Our team includes dedicated attorneys who are experienced in serving a broad range of clients including national and multinational corporations on their high-profile matters. Our firm makes an effort to hire the best and the brightest legal talent who bring ideas and creativity to every aspect of the legal process.
Please see below a brief profile of the partners and associates |
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| Rana Ijaz Ahmed Khan |
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| Managing Partner |
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| Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan |
| Former Vice Chairman, Pakistan Bar Council |
| Former Minister of Law & Human Rights |
Mr. Khan specializes in criminal and civil litigation, bankruptcy and liquidation proceedings and white collar crime. He has been practicing law for over 40 years during which he has represented various clients based in Pakistan, the US and the UK.
Mr. Khan has also worked with the Government of Punjab as a Minister and Advisor on Law & Human Rights. He has also served as the Vice-Chairman of Pakistan Bar Council, the highest elected office for a lawyer in Pakistan. He is well-regarded and is known as one of the most aggressive senior litigators in Pakistan with unquestioned integrity.
Currently, Mr. Khan is also a Special Counsel for the law firm of DLA Piper in a high-profile white-collar crime matter involving individuals and assets in Pakistan.
Memberships
 International Bar Association
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| Rana Sajjad Ahmed |
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| Partner |
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Rana Sajjad is a member of the New York bar. He practiced law in the U.S. for about 5 years and worked with
some large law firms including Fulbright & Jaworski. His areas of specialization include corporate/financial transactions, foreign investment,
securities & capital markets and international commercial arbitration. Recently, he advised Booz Allen on foreign investment in Pakistan and
Morgan Stanley in relation to Pakistani law on derivatives transactions subject to the ISDA Master Agreement.
Education
LL.M. Columbia University, New York
LL.B. Pakistan College of Law, Lahore
BSc. (Hons.) Economics, Lahore University of Management Sciences
Bar Admissions
Admitted to practice in Pakistan and New York
Memberships
American Arbitration Association (AAA), International Centre for Dispute Resolution, (Young & International Group)
International Court of Arbitration (ICC)
London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), (Young International Arbitration Group)
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| Rana Muhammad Ahmad |
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Mr. Ahmad’s practice areas include banking law, company law and a wide range of civil and criminal matters related to companies doing business in Pakistan. He also advises prospective investors in connection with setting up offshore companies.
He had the unique opportunity to work with some of the leading banks in Pakistan including Standard Chartered Bank and Singapore-based, NIB Bank, which gives him a critical edge in handling banking and financial transactions. His areas of expertise also include intellectual property. Currently, he is the lead counsel advising and representing Adam Soft on its intellectual property matter in Pakistan.
Education
LL.B. Punjab University
MBA, Lahore School of Economics
GDL, U.K.
Bar Admissions
Admitted to practice in Pakistan |
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| Kashif Ali |
Associate
Advocate High Court
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Kashif joined the firm after graduating from Quaid-e-Azam Law College in 2008. His practice areas include banking, corporate and international commercial law. He also advises and represents clients in connection with civil and criminal litigation. |
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| Malik Falak Sher |
Associate
Advocate High Court
Malik Falak Sher joined the firm as an associate in early 2009. He graduated from the Pakistan College of Law. He has 8 years of experience in the areas of civil law, criminal law and banking law. He appears in the High Court and District courts on a regular basis. |
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| Muhammad Usman Qureshi |
Associate
Advocate High Court
Mr. Qureshi has been working with the firm since 2008. He graduated from Quaid-e-Azam Law College, Lahore. His practice areas include civil & criminal litigation, commercial law, intellectual property, family law and immigration. |
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| Sadia Khalid |
Associate
Advocate High Court
Former Advisor on Women’s Affairs to Governor of Punjab
Former Legal Advisor to the Lahore Development Authority (LDA)
Special Legal Coordinator for Children’s Rights, Government of Punjab
Ms. Sadia Khalid’s practice areas include civil, criminal and banking law. She is a former Advisor on Women’s Affairs to Governor of Punjab, Former Legal Advisor to the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) and Special Legal Coordinator for Children’s Rights, Government of Punjab. |
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| Shahid Nazir Jarra |
Associate
Advocate High Court
After graduating from the Quaid-e-Azam Law College Lahore, Shahid initially became a general practitioner. Since joining the firm, he has appeared in the District courts and Civil courts regularly and further refined the art of cross examination and honed his advocacy skills. His areas of practice include criminal and civil litigation, consumer protection, family laws, banking laws, cyber laws, service matters including labor and taxation.
Shahid also renders advice on immigration matters including UK visa refusal appeal cases. He is also President of the Quaid-e-Azam Law College Alumni Association, Director of Quaid-e-Azam Public School & College Jarra M.B.Din and Director of Smart Link Services. |
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| Najeeb Faisal Chaudhry |
Of Counsel
Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan
Former Additional Advocate General Punjab (February 2003 - June 2009)
Mr. Chaudhry has been practicing law for over 28 years during which he has conducted number of high-profile matters. His practice areas include, civil laws, customs, murder, narcotics, white collar crime and cyber law. |
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| Justice (retd) Sheikh Ijaz Nisar |
Of Counsel
Former Justice Supreme Court of Pakistan
Former Chief Justice High Court, Lahore
Former Chief Minister, Punjab |
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| Rana Zahid |
Of Counsel
Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan
Former Additional Advocate General Punjab
Former Vice President High Court Bar, Lahore
Former Vice President District Bar, Lahore |
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