Shumail Ahmad Butt 41 – C, 2nd Floor, Cantonment Plaza, Saddar Road, Peshawar Cantt., Pakistan Phone : +92 (91) 525 0 525 Facsimile: +92 (91) 527 5 777 Cell: (+92) 0300 95 95 532 email:
[email protected] (Residential Address): 3880, Syed Zia Jaffri Road, Gorgatri, Peshawar City 25000, Pakistan
ATTORNEY General Counsel Corporate Lawyer Legal Draftsman Regulatory Regime Consultant Highly accomplished, meticulously organized and dedicated Attorney with a proven track record of success conducting legal research, analysis, trial preparation, and document drafting. Experience providing counsel to government and private corporations has contributed to exceptional, broad based legal knowledge. Proven ability to logically and effectively analyze statutes, ordinances, case law, and factual data. Outstanding ability to be concise, complete, logical, objective and persuasive in both written and oral communications. Resourceful individual with an ability to anticipate and evaluate all issues to adequately protect clients, and complete projects producing professional results while adhering to rigid deadlines.
Professional Strengths include: Constitutional litigation Administrative law issues Civil rights litigations Corporate Transactions Intellectual Property Regulatory Compliance Negotiations / ADRs Drafting Legislative Instruments Contract Drafting Compliance (HR/Admin) Policies Legal Education/Curriculum Building Research & Reporting
EDUCATION LL.B. Llegum Baccalaureus (Bachelors of Law) University of Peshawar – 1998 B.A. In Law and Political Science
University of Peshawar – 1995 LL.M. Llegum Magister (Master of Law) University of Peshawar (Course Work Completed of late – exam awaited) With Administrative Law, Comparative Constitutions and Corporate Law One Year Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Sciences Board of Technical Education, Peshawar One Year Diploma in Journalism, National Institute of Journalism, Islamabad
LEGAL LICENSES & AFFILIATIONS North West Frontier Province Bar Council A Provincial Subsidiary of Pakistan Bar Council License to Practice as an Advocate (Attorney) of High Court (The Highest Court of Appeal in Province) Peshawar High Court Bar Association Member and Ex-Secretary Finance (Executive Member) Peshawar District Court Bar Association Member All Pakistan Service Bar Association, Islamabad, Member Peshawar Bar Association of Direct Taxes and Federal Revenues Member Muslim Lawyers Guild, London UK (An International Body of Lawyers) Member
Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Panel of Official Liquidators Member
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE M/s Butt & Sohail L.L.P., Attorneys at Law As the Founder/Managing Partner (Presently and since late 1999)
In capacity of Managing Partner, I am successfully managing a vast practice in diversified fields with representations ranging from Government to Corporations, Public Sector Organizations to private bodies and whole gamut of large and small client entities. While managing the firm for almost a decade now, the job description included all aspects of administration, accountability for profit and loss, controlling costs and achieving revenue objectives. Case Management and implementing ways and means to adopt expense and delay reduction policies have always been top priorities for me beside displaying necessary leadership skills to manage a team of sizable human and other resources. Apart from Management skills, I had to remain an exceptional professional with unmatched lawyering and advocacy skills.
M/s Rohaila, Chirstina & Kiani (Formerly M/s Rohaila Law Associate) Sr. Management Associate after pupilage up until 1999 Firstly as the Apprentice Lawyer, then as a Junior Associate I had the opportunity of getting exposure into many different areas and legal avenues. With indefatigable hardwork and effort, I was soon given the status of senior Management Associate, directly accountable to Managing Partner/Principal of this National Level law firm. In this role, I had to assert administrative control not only upon the HR of the firm but was entrusted with responsibilities of Case Load Management, Docket Management, Conflict avoidance strategies, Client portfolio Management and a hoard of duties regarding the Courtroom/trial scheduling and management. All these skills, acquired while having one of the most hectic workload schedules management in the lawfirms of NWFP, I have acquired skills helpful in understanding the Court administration.
ACADEMIC EXPERTISE CECOS University, Peshawar Member, Academic Counsel As the Member of the prestigious Academic Council of the largest private sector university of NWFP, I have a hands on knowledge that can come handy as to curriculum development, devising effective strategies for Continued Professional Education (CPE) and to make the curriculum more sought after and graspable. The skills acquired shall be greatly beneficial, if they are put to use for rational revision and designing of the curriculum of on-duty and prospective Judges of the subordinate judiciary.
Frontier Law College, University of Peshawar Visiting Lecturer In capacity of a Lecturer at this prestigious law school (university level), I have the exposure to know the ins and outs of teaching generally and the legal education, in particular. This experience can certainly come handy in any assignment involving impartation of legal training and edification.
Iqra University, Peshawar Campus Visiting Resource Person/Seminar Spokesperson/Lecturer (Corporate/Commercial Law in MBA courses) Teaching Business and Corporate Law to the students of M.B.A. and M.S. at University level as a visiting faculty member. The exposure acquired through this endeavor can be put to valuable use in any assignment that encompasses impartation of legal education and training
Pakistan Academy of Rural Development (PARD) Visiting Resource Person/Lecturer This government owned and controlled academy is the hub of training to senior and middle level Government Executives and Officers. While delivering lectures and conducting seminars on various legal and corporate governance topics to these senior and middle cadre bureaucrats, necessary command, understanding and exposure is gained wherewithal for impartation of training to on-job government employees keeping in view their psyche and approach. These expertise can be beneficial in any assignment involving training to Government officials, Judicial Officers (judges) and other Court staff.
OTHER LEGAL COURSES / QUALIFICATIONS Certificate in Banking Law & Practice Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad Orientation Course in Islamic Law & Sharia International Islamic University, Islamabad Orientation Seminar/Certificate in I.P. Laws International Islamic University, Islamabad Short term Certificate Course in Human Trafficking Laws C.A.M.P. in Collaboration with E.U. and I.O.M.
SPECIAL EXPERTISE ACQUIRED Legal Drafting/Legislative Instruments/Subordinate Legislations/Legal Policies While working as the Advisor Legal for Institutional Reform Consultants in National Drainage Programme, a project funded by W.B. and a hoard of other Donors, I was instrumental in reviewing and redrafting the entire legislation involving Canal & Drainage Law. This assignment covered proposing institutional reforms through legislative changes and
betterments in principal Statutes as well as through introduction of necessary subordinate Legislation. This skill is also effectively put to use while drafting and vetting the Statutes and the Calendar of regulations for the CECOS University. Similarly the expertise has been further buffed up while drafting a Credit Administration Manual for M/s Askari Leasing Limited, a document that covers almost all the policies concerning credit disbursement and recovery by this largest Leasing Company (Financial Institution) of the Country. The skill of policy drafting is also put to effective use while drafting Compliance Manuals and HR Policy Documentations for a hoard of public sector companies such as PASDEC, PHSADC etc. and a number of Private Organizations. Numerous assignments of devising and drafting subordinate legislations, by-laws, SOP working protocols, asset management manuals etc., have given me a chance to successfully demonstrate this important skill that can be significantly important in any assignment involving legal policy formulation and drafting reformatory and other legislative instruments.
Legal and other Research While working for the World Bank Groupand a number of other clients of repute, I have acquired and perfected the skills of legal and other research and investigations to not only identify shortcomings in any given system but to find and propose rectifying measures for remedying such situations. This expertise shall be of importance in any assignment that hinges around research and proposing/implementing reforms.
CIVIC AFFILIATIONS Rotary Club Member, Rotary Club, Peshawar Khyber Abbaseen Arts Council Member of this Apex cultural body Fatamid Foundation, Pakistan Member of this premier Blood Donation body Voice of Prisoners, Pakistan Executive Member of this Relief Organization working for the betterment of inmates First Frontier Legal Clinic, Peshawar Patron-in-Chief of this unique experiment involving lawyers and students Providing legal help to indignant and resourceless litigants
PERSONAL Languages English, Urdu, Punjabi, Pushtu, Hindko Hindi & French (Basic Knowledge)
Hobbies Reading, Net Surfing, Computer Programming, Learning Foreign Languages Nationality Pakistani Marital Status Married (2 Children)
CLIENTS** REPRESENTED/CASES LITIGATED (Both in independent capacity and as the Managing Partner of my Firm)
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Client
World Bank Group, Washington DC, USA
Location
Peshawar, Islamabad, Lahore, Faisalabad, Sialkot, Quetta, Pakistan From 2004 To 2007 Worked as a short-term Consultant (STC) for different project modules and studies carried out by the World Bank Group, particularly IFC regarding different subregional economies. For four successive years, in annual project of “Doing Business”, the Client required fact finding and legal research on different areas of establishing SME Business and other ancillary topics such as regulatory regimes, registrations, licenses, building and construction issues, debt enforcement, bankruptcy, tax administration, labor laws and industrial relations. The assignments of reporting were also imbedded with proposing measures to reform all these areas. Similarly in “FAIS” project, the WB required reporting and completion of different modules regarding specifics and compliance protocols (including documents required) in respect of various regulatory regimes and other allied matters to take stock of ground realities and to propose reforms in later stages of the study.
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Client
Askari Leasing Ltd.
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2006 To Ongoing We have been engaged as the penal legal advisors retained by this nationwide leading Leasing Company [a financial institution under the Financial Institutions (Recovery of Finances, Ordinance, 2001]. As legal advisors and advocating lawyers, we have been entrusted with more than fifty instances of litigations for this Company mainly in the Client’s debt enforcement efforts beside rendering services for legal documentation, equity (security collateral) formation and other assorted matters of legal concern.
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Client
Bank Al-falah Ltd.
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2007 To Ongoing While acting as a trusted firm of legal counsel for this 2nd largest Bank of Pakistan, we have been selected to defend the Client Bank in its dispute with NWFP Excise & Taxation Department concerning a substantial question of law relating to Professional Tax and its chargeability on a Bank
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Client
Habib Bank Limited
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2002 To 2003 Advising and counseling for one of the biggest Banks in Pakistan in a protracted litigation with its employees.
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Client
Government of North West Frontier
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2008 To Ongoing The Government of North West Frontier Province through its Finance Department (with sanction of the Department of Law, Human Rights and Parliamentary Affairs) has nominated us as one of the two Private Counsel to represent the Government in its financial disputes with PESCO, PEPCO and WAPDA. The duties involving litigation over a number of disputes with power generation and distribution setups of the Federal Government and in this regard, we have raised issue of very sizable amounts of hundreds of millions before Peshawar High Court.
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Client
Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority (SMEDA) Ministry of Industries, Production and Special Initiatives, Government of Pakistan
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Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2004 To Ongoing Acted as an enlisted Legal Service Provider and the main consulting attorney in Peshawar for this Public Sector Organization aimed at development and promotion of SMEs. Among the list of an non-ceasing array of duties rendered, we have provided SMEDA with numerous legal consultations, report writings, legal drafting, regulation formulation, business support and development activities, regulatory affairs and other matters concerning legal issues faced by SMEs in general.
Client
Pakistan Stone Development Company (PASDEC)
Location Year
Islamabad, Pakistan From 2005
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Ongoing
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Duties Rendered
Acting as the Sole Legal Advisor and statutory counsel for this public sector Development Company formed by the Ministry of Industries, Production and Special Initiatives, Government of Pakistan. While rendering services as legal advisor, we are responsible to prepare and oversee all the legal documentation and contracts involving this apex Company engaged in nationwide supervision of Marble, Granite and other decorative/dimensional stone production, manufacturing and value-addition clusters. We are also required to vet and prepare many national and international bidding/procurement documents and Joint Venture Agreements for this public sector organization.
Client
Pakistan Hunting and Sporting Arms Development Company
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2006 To Ongoing Acting as the Statutory Legal Advisor of this sector development Company, formed as a special initiative under Section 42 of the Companies Ordinance, 1984 as a subsidiary of Pakistan Industrail Development Corporation (PIDC), Government of Pakistan to lookafter the development of hunting and sporting arms industry in Pakistan. While serving the Principal Legal Officer of the Company, not only its litigation and debt enforcements are overseen but Company is also provided legal advice and document vetting facilities for its day to day affairs.
Client
National Drainage Programme (Institutional Reforms Consultants)
Location Year
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2006
To
2006
Duties Rendered
While working as Advisor (Legal) and Legal Consultant to IRC – NDP, a World Bank and Japanese Government funded programme, numerous legal instruments and statutes were Drafted and proposed for legislation. The task included close coordination and working with Frontier Irrigation and Drainage Authority (FIDA) – erstwhile Provincial Irrigation Department, Government of NWFP while proposing a detail roadmap and implementation strategies for introduction of institutional reforms in FIDA and to revamp the same with vision to introduce a community based concept of self relying systems of irrigation and drainage through “Farmer Organizations (FOs)”. The project involved a hoard of legal services for on-ground realization of goals set up through the project.
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Client
Forest Development Corporation
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2007 To Ongoing Legal Representation of the Client (a Statutory Corporation) in Income Tax matters at the High Court level.
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Client
Energy Monitoring Cell, Government of NWFP
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2008 To Ongoing Providing legal advice and counsel to this independent entity formed by the Provincial Government to resolve the issues of energy crises and financial exposure of province therein. The body is inter alia contemplating to undertake litigations regarding hydro-electric power generated in province and then procured by CPPA of PEPCO through the legal representation of this law firm
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Client
Frontier Corps, through its Inspector General
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2006 To Ongoing Legal Advice and representation is provided to this para-military setup in their litigations and other affairs including inter-services relationships and dispute concerning external bodies. FC is also being represented in Courts by us. In one such incident, FC is litigating recovery of sizable deposits in a Bank that is facing liquidation.
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Client
Sarhad Development Authority
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 1999 To Ongoing Act as one of the legal advisors of the Sarhad Development Authority, the apex statutory body entrusted with the duties of streamlining and supervising the industrial development in NWFP. Legal advise in all matters relating to Authority’s operations in NWFP, including Agreement with different industrial concerns, disputes relating to acquisition of land for establishment of industrial zones and other litigations are looked after, when services are sought by SDA from time to time. SDA was also represented before the Customs, Central Excise and Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal, Pakistan for litigating a very sizable tax liability.
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Client
Baacha Khan Trust
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2003 To 2003 Incorporation and Registration of this Trust, formed by the Awami National Party, a Political Party that has ruled the Province (State) of North West Frontier for four terms since independence of the Country. ANP is also presently part of the national coalition that is ruling the country and has thus been in Government once again.
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Client
Sarhad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI)
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2004 To Ongoing Acting as consulting attorneys for this Apex Trade Body representative of Traders, Industrialists and businessmen of Province of North West Frontier. Services included litigation, legal advice and other allied legal services to this trade organization in assorted matters.
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Client
D.I. Khan Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Location Year Duties Rendered
D.I. Khan, Pakistan From 2007 To Ongoing Providing legal counsel and assistance to this Trade Organization in its reformation and re-registration and licensing from the Director General, Trade Organizations, Ministry of Commerce, Government of Pakistan beside helping it out in different matters pertaining to regulatory affairs etc.. The Client Chamber is also supported in intricate legal battles, fought at the level of High Court(s) and Secretary Finance, GoP for ensuring its rights at FPCCI Level.
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Client
Tribal Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Location Year Duties Rendered
FATA, PATA, Peshawar, Pakistan From 2009 To Ongoing Providing legal counsel and assistance to this unique Trade Organization in certain extremely complicated issues of constitutional and jurisdictional nature.
Client
Gawadar Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Location Year
Gawadar, Pakistan From 2006
To
2007
Duties Rendered
Represented this client in a Trade Organization and Election Dispute in FPCCI. Litigation and quasi-judicial administrative proceedings were initiated for this Client before the DGTO and Ministry of Commerce, Government of Pakistan beside litigating the matter at Balochistan High Court, Quetta.
Client
Frontier Women Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2007 To Ongoing Working for the registration and licensing of this Women Chamber while actively engaged in settlements of legal disputes with DGTO and other rival organizations beside providing other legal information.
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Client
Industrialist’s Association of Peshawar (IAP)
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2007 To Ongoing Providing legal counsel and advice to this main representative body of industrialists. The Client was also represented in tariff determination proceedings before NEPRA beside providing hoard of legal representation and assistance in numerous matters.
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Client
Pak China Fertilizers
Location Year
Haripur, Pakistan From 1999
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To
2001
Duties Rendered
Pak China Fertilizers Ltd., a public limited Company owning a gigantic Urea Fertilizer manufacturing plant at Haripur, Hazara, required specialized legal assistance for dealing a large number of cases and industrial disputes with its Collective Bargaining Agent (CBA) – Labour Union, Representative body of workmen and laborers. We acted as ones of the leading lawyers engaged in protracted and voluminous litigations, negotiations, settlements, mass lay-offs, retrenchment, VSS (Golden Handshake) and settlements with significant success.
2 1.
Client
Vincraft Dubai LLC
Location Year Duties Rendered
Dubai, UAE From 2007 To Ongoing Advice and legal counsel to this Emirates-based setup in their operations involving imports from Pakistan, Marketing Agreements, HR and other related matters. We have remained instrumental in formation and incorporation of this business setup with the authorities of UAE.
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Client
CECOS University of Information Technology and Emerging Sciences
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2003 To Ongoing Acting as Legal Advisors and counsel for establishing a full-scale chartered University, getting recognition from Higher Education Commission and accreditation from PEC through successful litigation at High Court Level. Continuous advice relating to student affairs, HR matters, internal legislation etc beside representing the University at all legal fora.
Client
Iqra University (Peshawar Chapter)
Location Year
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2006
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Ongoing
Duties Rendered
Act as principal legal counsel and advisor for IQRA University’s Peshawar Chapter. Services included litigation with Government Agencies, Landlords, Students beside providing a hoard of other legal services such as assistance in registrations etc.
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Client
Asian Management Institute
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2007 To Ongoing Legal advice and representation to this post-graduate educational institute in matters of students’ disputes, departmental representations and other legal issues.
2 5.
Client
Al-Khair University, Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK)
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 1999 To 2006 Representation of University as lead Counsel for setting up its chapters/campuses in NWFP and dealing different problems with Government Departments. One of the biggest achievement was successful representation of University for procuring engineering accreditation for its students from Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC), an apex body recognizing engineering education and register engineers.
Client
Libra Pharmaceuticals (Pvt.) Ltd.
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2006 To Ongoing Acting as principal legal advisor and attorneys for this one of the largest pharmaceutical manufacturing setup in almost every area of legal concern. We have also been engaged in advising this client regarding issues of Monopoly Control and Restrictive Trade litigations beside HR and IP issues.
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Client
Jafson Pharmaceutical (Pvt.) Ltd.
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2004 To Ongoing Acting as lead lawyers and legal counsel for this drug manufacturing concern in their civil, banking and corporate litigations.
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Client
Shazeb Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Location Year Duties Rendered
Haripur, Peshawar and Lahore Pakistan From 2002 To Ongoing Acting standing counsel for general advice for this public limited company and its affairs. Remained very instrumental in its debt settlement proceedings before State Bank of Pakistan Committee and was successful in writing off more than Rs. 350 Million. The Company is also represented in matters of National Accountability Bureau and for settlement of other public and private debts beside looking after other regulatory and tax liability (customs, sales tax and federal excise) issues.
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Client
Servier Research & Pharmaceutical Pakistan Ltd.
Location Year Duties Rendered
Lahore, Pakistan From 2003 To 2004 Acted as counsel for representation of different cases involving this subsidiary of a French Company known for reputed brands of medicinal products.
Client
M/s M.S. Enterprises Ltd.
Location Year Duties Rendered
Lahore, Pakistan From 2003 To 2004 Acted as lead representative in debt negotiations for this public limited Company involved in IV Dextrose, Saline and other pharmacological product manufacturing. We played an important role in getting a substantial Wirte-Off for more than Rs. 400 Million.
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3 1.
Client
MKB Pharmaceutical (Pvt) Ltd. [Formerly Nova Pharmaceutical (Pvt) Ltd.]
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2003 To Ongoing Act as sole consulting attorney for this emerging Pharmaceutical Company in all its legal and corporate affairs beside outsourcing HR support for this establishment.
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Client
Mac & Rains Pharmaceutical (Pvt.) Ltd.
Location Year Duties Rendered
Lahore, Pakistan From 2003 To 2007 Acted as a consulting attorney for this emerging Pharmaceutical Company in all its legal and corporate affairs
3 3.
Client
Iqra Net (Pvt.) Ltd.
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2003 To 2007 Acted as main consulting attorney for this leading Internet Service Provider (ISP) concerning all its legal and corporate affairs.
3 4.
Client
M/s Mardan Cigarette Industries Ltd.
Location Year Duties Rendered
Charsaddah, Pakistan From 2002 To Ongoing Acted as leading counsel for their litigations and representations involving Direct and Value Addition Taxes (Income Tax, Sales Tax and Federal Excise) upto high court level.
3 5.
Client
M/s Nasir Tobacco
Location Year Duties Rendered
Mardan, Pakistan From 2001 Acting as leading representation, Bank Disputes.
3 6.
Client
Pakistan Match Industries (Pvt.) Ltd.
Location Year Duties Rendered
Risalpur, Pakistan From 2001 To 2004 Acted as a consulting attorney for this leading Match Manufacturing Company in all its legal and corporate affairs beside representing the same in debt settlement litigation.
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Client
Top Star Match Industries (Pvt.) Ltd.
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2004 To Ongoing Act as statutory legal advisor of this leading Match manufacturing company in all its corporate affairs.
3 8.
Client
Bilour Match Industries (Pvt.) Ltd.
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2004 To 2004 Acted as a counsel and representatives for a Bank settlement involving substantial relief from the Committee of Revival of Sick Industrial Units (CRSIU), Karachi.
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Client
Sikandari Woolen Mills (Pvt) Ltd.
Location Year
Nowshera, Pakistan From 2003
To Ongoing counsel for their legal Settlement and Insurance
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Ongoing
Duties Rendered
Act as the statutory legal advisors and counsel of this emerging yarn and woolen clothing unit in dealing its corporate, banking and Civil litigations.
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Client
Palwasha Industries (Pvt.) Ltd.
Location Year Duties Rendered
Gadoon Amazai, Pakistan From 2003 To 2003 Represented this Yarn twisting and doubling premier Unit in Bank Settlements of its liabilities.
4 1.
Client
Fersh-e-Afghan Carpet (Pvt.) Ltd.
Location Year Duties Rendered
Kohat, Pakistan From 2003 To 2004 Represented this premier wilton carpet unit in Bank Settlements of its liabilities.
4 2.
Client
Digital Network International (Pvt.) Ltd.
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2002 To Ongoing Representing and counseling for this leading computer vendors’ concern of NWFP in its legal affairs.
4 3.
Client
Al-Muqeet (Pvt.) Ltd.
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2002 To Ongoing Representing and litigating for this leading AgroChemical and Pesticide Company on National Level, in their disputes with Banks and other organizations.
4 4.
Client
Hello Technologies (Pvt.) Ltd.
Location Year
Islamabad, Pakistan From 2004
To
Ongoing
Duties Rendered
Acting as a consulting Attorney of this off-shore callcenter group and to look after its exposure and liability issues in telemarketing.
4 5.
Client
SKP Services Ltd.
Location Year Duties Rendered
Lahore, Pakistan From 2003 To 2006 Acted as consulting attorneys for outsourcing and service delivery public limited corporation in different legal affairs including documentation, contract formation etc.
4 6.
Client
M/s Shahid Waheed Younas Jameel Chartered Accountants
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Lahore, Karachi, Pakistan From 2002 To Ongoing Acted as principal consulting attorney for this nationwide firm of Chartered Accountants and rendering legal services of assorted nature for this national level firm
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Client
M/s Shahid Ahmad & Co.
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2003 To Ongoing Acting as lead consulting attorney for this Provincewide firm of Chartered Accountants and providing legal assistance in different professional spheres.
4 8.
Client
Al – Mussawir (Pvt.) Ltd.
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2002 To Ongoing Acting as main advocates for this co-operative motor vehicle and industrial equipment leasing setup in their numerous litigations and problems they are facing in Motorway M1 Project.
4 9.
Client
MKB Enterprises (Pvt.) Ltd.
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 1999 To Ongoing Acting as Legal Advisor and counsel for this one of the biggest group involved in Plastic Mat Manufacturing.
5 0.
Client
Honda Sarhad (Pvt.) Ltd.
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2002 To Ongoing Act as legal counsel for this franchise of Honda Brand of Cars in Peshawar and NWFP
5 1.
Client
Kraft Electronics (Pvt.) Ltd.
Location Year Duties Rendered
Gadoon Amazai, Pakistan From 2000 To 2006 Acted as main consulting attorney for this premier Unit of Video Tape Manufacturing (only one of its kind) in issues involving taxation, Banking and intellectual property.
5 2.
Client
CECO Tyres and Rubber Company Ltd.
Location Year Duties Rendered
Gujrat, Pakistan From 2003 To Ongoing Acting as one of the leading counsel for this significant market leader in tyre manufacturing industries in purchasing Delta Tyre and Rubber Corporation, a public limited concern in liquidation process.
5 3.
Client
Sinsas Enterprises Ltd. (Woundup)
Location Year Duties Rendered
Hattar, Pakistan From 1999 To 2004 Acted as an Official Liquidator to supervise the entire liquidation exercise of this public limited company by the orders of the Peshawar High Court. The exercise involved debt realization by selling this biggest juices and nectar unit of Pakistan and satisfying the claims of an array of its creditors including leading Banks, Financial consortiums and Corporate & Industrial Rehabilitation Corporation (CIRC).
5 4.
Client
Kailash Galaxy Hotel
Location Year Duties Rendered
Chitral, Northern Areas, Pakistan From 2000 To Ongoing Acting as the main lawyer for this luxurious hotel and tourist resort built at one of the famous tourism spot of Pakistan i.e. Bamborait, Chitral in northern areas. Duties include looking after its legal affairs, its litigations and bank settlements.
5 5.
Client
M/s Vincraft (Pvt.) Ltd.
Location Year Duties Rendered
Risalpur, Pakistan From 2003 To Ongoing Providing legal advice and other related services to this multi-production setup involved in manufacturing export quality Patio and Garden furniture and other UPVC product such as pipe fittings based on an Australian Joint Venture. Services encompass legal assistance in issues of import, export, marketing, HR and labor compliance.
5 6.
Client
M/s Trans World International
Location Year
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2007
To
Ongoing
Duties Rendered
Representing and providing legal advice to this Commercial Exporters Firm in many areas of its operations
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Client
Suffa Developers (Pvt.) Ltd.
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2008 To Ongoing Acting as main legal counsel and advisors to this group of Housing Schemes Developers and Town Planners. Services comprised of resolving legal issues as to titles, lease registrations, property documentations, building permit assistance and other matters of legal interest faced by the Group.
5 8.
Client
Gulraiz Housing (Pvt.) Ltd.
Location Year Duties Rendered
Rawalpindi, Pakistan From 2005 To Ongoing Duties include providing legal representation and counsel to this mega housing project development concern. Beside providing legal advice, we have been providing legal assistance and representation to this group of town planners and developers in their land disputes, allotment matters and other disputes concerning housing and town planning.
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Client
M/s Al – Hafiz Town Planners and Developers
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2003 To Ongoing Legal Advice and counseling to this renowned group known for establishment of housing colonies and towns at Peshawar. Services including legal representation and advice in issues with Government Agencies, Building Control authorities and title disputes.
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Client
Associates in Development (Pvt.) Ltd.
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2008 To Ongoing Legal Advice and representation to this setup that is involved in construction consultancy and turn key projects to different considerable international clients and donor/relief agencies such as USAID, World Bank etc. We provide expert legal advice to this client in their developmental activities, focused mostly in earth-quake effected areas and other areas under distress.
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Client
M/s Shelter Now International (SNI)
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2006 To Ongoing Provision of legal counsel and advice to this International Relief Organization in their relief operations and other matters that require legal assistance.
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Client
Al-Hafiz Crystoplast (Pvt.) Ltd.
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2005 To Ongoing Working as Principal Legal Advisor for this mega project of PET Bottle Manufacturing in NWFP. The Client that is sole supplier of PET bottles and preforms to PEPSI, NESTLE and a number of other considerable customer, is provided with unmatched services in field of IP issues, registrations, HR matters, tax and regulatory compliance etc.
6 3.
Client
M/s Dawat Restaurant
Location Year
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2007
To
Ongoing
Duties Rendered
Legal advice, counsel and representation to this client in its matters of tax liability, dealing with government agencies and litigation with creditors etc.
6 4.
Client
M/s Bagh-e-Naran Restaurant
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2005 To Ongoing Legal advice and representation in matters of tax liability (sales tax in particular) and other regulatory issues and matters outstanding with CD&MD etc.
6 5.
Client
Frontier Foundries (Pvt.) Ltd.
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2007 To Ongoing Legal advice, counsel and representation to this premier Steel Mills (foundry and steel re-rolling setup) of NWFP in many areas of their business operations.
6 6.
Client
Khyber Eye Foundation
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2004 To Ongoing Legal counsel and advice to this Charity eye hospital in their tax liability adjudications, social security and employees old-age benefit matters and most importantly matters of patient liability.
6 7.
Client
Swat China Clay (Pvt.) Ltd.
Location Year Duties Rendered
Mingora, Pakistan From 2006 To Ongoing Legal advice and representation on Labor Union matters and other legal problems.
6 8.
Client
Midas Engineering (Pvt.) Ltd.
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2007 To Ongoing Provided support in business development, incorporation and other legal matter of this newly formed business concern.
6 9.
Client
M/s Al – Hafiz CNG
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2005 To Ongoing Provision of legal advice and representation to this premier CNG Kit Conversion and Filling setup in different issues of NOCs and dealings with regulatory bodies such as OGRA etc.
7 0.
Client
Hi-waves Communications (Pvt.) Ltd.
Location Year Duties Rendered
Peshawar, Pakistan From 2007 To Ongoing Legal representation and advice to Management in corporate matters and in dealing with regulatory authority i.e. PEMRA.
** All names and info reported after specific permission of the Clients.
Apart from this randomly picked list of some of the valuable clients, we have the honor of representing hundreds of Private and Public Sector clients beside offering legal services to hundreds of individuals and unregistered (Unincorporated) Associations of Persons in different fields involving legal representations.
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