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Experience

Experience Across Complex Legal and Commercial Matters.

Representative engagements drawn from the Firm profile, including work undertaken by the Managing Partner before and since founding the Firm.

Government and Public Sector

  • Advice to the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on industrial development and international cooperation.
  • Advice to the Government of Pakistan on legislative and policy issues, and on FATF (AML/CTF) matters.
  • Assisting the Ministry of National Health Services and Regulation to restructure its legal section.
  • Consultancy to the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on industrialisation, investments and power projects.

Corporate and Commercial Transactions

  • Legal advisory on the master franchises of Tim Hortons and Subway for Pakistan.
  • Advice to ZKB on the acquisition of Bawany Air Products Limited and the placing of Alman Seyyam Sugar Mills under it.
  • Advice on a technology transfer agreement with HBL for an international client.
  • Corporate structuring, restructuring and holding company arrangements for corporate groups.

Infrastructure and Energy

  • Advice to developers and government companies on special economic zone projects, including under the CPEC framework.
  • Negotiations on the Hattar Special Economic Zone for the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
  • Advice to Pak-Turk Maarif International Schools and Colleges on construction projects.
  • Advice to a real estate developer on a large residential project in Rawalpindi.

International Investment

  • Advice to ezBike Holdings (Singapore) on approval to set up a factory in Pakistan.
  • Advice to Sycomp Technologies, a US-based telecommunications and data solutions company.
  • Negotiations with Chinese contractors on concession, development and EPC agreements for special economic zones.
  • Legal advisory on Pakistan’s first satellite launch joint venture.

Litigation and Dispute Resolution

  • Counsel for Pakistan Customs in more than 100 tax matters before the Islamabad High Court.
  • Counsel for the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority in matters before the Islamabad High Court.
  • Associate counsel in the Reko Diq international arbitration.
  • Associate counsel in the 18th Amendment suo motu case.

Regulatory and Legislative Advisory

  • Advice on microfinance regulations, foreign exchange regulation and the Foreign Exchange Manual.
  • Engagement by the World Bank on the restructuring of ERRA and NDMA.

Selected Clients and Institutions

Selected clients and institutions.

Government and public bodies

Government of the Islamic Republic of PakistanGovernment of Khyber PakhtunkhwaMinistry of National Health ServicesMinistry of Human RightsMinistry of Inter Provincial CoordinationMinistry of Planning and Development – KPFederal Board of Revenue (FBR)Pakistan CustomsCapital Development Authority (CDA)Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP)Board of InvestmentNational Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Authority (ERRA)

Defence and strategic organisations

General Headquarters (GHQ)Frontier Works Organization (FWO)Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF)Strategic Plans Division (SPD)National Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM)Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)Kahuta Research Laboratories (KRL)Air Weapons Complex (AWC)Project Management Organization (PMO)

International and development institutions

World BankAsian Development BankUSAIDTurkish Maarif Foundation (Pak-Turk Schools)

Economic zones, infrastructure and real estate

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Economic Zones Development and Management CompanyPunjab Industrial Estates Development and Management CompanyJW-SEZ (Pvt.) Ltd.Dhabeji Special Economic ZoneOmbre SE-SEZEtihad SE-SEZZahid Khan Brother (ZKB)Avalon Enclave (Pvt) Ltd.Beau Monde EstatesRailway Gardens Employees Cooperative Housing Society

Energy and industry

Etihad Power Generation LimitedEtihad Alloys (Pvt) Ltd.Pantera Energy (Pvt) LtdPak Noractor Industries (Pvt) LtdCAPGAS (Pvt). Ltd.Tag Lubricants and Petrochemicals LLC – DubaiTag Petroenergy LLC – DubaiTag Lube (Pvt.) Ltd.Makdaan Shipping LLC – Dubai

Corporate and commercial

Haier PakistanOutfittersOttoman JewelsMezan Group of CompaniesVenus Group of CompaniesSummit Bank LimitedA.F. Ferguson & Co. (PwC)ezBike Holding (Pte) Ltd. (Singapore)Roamer Technologies (Pvt) LtdSycomp Holdings Inc. (USA)Sycomp Technologies Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd.Subway PakistanTim Horton’s PakistanPopeyes PakistanTuscany Courtyard RestaurantsManolo Gelato InternationalMastana Cafes PakistanMian Jee Restaurants PakistanTravel Routers14th Gate Investments – USACaragreen Corporation (Pvt) LtdIKG Global – USAIKW Global – USA

Education, non-profit and institutions

Bahria UniversityTMUC – Roots MillenniumHeartfile FoundationNai Zindagi Trust (Global Fund)Sabeel-E-Imaan FoundationPakistan Microfinance Network (PMN)Strategic Studies Institute Islamabad (SSII)Organization of Women in Parliamentary Politics (OWPP)Pakistan Tehreek-I-Insaaf (Office of the Secretary General)

The list of clients, institutions and engagements is selective and non-exhaustive. Disclosure is subject to applicable confidentiality requirements and client permissions.