province.
Competition Law · Licensing & Regulatory Compliance · FinTech & Tech Law
Elite member of the Tehran Bar Association. Currently Legal Counsel to Snapp Group, one of the largest start-up ecosystems in the Middle East. Former Head of the Competition Law & Property Rights Department at Iran's National Competition Center. Sector expertise in automotive & telecommunications.
Petroleum Engineering · Petroleum Law & Upstream Operations & Industrial Contracts Negotiation
Ph.D. in Oil and Gas Law, University of Tehran. Attorney at Law. Concurrently serves as Chairman of the Board at Payandan Co., active in pipeline construction, and Tadbir Drilling Development Company. Former Head of Legal and Contractual Affairs at Persia Oil and Gas Industry Development Company, with direct practical experience negotiating Iran Petroleum Contracts (IPC) across multiple Iranian oilfields. His rare combination of legal expertise and technical, operational command of engineering, makes him a valuable expert for advisory mandates spanning the full legal-technical architecture of Iran's energy sector.
Foreign Investment · International Trade & Customs · Digital Law
Ph.D. in Public International Law, University of Tehran. Specialist researcher in digital law and foreign investment. Chairwoman of the Board of Hakim Parsi Sarzamin Salamat, active in pharmaceutical herbs and medical products — providing cross-sector regulatory insight.
Contract Law · Corporate Law · Property Law & Entrepreneurship Legal Affairs
Attorney at Law based in Qazvin, Iran. Experienced practitioner specialising in commercial contracts, corporate structuring, property law, and the legal dimensions of entrepreneurship and business formation. Provides in-field legal advisory for investors and businesses navigating the contractual and regulatory landscape of one of Iran's strategically positioned commercial centres.
Customs · Trade Law & Shipping · Litigation · Property & Criminal Law
Elite Attorney at Law based in Bandar Abbas — Iran's key port city and strategic hub for international trade, customs, and shipping. Provides essential local advisory on navigating Iran's trade and investment landscape from the country's most active commercial maritime gateway.
Infrastructure & Transportation Planning · Technical Expert
Transportation & Highway Engineering expert (M.Sc., Amirkabir University of Technology). Chairman of the Board, Arman Sharyan Alborz Consulting Engineers. Led technical advisory on numerous transportation and infrastructure projects across Iran — providing engineering analysis, feasibility assessments, and technical risk evaluation for infrastructure investment.
Public Policy & Geopolitics & SMEs Advisor
Highly experienced investment advisor, Associate Professor of Public Policy at Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Doctorate in Public Policy from the University of Tehran. Entrepreneurship lecturer and advisor to Small & Medium Industries. Contributes strategic expertise in our geopolitical and public policy analysis.
Petroleum Law · Renewable Energy · Infrastructure & Construction Law
Ph.D. in Oil and Gas Law, University of Tehran. Lecturer at the University of Kurdistan. Legal expert at Kayson INC, a leading EPC contractor in Iran. Attorney at Law and member of the Tehran Bar Association — providing deep sector expertise in energy project law and petroleum governance.
Intellectual Property Law · Commercial Law · Contract Law
Elite Attorney at Law based in Kerman, Iran. More than a decade of legal experience in Kerman Province — a key hub for mineral mining, copper industry, and automotive manufacturing. Provides valuable in-field advisory for investors focused on this strategically significant region.
Intellectual Property Law · FinTech Law · Technology Law · AI Law
Member of the Fars Bar Association. Studied Intellectual Property Law at the University of Tehran. Specialist in the emerging intersection of technology and law, with focused expertise in FinTech regulation, technology law, and the developing legal frameworks governing artificial intelligence. Contributes forward-looking advisory to mandates involving digital business models, technology investment, and IP protection in transitional and innovation-adjacent environments.
The expert network operates on a project and needs-oriented basis. Team composition varies by legal sector, investment profile, regulatory environment, and the institutional complexity of each engagement — ensuring relevant expertise is engaged rather than retained unnecessarily.
This model ensures access to specialised knowledge while maintaining the flexibility, confidentiality, and tailored strategic support that complex mandates in transitional markets require. All network engagements are coordinated directly by the Principal Advisor.
We welcome collaboration with legal practitioners, academics, policy experts, economists, regional specialists, and technical consultants whose expertise complements our advisory and research work in transitional markets.