She has done her LL.B from Allahabad University, (U.P.). Mrs. Shamama Anis is not just a leading lawyer but also senior-most partner of this Firm. Professionally, she has more than three decades of experience behind her during which she has achieved and crossed many milestones. Informally, having grown up in a legal atmosphere, Mrs. Shamama Anis and litigation have never left each other. Her father, Late Bashir Ahmad was renowned Senior advocate of Allahabad High Court and Member of Parliament from Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh. Her husband, Late Mr. Anis Suhrawardy, Advocate-On-Record, Supreme Court of India was a well-known lawyer.
As Managing Senior Partner of Atif Suhrawardy & Partner, Mrs. Anis is known for being a great guide legally and personally for the Firm and its members. Mrs. Anis’s professional expertise plays the role of being the mentor to all partners and associates of this Firm. Her experience and command over tackling legal issues helps in running the Firm and in navigating over hurdles encountered during representation of its clients.
During the lifetime of her husband, Mrs. Anis had worked with him on crucial matters, for which he is remembered as a legend. The husband-wife team played an instrumental role in successfully pursuing legal cases associated with Haji Mastan Mirza; Chandraswami; Agra Diocese; Munna Bhaalo Wala (covered by the international media as “The Dancing Bear Case”; Regularisation the services of more than 2.5 Lakhs Causal labourers engaged by the Railways; Implementation of Srikrishna Commission (1993 Bombay Riots case and Judicial Enquiry conducted by Hon’ble Jutsice (Retd. B.N.Srikrishna). In addition, among numerous other cases, the key cases, she and her husband successfully represented before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India was the Hawala Scam exposed by renowned Journalist Vineet Narain and of Captain Satish Sharma and his wife Stera Sharma.