Dani Azmi
Partner
Dani is a trusted counsel to sovereigns on energy, infrastructure and cross-border asset recovery.
Partner
Dani is a trusted counsel to sovereigns on energy, infrastructure and cross-border asset recovery.
Languages - English, Malaysian
Jurisdiction - England & Wales
Dani Azmi is a Partner at Stephenson Harwood, bringing over 20 years of experience advising governments, sovereign wealth funds, national oil companies, and state-owned enterprises across the UK, Middle East, and Far East. His practice is focused on sovereign strategy, offering counsel on complex, cross-border matters involving infrastructure, energy, PPP and sovereign crisis response.
Dani’s practice is distinguished by his involvement in structuring sovereign-backed investment platforms and joint ventures, and private credit funds. He has advised on development of commodity and RMB-denominated trading platforms, helping sovereign clients align financial and resource infrastructure with long-term national strategies and security.
Clients value Dani’s ability to tackle high-stakes challenges, such as asset recovery, strategic restructuring and dispute-sensitive investments, often in politically or commercially sensitive environments. His advice is grounded in a nuanced understanding of sovereign risk, governance frameworks, and the evolving global regulatory and geopolitical landscape. Sovereign clients and their counterparts consistently rely on Dani’s ability to navigate the intersection of law, geopolitics and capital, making him a trusted advisor on some of the most consequential sovereign-led initiatives.
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Acting on behalf of a sovereign-backed investment company based in the Middle East to establish a multi-billion dollar joint fund focusing on energy and infrastructure with another sovereign state.
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Advising the leading financial brokerage house (part of Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund) in investigation and claims concerning multi-billion dollar fraudulent transactions.
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Advising a government-linked entity on the development of an RMB-related trading platform to cover the full spectrum of the RM ecosystem that covers the financial sector.
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Advising a leading state-owned enterprise on a multi-billion dollar energy and infrastructure project in MENA region.
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Advising a foreign government agency on the recovery of stolen assets from state funds (of more than US$5 billion).
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Acting on behalf of a private investment fund in relation to the potential acquisition of a portfolio of energy asset in Central Asia and Africa totalling US$3 billion.
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Tasked by a sovereign government to support a national oil company in defending a multi-billion dollar fraud claim and leading strategic actions against the perpetrators.
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Advising on a defence project involving a MENA sovereign state and multiple European countries, with financing provided through a private credit fund with sovereign guarantees.
