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Our Expertise
Dispute resolution, transactions and advisory.
Substantive legal services across three principal areas of practice.
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Dispute Resolution
Litigation
The Firm has extensive experience of civil, commercial and criminal litigation at all levels, including the district courts, the High Courts and the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
Includes: Civil litigation · Commercial litigation · Criminal litigation
Tribunals and Specialist Forums
The Firm regularly represents clients before tribunals, accountability courts and departmental and authority appellate forums.
Includes: Accountability Courts · Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · Capital Development Authority · Pakistan Engineering Council · Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan · Pakistan Medical and Dental Council
Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution
A full range of arbitration services, from formulating clauses to conducting proceedings. The Firm’s profile records links with leading arbitration forums, including the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and UNCITRAL, and regular advice to the Federal Government on arbitration.
Includes: Arbitration clauses · Preparation of claims · Arbitration proceedings · Alternative dispute resolution
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Transactional Matters
Commercial Contracts
Advice to both suppliers and customers on commercial contracts across many sectors.
Includes: Services · Licensing · Franchising · Infrastructure and development · Distribution · Operations and maintenance · Marketing and manufacturing · Outsourcing and support
Foreign Direct Investment
Advice on the laws governing private and public investment in Pakistan, including sovereign contracts and guarantees, and assistance to foreign investors in negotiating special arrangements for the security of their operations and investments.
Includes: Investment laws · Bilateral and taxation treaties · Sovereign contracts and guarantees · Foreign investor advisory
Joint Ventures and Public-Private Partnerships
Advice on joint ventures, strategic alliances and public-private partnerships, for large ventures as well as investors and entrepreneurs in the start-up phase.
Includes: Joint ventures · Strategic alliances · Public-private partnerships
Mergers and Acquisitions
Advice on the full range of deal structures, for complex high-value work and smaller transactions.
Includes: Public takeovers · Tender offers · Divestments · Auctions · Demergers
Investment Agreements
Consultative advice, drafting and policy advocacy relating to free trade agreements and preferential trade agreements, supported by a network of national and international experts.
Includes: Drafting · Advice · Policy advocacy
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Advisory Services
Corporate Governance
Advice on all elements of company law, from minutes of meetings to the establishment of new corporate vehicles, working with in-house legal teams.
Includes: Company law · Listing rules · Directors’ liability and risk · Corporate governance
Land and Revenue Verification
Title verification for local and foreign investors in land development projects, checked against records held by custodians of land records.
Includes: Patwari records · CDA records · Title verification
Legislation and Policy
Regular advice to the Government of Pakistan on legislative and policy issues.
Includes: Legislative advice · Policy matters
Regulatory Advisory
Legal and regulatory advice to companies, partnerships, funds, banks, insurers and other financial institutions.
Includes: Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · Competition Commission · Environmental tribunals
Corporate and Secretarial Services
Support with the compliance requirements of corporate clients.
Includes: Incorporation of companies · Corporate structures · Liquidation and winding up · Company secretarial services · Dealings with government bodies · Foreign investment permissions, including the Board of Investment
Legal Due Diligence
A dedicated team that reviews the target entity’s documentation and assesses risk to the investment.
Includes: Key documentation and contracts · Movable, immovable and intellectual property · Labour issues and management contracts · Pending litigation