Experience

Axis Law Chambers

• Pakistan
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner

  • Jan 2020 - Present

• Senior Associate

  • Nov 2016 - Jan 2020

  • Advised micro-finance institutions on their foreign borrowing requirements• Part of the legal team currently representing a client in an ICSID Arbitration• Part of the legal team that successfully represented a Government institution in an LCIA Arbitration • Constructed arguments, developed strategies, and prepared briefs for and accompanied senior advocates/barristers to the High Courts of Pakistan and regulatory bodies in corporate and constitutional law matters.• Advised international companies on taxation, employment, contractual matters as well as the legal framework for setting up a business in Pakistan• Advised a global telecommunication company on the telecommunication, anti-money-laundering, mobile banking and privacy laws in Pakistan for their product launch Show less



Lahore University of Management Sciences

• Pakistan
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Faculty

  • Jan 2016 - Present

  • Courses: Introduction to Pakistan Legal System, Introduction to Legal Reasoning, Legal Writing and Research Methods, Contract Law, Drafting Legal Instruments, Practitioners’ Skills, and Professional Ethics, Advocacy • Courses: Introduction to Pakistan Legal System, Introduction to Legal Reasoning, Legal Writing and Research Methods, Contract Law, Drafting Legal Instruments, Practitioners’ Skills, and Professional Ethics, Advocacy


LUMS Law Alumni Association
• Pakistan
• Legal Services
• President

  • Nov 2022 - Present

Office of the Advocate General
• India
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Assistant Advocate General, Punjab

  • Oct 2022 - Feb 2023


MJLA | LEGAL

• Pakistan
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Associate

  • Nov 2014 - Oct 2016

  • Advised one of the leading business groups of Pakistan on the legal strategy for its domestic and international growth and expansion• Advised international companies on double taxation treaties, employment, foreign exchange, intellectual property, and environment laws of Pakistan• Drafted and reviewed commercial contracts including consultancy agreements, employment contracts, memorandum of understanding, trust deeds, articles of association, pension fund schemes, and trademark agreements• Advised local and international clients on the competition, company, privacy and data protection, and telecommunication laws of Pakistan• Assisted in management of legal knowledge, work and team Show less

• Junior Legal Associate

  • Oct 2013 - Nov 2014

  • Carried out extensive research on employment, data protection, foreign exchange, and taxation laws of Pakistan• Drafted legal opinions and commercial contracts• Assisted in development of knowledge management and work organisation systems• Assisted in business development activities/initiatives



Lahore High Court

• 200 - 300 Employee

• Law Clerk

  • Aug 2013 - Oct 2013

  Clerked for the Honourable Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah. Audited court proceedings and drafted memoranda on the criminal procedure and imposition of penalties in cases of non-compliance with VAT provisions. Clerked for the Honourable Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah. Audited court proceedings and drafted memoranda on the criminal procedure and imposition of penalties in cases of non-compliance with VAT provisions.


Office of the Advocate General Punjab
• Summer Legal Intern

  • Jul 2012 - Sep 2012
• Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2009 - May 2012

  Courses: - Legal Writing and Research Methods (Spring Semester 2012) - Jurisprudence (Fall Semester 2011) - Politics of India (Spring Semester 2011) - Politics of International Terrorism (Fall Semester 2010) - US Involvement in the Middle East (Spring Semester 2010) - The Modern Middle East (Fall Semester 2009) Courses: - Legal Writing and Research Methods (Spring Semester 2012) - Jurisprudence (Fall Semester 2011) - Politics of India (Spring Semester 2011) - Politics of International Terrorism (Fall Semester 2010) - US Involvement in the Middle East (Spring Semester 2010) - The Modern Middle East (Fall Semester 2009)


Irfan & Irfan (Advocates)
• India
• Civic and Social Organizations
• Summer Legal Intern

  • Jun 2011 - Jul 2011

Hassan & Hassan (Advocates)
• United Arab Emirates
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Summer Legal Intern

  • Jul 2010 - Aug 2010