I debug legal cases like I debug code.
Three careers run in parallel since 1996: IT (1996–present), legal, regulatory & capital-markets compliance (2002–2015), and law (LL.B. 2011; called to the Bar, 2015). I train the people who protect India. And I defend those who need protection.
- Previously Head of AML & Client ID (AVP), Credit Suisse
- Digital forensics & cybercrime
- Police faculty since 1995
- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
In the modern courtroom, the code is often as important as the law itself.
I advise where digital evidence, financial crime, and legal risk intersect. My practice is weighted toward IT forensics and law enforcement training, with legal/regulatory compliance advisory as a secondary focus, and courtroom litigation as a smaller, ongoing component. I am based in Mumbai and appear at the Bombay High Court and District Courts across Maharashtra.
On this site: training, lectures, workshops, technical consultancy and writing.
A career not defined by a single title.
I’m a multidisciplinary strategist, enterprise technology consultant, and cyber-forensics trainer. Long before I stepped into the courtroom as a defence advocate, I was building the systems that govern today’s digital and financial infrastructure.
I’ve written foundational UNIX code, worked on automation and system integration for global enterprises, led anti-money-laundering functions for banking institutions, and trained police forces and government officials in digital forensics and cybersecurity. That gives me an operational history that spans technology, finance and law — not a purely academic one.
Technology, compliance — and the law.
- 1996 →
IT · 1996–present
UNIX/Linux background — systems, automation and integration work that underpins my digital-forensics practice today.
- 2002–15
Legal, regulatory & capital-markets compliance · 2002–2015
SEBI/Stock Exchange inspections and filings, KYC and account remediation, Sub-Broker agreements, and AML/compliance leadership at Credit Suisse (Head of AML & Client ID (AVP)), Angel Broking and IL&FS.
- 2011 · 2015
Law · LL.B. 2011; called to the Bar, 2015
Criminal defence at the Bombay High Court and District Courts — a smaller, ongoing component of my practice.
- 2015–18
AML & digital-forensics consultant · via Protiviti
Engaged via Protiviti as an AML/digital-forensics consultant, including a documented engagement reviewing Barclays Bank’s AML department, plus further AML advisory work in India and abroad.
Four domains, worked from the inside.
01Technology & enterprise automation
Foundation in digital architecture — UNIX, C/C++, SQL, enterprise automation and system integration.
Worked as a consultant with global IT firms including Tietoevry, on automation and system-integration projects for large enterprise clients.
This background lets me forensically analyse digital evidence, network logs and system failures from the inside, rather than at a theoretical remove.
02Global finance, AML & cybersecurity
AML and cybersecurity form the operational core of my work in financial-sector compliance.
Served in legal and compliance leadership roles, heading AML functions for major financial institutions — working inside the compliance infrastructure rather than advising from outside it.
Built transaction-monitoring frameworks, integrated cybersecurity protocols, and managed compliance matrices to detect and prevent financial crime.
03Law-enforcement training & cyber forensics
I train police forces and government officials on digital forensics and cybercrime investigation.
The curriculum covers digital-forensics fundamentals, cybersecurity threat mitigation, and cybercrime investigation protocols.
This training bridges digital infrastructure and criminal investigation with practical, evidence-driven instruction.
04Strategic consulting & legal defence
Based in Mumbai and Goa, bringing these disciplines together through ShoebHakim.com (technical consultancy and training).
Corporate compliance audits and digital-forensics advisory are handled as technical consultancy through ShoebHakim.com.
Fluent in technology and in law.
In an era where a single line of code can trigger a regulatory crisis, effective defence requires fluency in both technology and law — identifying risk and engineering a response to it.
Closing the gap between IT and legal teams.
Identifying digital threats before they become liabilities.
Legal, regulatory and AML/compliance work for institutions including:
Training the teams who investigate fraud and cybercrime.
Police self-defense training since 1995 — 2nd Dan Black Belt, Taekwondo (1st Dan, 1995).
Digital forensics & cybercrime training since 1996 — Detective Training School (within MPA, Nashik), Police Training Centre Khandala, Cyber Cells, Crime Branches, and District Police HQs across Maharashtra. Guest lectures at universities & colleges.
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Services related to cybercrime consultation, digital-forensics training and corporate compliance workshops — offered through ShoebHakim.com — are non-legal in nature and structured as technical consultancy or specialised education.
Questions, answered.
Who do you work with?
HNIs and executives facing white-collar or cybercrime allegations; financial institutions managing SEBI, Stock Exchange, AML, and regulatory-compliance risk; boards & legal teams navigating digital-evidence questions, data-privacy law, and new criminal statutes (BNS/BNSS/BSA); police and government officials needing training on cyber hygiene, digital forensics, and financial-crime investigation; universities and corporates seeking lectures on cyber law and financial-crime compliance.
Where are you based and where do you practise?
Based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Practising at the Bombay High Court and various District Courts across Maharashtra.
Which subjects and matters do you cover?
White-collar and cyber-crime defence, digital-evidence admissibility (Section 63, BSA), AML and 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-defence and financial crime.
What makes your approach different?
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.
How do I book training, a lecture or a workshop?
Book directly at shoebhakim.com/book-now/ or call +91 94296 93100.
Adv. Shoeb Hakim
Digital Forensics & Cybercrime Expert · AML Compliance Advisor · Criminal Defence Counsel
Mumbai · Thane · Goa, India
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