Our lawyers have broad experience in Banking and Finance matters, giving them an invaluable perspective to address our clientele’s queries with practical and creative solutions. We represent multiple financial institutions in filing recovery suits, pursuing executions, and in defending appeals before the High Courts and Banking Courts. Our lawyers also routinely advise banks in structuring financial transactions of different nature.

We partner with our clients to manage risk and to avoid litigation wherever possible. When litigation is unavoidable, the Firm focuses on the commercial objectives of clients, while assessing legal, commercial, and reputational risk. Our team has experience advising on the enforcement and applicability of foreign and domestic arbitral awards and agreements The Firm has represented multiple clients in alternative dispute resolution mechanism, mediation, and arbitration proceedings, for public as well private clients, in multi-jurisdictional disputes.

The Firm appreciates that clients are looking for pragmatic legal advice which helps secure and maximize the right opportunities. Our lawyers regularly advise on complex, high value, multi- jurisdictional projects, and managing high-volume day-to-day contracting requirements; business-to- business and business-to-consumer contracts.

We bring together experts from different practice areas and multiple jurisdictions. Our advice is strengthened through our specific expertise in key industry sectors, such as life sciences, real estate, retail, financial services, food, and beverage, automotive, IT, telecom, defense, health, government projects, aviation, and travel.

We have a team of professionals with substantial knowledge and experience to assist clients in all corporate matters. We regularly work on investments, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and private equity transactions. In addition to representing clients in Pakistan, we regularly represent international clients in cross border transactions.

We advise clients on public and private Mergers and Acquisitions, disposals, demergers, joint ventures, restructurings, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance, with a particular focus on complex, cross-border transactions. Our integrated team includes experts in competition law, funds and investment management, insurance, private equity, and public policy.

Our Intellectual Property team is unique in its strength in advising on both contentious and non- contentious IP matters. We frequently advise multi-national companies, across a variety of industry sectors, on a wide range of IP issues, including commercializing, acquiring, and licensing IP, and enforcing and defending IP in litigation, arbitration, and other dispute resolution proceedings. Our team has, specifically, been involved in infringement and invalidation proceedings on behalf of foreign clients.

‘The Firm ensures compliance of regulatory obligations and provides solutions to complex issues concerning the competition laws of the country. We design and deliver compliance training programs, hold informative seminars, and provide updates on regulatory issues that have the potential to affect our clients’ businesses and profitability.

The Firm has represented numerous clients in matters concerning employee relations and trade unions. Specifically, the Firm has argued and successfully defended promotion matters for individuals as well as corporate clients.

The Firm has extensively argued and contested matters before the High Courts and quasi-judicial forums pertaining to media laws, including the scope of powers of the regulator, ambit of legitimate limits on freedoms of expression and speech and issues concerning cancellation of licenses etc.

We provide all relevant information concerning the procedures to be fulfilled and terms to be met, in order for the immovable property owners to gain title of the property, and to dispose it freely and in accordance with the mandate of the law. We have extensive experience in advising clients on real estate assets pledged as securities in financial transactions and also deal with duc diligence matters involving land acquisition.

The Firm has represented several clients in matters concerning the rights of consumers as well as fair trade, competition, and accurate information in the market.

The Firm actively handles civil disputes including trial, appeals and revisions involving issues of acquisition or protection of property, co ownership, contractual obligations, inheritance, drafting of contracts, and issues emanating from other legal instruments. We also handle family law disputes and provide tailored legal services for special client needs in the resolution of their civil disputes before all forums.

The Firm has dedicated resources for litigation and dispute resolution in criminal law matters. Specifically, the Firm has conducted numerous murder trials as defense counsel, and has represented corporate clients in matters of fraud in commercial proceedings. Our team also has expertise in handling white collar crimes and has successfully represented multiple clients before the accountability courts.

The Firm has remained the sole legal counsel of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), for over four (04) years. The Firm is currently engaged by the National Radio & Telecommunication Corporation (NRTC) and Telephone Industries of Pakistan (TIP) amongst many others. In representation of these Clients, the Firm has handled a large number of contentious issues before different judicial forums. Furthermore, the Firm has actively assisted its clientele in different regulatory and compliance matters, ensuring smooth operations for these organizations.

The Firm, specifically, the Managing Partner has vast expertise in the nuances of telecommunications law and is proficient in understanding the primary and secondary legislation pertaining to telecom sector laws, rules, regulations, and standard operating procedures.

We have an active pro bono litigation practice. The Firm has dedicated resources for providing pro bono legal services to cater to the legal needs of the underprivileged and o ur lawyers are encouraged to take on pro bono matters, with the full support of the Firm, in order to deliver the best of its legal services to the community.

The Firm provides partner supervision, training, and mentoring on all pro bono matters. Associates are encouraged to attend pro bono training classes and seminars held by our partner organizations. In addition, summer interns routinely participate in the Firm’s pro bono practice and may be assigned to any pro bono matter.