Practicing law for over 10 years and rendering general legal advice and opinions as well as conducting cases in courts, including High Courts, banking courts and various special courts and tribunals. Recently appointed as a lawyer on the panel of Advocate General Sindh for representing the provincial government in all matters in the High Court of Sindh.
In 2015, represented NIB Bank in the High Court of Sindh at Karachi in five (5) Constitution Petitions filed by the Bank’s Customers seeking exemption from imposition, levy and deduction of withholding tax on bank accounts of employees’ benevolent funds.
In 2016, on the instructions from Sindh Bank Ltd. obtained a status quo order from the Honourable High Court of Sindh at Karachi against imposition of professional and property tax by the Clifton Cantonment Board. Actively, representing banks, including NIB Bank, Sindh Bank Ltd. and Standard Chartered Bank (Pakistan) Ltd. in banking recovery suits in the High Court of Sindh, Banking Courts and Special Banking Judge (Banking Offences Courts) at Karachi.
Since 2015, actively assisting Mr. Shoukat Hayat Advocate Supreme Court as part of the team defending Shoaib Shaikh and Others in Axact Scandal before the Sessions Court at Karachi and the Honourable High Court of Sindh at Karachi.
Past Experience
LIAQUAT MERCHANT ASSOCIATES (2001 to 2013)
Worked as a Senior Associate at Liaquat Merchant Associates which is a first tier law firm in Banking, Insurance, Shipping, Medical and Clinical Negligence, Islamic Banking and Corporate Advisory, according to the Chambers and Partners and Asia Pacific Legal 500. Joined the firm as a paralegal after graduating from College in 2001.
Expertise
- Providing advisory and consultancy services to clients on corporate, legal and constitutional matters.
- Managing, organizing and maintaining clients’ Intellectual Property Assets, registration, protection, breach and infringement.
- Representing clients and independently handling and conducting cases in various courts, tribunals & forums, including the High Court of Sindh at Karachi, District and Banking Courts and other tribunals, including Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, Board of Investment, State Bank of Pakistan and Registrar of Firms and Sub-Registrars.
- Drafting and vetting all types of contracts and negotiating contracts.
- Educating, advising, and counseling clients on relevant legal issues.
- Liaison with paralegals, junior associates in the firm and external advocates, consultants and representatives of the clients for case-related work. Dealing with foreign-based clients.
Professional Membership
- Member of the Sindh Bar Council (SBC)
- Member of the Karachi Bar Association (KBA)
- Member of the Sindh High Court Bar Association Council (SHCBA)