Akber advises financial institutions at the intersection of Fintech and Legaltech to achieve business optimisation, regulatory compliance and operational efficiencies. Prior to D2LT, he started his career at UBS, working as part of the front office IT team within fixed income derivatives and leading its participation in industry initiatives such as FpML. He then requalified as a lawyer with Allen & Overy LLP, qualifying as an associate in the Derivatives and Structured Finance Group. After serving as the head of the legal practice at Sapient, Akber founded D2LT in 2011, where he has overseen its growth during the last ten years across the UK, US and Asia. He acts as a trusted advisor to a number of investment banks and asset managers, including advising both ISDA and ISLA on legal agreement digitisation, leading their clause taxonomy and library projects.