He qualified as a solicitor in Scotland and in England and Wales and as an attorney in New York. Rizwan practised at a major UK law firm prior to returning to Botswana in 1999. He specialises in and has developed the firm’s practice relating to high end corporate and structured finance transactions, capital markets, banking, financial services, private equity, securities, and general corporate & commercial practice involving mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. He acts for most of the firm’s blue chip clients in all fields in which they operate, and is widely regarded as first-tier and one of the leading corporate and transactional lawyers in Botswana.

Rizwan is the former Chairman of the Botswana Stock Exchange, and is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of Barclays Bank of Botswana Limited.