Shahid Azam - Associate

Shahid Azam has been with Clough & Willis solicitors since 2005 and became an Associate on the 1st April 2010.  He advises on all aspects of Corporate and Commercial law.  Feel free to contact him at shahid.azam@clough-willis.co.uk or freephone 0800 083 0815.

At work

Shahid believes that his commercial judgement coupled with common sense are key skills valued by his clients.

He advises all types of businesses and companies from the small retail shop to the large multimillion pound turnover company.  He works closely with all his clients to ensure the advice given and work he does is tailored to his clients needs and timescales.  

Shahid advises across a whole range of sectors from cafés, restaurants, bars, manufacturing and engineering, newsagents, retail outlets and shops together with other professional services.  He is known for his particular expertise in waste management/ recycling companies.

It is because of Shahid that Clough & Willis already acts for a significant number of companies and businesses across the UK.

The work he advises on and undertakes on behalf of his clients includes:

• Advising business start-ups
• Buying and selling small businesses
• Reviewing or preparing trading terms and conditions of business
• The buying and selling of companies, mergers and management buyouts 
• Corporate finance transactions
• Reviewing or preparing general and bespoke commercial agreements
• Advising directors and shareholders on company restructuring and joint ventures
• Shareholders agreements
• The purchase of own shares by a company
• Purchasing assets from administrators (pre packs)
• Partnership agreements
• The dissolving of partnerships
• Advising on franchises  

Shahid is dedicated to the Bury and the Greater Manchester Business Community. He was the Bury President of the Greater Manchester Chamber for 4 years and played a significant role in working with businesses across Bury and Greater Manchester to ensure they had a voice within the larger community. He has now started a new initiative aimed at the new business entrepreneurs as well as the more experienced owner proprietors/Company directors.

At home

Shahid has two young children which keep him busy but he also tries in vain to keep fit by going to the Gym to enable him to keep up with his children.

Shahid has published numerous articles, some of which can be found on the press release pages of our website or here.

Find out what our clients have to say about Shahid here.