A Corporate Lawyer with skills ranging from International Tax, Corporate, International Commercial Contracts, International Arbitration (before Singapore International Arbitration Centre) Immigration Cases UK (pro-bono – EU citizen – Post Brexit naturalization in UK) and so on. A competent Associate and advisor who has been a diligent professional from the very start along with an ambitious attitude towards career.
Highlights & Expertise:
International Arbitration member legal counsel before SIAC; Corporate Structuring (Chartered Associations;
Commercial Awareness;
Tax Consultation - With UK based Private Companies operating in Hospitality Sector (winding up process);
Corporate Governance and Compliance - SPV’s;
Legal Opinions and Contracts; Pro-Bono Immigration Cases in UK; Pro-Bono Accountability Cases before Public Accounts Committee;
Law Lecturer - Freelance; Procurement Law;
Associate (Delegation of Senior Associate) – Corporate, Commercial, International Trade and International Arbitration.
International Arbitration (Concluded)– Transnational Dispute evolving around breach of Contracts and triggering of Force Majeure, with applicable laws being UPICC, CISG, URDG and UCP – PKR 8 Billion project;
International Arbitration (Member Legal Counsel) - Investment Dispute.
Public Private Partnerships – PIA, NUST (National Science and Technology Park);
Corporate Advisory – Opined Engro Corporation (land query); Opined Emarat Group of Companies (Garaana – Import/Export enquiry); Opined NUST – (leases and creation of third party rights, query) NSTP; Opined KPK government on transaction with World Bank;
Formation of Unincorporated Entities - Charters;
Contracts – Joint Venture Agreement, Partnerships, Construction Agreement, EPC, Investment Agreements, Settlement Agreement, Loan & Supply Agreement, Agency Contracts, Commercial contracts (sale agreements, etc), Concession Agreements (Drafts);
Non-Disclosure Agreements – Transnational Entities, Cross-border transaction involving MNE’s, Domestic PLC’s;
Tax Planning and structuring - Sales tax, Corporate Tax, Dividend Taxation.
Corporate Law & Governance – SECP Compliance, Issues concerning governance of Chairman of Multi-national Construction before PEC (over PKR 8 Billion); Mergers & Acquisitions - Takeover under Securities Act of 2015.
Garuda Indonesia Sakuk Bonds (Unsecured) – HSBC, GIG Ltd, Garuda Indonesian Airlines;
GPCCI Virtual - (Conference - BMWi— Challenges of Effective Law Reforms to Ensure Water Security) 19 January 2021;
Drafting Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association for different Companies;
Anti-Dumping (International Trade Remedial Regime) – Different Investigations instituted by and against Siddiqsons Group, Murree Brewery, Haidri beverages;
Anti-Trust Practice – Exclusivity Contracts and Shelfing regime before Competition Commission of Pakistan;
Construction Agreements – Highland Resorts (Zahid Group);
Saman Gardens & Caragreen – Land Dispute, drafting Joint Venture Agreements and laying out Corporate operational framework for third party investor engagement.
Writing Law Journals and Academic Content; Engaging with Aspiring law students and providing guidelines to same.
Team Work, Mergers & Acquisitions, Dispute resolution, Non-Disclosure Agreement, Legal Drafting; Global Investigations procedures, Corporate Strategy and Commercial Awareness.
Worked here at his private chambers and responsibilities staying the same as that of an intern: researching precedents, drafting opinions, contracts, assisting in petition, but additional were client negotiations and court appearances with senior.
Responsibilities included researching precedents, assisting seniors in drafting of plaints, opinions and contracts.
Team work and Leadership
EY Global on MAP and Taxation with respect to cross border transactions (9th December 2020 4pm GMT, London United Kingdom;
11th Meeting of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS (27th January 2021- 28th January 2021 Paris, France);
Tax Talks (Tax Crime, Transfer Pricing, Pillar one & two, BEPS Implementation)- Paris, France, 4th March 2020;
OECD – Collaborating with Innovators in the Global South. (5th October 2021);
Scottish Development International – Offshore wind Opportunities with Philippines. (22nd September 2021);
State Owner Enterprises IMF/EBRD Webinar. (22nd September 2021);
OMFIF Sustainable Policy Institute – Revolutionizing Finance for net zero: The Inaugural SPI Symposium; (29th – 20th September 2021);
ITIF – Dynamic Antitrust: ‘Biden’s Executive Order on Competition; Cavendish Summit No.16: The State of the Market. (23rd September 2021);
Legal500 Webinar – Corporate Accountability: a general counsel guide to tackling ESG. (4th November 2021);
Advanced Money Strategies to Protect your Client’s Wealth. (28th September 2021); Certificate Course on Arbitration and Dispute Resolution (Ongoing).
Punjab Bar Council Pakistan
International Bar Association (IBA)
Friends of IBFD
International Tax Group
The Chartered Institute of Taxation The Junior Lawyer Division
ADIT – Professional Group
CTA Chartered Tax Adviser – Student Group
ITR Insight
Commercial Law Academy Collegiate Real Estate Network International Tax Planning Professionals
Law Society Gazette
Tax Dispute Resolution & Litigation