As a member of Fasken’s tax and securities groups, Zaira’s experience includes assisting with corporate reorganizations, financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, and general corporate law. She acts for both private and public companies across a range of industries, including mining, technology and financial services.
Zaira clerked at the Federal Court and interned with the Provincial Court of British Columbia and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Prior to law school, Zaira worked with science-entrepreneurs at UBC helping scientists commercialize their discoveries.
Zaira has a Master of Arts in International Studies, and received a SSHRC Graduate Scholarship for her academic achievements, and a Soroptimist Foundation Scholarship for her work with former child soldiers and women survivors of violence in northern Uganda.
Zaira is currently enrolled in Year 1 of the CPA In-Depth Tax Program.