Waqas Aziz Qureshi

Managing Partner

Waqas Aziz Qureshi founded the Firm in 2018 and is its Managing Partner. He is a Barrister-at-Law of Lincoln’s Inn and an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, and has represented clients in more than 500 matters before the high courts and other forums. He has also represented government authorities and regulators in high profile arbitrations.

His contentious work centres on land acquisition and development, construction, taxation and customs, service and employment, telecom, contractual disputes, intellectual property, defamation and criminal liability. He also advises non-governmental organisations and the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and has authored research on the development sector and the restructuring of the microfinance sector in Pakistan.

Earlier in his career he worked with Mr Anwar Mansoor Khan in Karachi, and with Barrister Masroor Shah in Islamabad, appearing before bodies including the Election Commission of Pakistan, the NAB Court in Peshawar, the Environmental Protection Tribunal in Peshawar, the High Courts and domestic and international arbitrations.

Areas of practice

Land acquisition and development
Construction
Taxation and customs
Service and employment
Telecom
Contractual disputes
Intellectual property
Defamation and criminal liability

Selected Professional Experience

Legal advisor to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Economic Zones Development and Management Company on the Rashakai Special Economic Zone, the first prioritised zone under CPEC industrial cooperation.
Legal advisor to JW-SEZ (Haier Group) on the Raiwind Special Economic Zone, the first private sector CPEC zone.
Legal advisor to ZKBDMC on the Dhabeji Special Economic Zone, the second prioritised zone under CPEC industrial cooperation.
Represented the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in negotiations with China Road & Bridge Corporation and China Energy Engineering Group on special economic zone agreements.
Associate counsel in the Reko Diq international arbitration.

Descriptions reflect the Managing Partner’s documented role in each matter, including engagements before the Firm was founded.

Professional Qualifications & Education

Barrister-at-Law, Lincoln’s Inn.
Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan.