The Firm

RCo Lawyers is a law firm registered under Riza & Co. LLP providing legal services in the areas of corporate and commercial law since 2018.

We are a dynamic team of trusted legal advisors driven by our passion to find modern and holistic solutions to corporate and commercial issues in the Maldives.

Our Team

Shafeea Riza

Managing Partner

Profile

Shafeea specializes in corporate and financial services law and through past work experience, is well-versed in legislative drafting. Shafeea became a registered lawyer in the Maldives in 2011. Shafeea is a registered member at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and a Qualified Mediator at the International Mediation Institute (IMI). She is also a member at the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (AIADR).

Since co-founding RCo Lawyers, Shafeea focuses on foreign investments, acquisitions, commercial legal advisory and mediation. Prior to that Shafeea served as in-house Legal Consultant at the Ministry of Finance and Treasury, and later as Deputy Counsel General at the Attorney General’s Office where she worked in matters related to arbitration, human rights and international affairs, and legislative drafting.

From 2015 to 2017, she served as a member of the board of directors of Waste Management Corporation Ltd (WAMCO). From 2019 till present, Shafeea serves as a non-executive director at Centurion PLC.

Education

Shafeea read law at King’s College London and completed Master of Laws in Corporate and Financial Services Law from the National University of Singapore. She also read decision-making and public policy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.