Digital Forensics & Cybercrime Expert | Legal, Regulatory & AML Compliance Advisor | Criminal Defense Counsel | Training Police & Government Officials Since 1995
What I do: I provide criminal defense, digital forensics, AML compliance advisory, and police/government training. I practice at the Bombay High Court and various District Courts across Maharashtra. Based in Mumbai.
I train the people who protect India. And I defend those who need protection.
When a case involves digital evidence, financial crime, and criminal defense — most lawyers need to consult three different experts. My background lets me work across all three.
For three decades, I have worked in parallel across criminal defense, AML compliance systems for financial institutions, and training police officers and government officials in digital forensics.
Who I work with: High-net-worth individuals, corporate executives, financial institutions, boards and legal teams, police and government officials, universities, and corporates.
📍 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
⚖️ Bombay High Court & District Courts
🏛️ Since 1995 — 30+ Years
🎓 Faculty: Maharashtra Police & Judiciary
Training Police & Government Officials Since 1995
“Teaching the law and practicing it are two sides of the same discipline.”
Adv. Shoeb Hakim has provided cybercrime training for law enforcement, focusing on digital evidence, cyber forensics, and legal frameworks.
Overview of Training
Adv. Shoeb Hakim has been engaged in training police and government officials since 1995, with cybercrime-specific training beginning in 1996 with training programmes for the Maharashtra Police.
Sessions emphasise practical handling of digital evidence, cyber forensics, and legal compliance to strengthen law enforcement capabilities in the digital age.
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Bridging the Gap Between Legal Statutes and Technical Systems
A standard legal approach can miss the technical detail where the evidence actually lives. This practice combines legal strategy with technical grounding across the following areas:
White-Collar & Cyber-Crime Defense
Defense strategy for white-collar criminal allegations, cybercrime investigations, and economic offences. Practice before the Bombay High Court and various District Courts across Maharashtra.
Digital Evidence Admissibility (BSA)
Expertise in Section 63, Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), 2023 (formerly Section 65B, Indian Evidence Act). Ensuring digital evidence meets admissibility standards in court.
Data Privacy Law (DPDP Act)
Advisory on compliance with the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 and Rules 2025. Preparing organizations for data privacy readiness and regulatory compliance.
Software & Digital Intelligence
Understanding how digital applications are built and how digital footprints are recorded is central to a thorough review of digital evidence.
Global Financial Ecosystems
Background across banking and stock-broking systems, including work touching Capital Markets, Equities, Derivatives, and Commodities (MCX/NCDEX).
AML & Compliance
Background in Anti-Money Laundering (AML) transaction monitoring and compliance, relevant to matters involving the PMLA and related financial statutes.
Law Enforcement Integration
Familiarity with the procedural approach of Police and investigative agencies, built through training engagements since 1996. Training police officers and investigators on digital evidence since 1996, building on a foundation of police training that began in 1995.
Cloud & DevOps
Background in web hosting and server environments, relevant to tracing IP logs, identifying hosting-provider details, and understanding content takedowns.
Cybersecurity
As a Certified Cyber Crime Investigator and police training faculty, works on identifying due-diligence gaps and systemic failures in the aftermath of an incident — relevant to litigation involving unauthorised access, data exfiltration, and evidence authentication under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), 2023.
Financial Intelligence & AML Filings
Background preparing and filing Suspicious Transaction Reports (STR) and Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) to the Financial Intelligence Unit – India (FIU-IND).
Transaction Monitoring
Background reviewing financial transactions to support clear, defensible narratives during regulatory audits or law-enforcement inquiries.
Results That Speak
Case Outcomes & Impact
Over three decades, these are some of the outcomes I’ve delivered for clients and institutions.
35%
Reduction in fraud incidents at Credit Suisse
50%
Reduction in compliance breaches
30+
Years of combined expertise
1995
Training police & government officials since
Corporate Insights and Resources
Institutional Domain Background
Three decades of combined technology, finance, and legal background, applied to modern litigation.
Global Finance Advisory
Advisory work on compliance frameworks for financial models. Credit Suisse · J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
AML & KYC Compliance
Deployment of financial-crime compliance frameworks. Motilal Oswal · Credit Suisse.
Corporate Legal Operations
Managed SEZ compliance, migration agreements, and vendor contracts. Credit Suisse GC Department.
US Bankruptcy
US Chapter 7/11 procedural oversight for an individual lending company. Applied Data Finance.
RegTech: TOMBOLO
Conceived, designed, and architected TOMBOLO, an insider-trading compliance tool; tested internally, with backend implementation built by a Credit Suisse engineering team. Automated a process that previously required approximately 10 full-time roles.
Law Enforcement Training
Training police officers and investigators on digital evidence since 1996. Maharashtra Police.
Professional Experience With
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to Common Questions
Who do you work with?
I work with high-net-worth individuals, corporate executives, financial institutions, boards and legal teams, police and government officials, universities, and corporates facing white-collar criminal allegations, complex cybercrime investigations, or regulatory enforcement actions.
Where are you based and where do you practice?
Based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Practicing at the Bombay High Court and various District Courts across Maharashtra.
What types of cases do you handle?
White-collar & cyber-crime defense, digital-evidence admissibility (Section 63, BSA), AML & regulatory compliance (SEBI, Stock Exchange, capital markets), data-privacy law (DPDP Act 2023), and training for police, officials, universities, and corporates on digital evidence, self-defense, and financial crime.
What makes your approach different?
I bridge three domains—law, technology, and finance. When a case involves digital evidence, financial crime, and criminal defense, most lawyers need to consult three different experts. My background lets me work across all three.
Featured Courses
Courses covering cyber forensics, AML, digital evidence, corporate compliance, and criminal law. Visit the Courses page for the full catalogue and current module count.
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