PAKISTAN Law and Practice Contributed by: Abdul Muqtadir Khan, Syed Absar Rahat Rizvi, Hammad Saleem and Zair Zaman Khan, Khan & Arshad
Khan & Arshad is a full-service law firm based in Gulberg, Lahore, with a team of ten lawyers advis - ing domestic and international clients across a broad range of contentious and non-contentious matters. The firm has particular expertise in commercial liti - gation, dispute resolution, corporate and commercial law, banking and finance, taxation, regulatory com - pliance, employment, technology, intellectual proper - ty and investment matters. It regularly represents cor - porations, financial institutions, public sector entities and governmental organisations before the superior
courts, tribunals, regulatory authorities and arbitral forums in Pakistan. In addition to its strong disputes practice, the firm advises clients on corporate struc - turing, commercial transactions, risk management and regulatory issues, enabling it to provide inte - grated legal solutions for complex business matters. Khan & Arshad regularly acts for leading companies and institutions in significant commercial, banking, taxation and regulatory disputes, while also advising on strategic transactions and day-to-day corporate and commercial matters.
Authors
Abdul Muqtadir Khan is a partner at Khan & Arshad. His practice focuses on commercial litigation, corporate and regulatory advisory, taxation and dispute resolution. Mr Khan regularly advises and represents domestic and
Hammad Saleem is an associate at Khan & Arshad. His practice covers commercial litigation, corporate advisory, dispute resolution and taxation, and he regularly appears before the High Courts of Pakistan.
international clients, financial institutions, public sector entities and governmental organisations in complex commercial, constitutional and regulatory matters before the superior courts, tribunals and arbitral forums in Pakistan. He holds an LLM in International Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation from the University of Warwick. Mr Khan regularly advises and represents clients in international arbitration proceedings and on the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Pakistan.
He holds an LLB (Hons) from the University of London, which he completed with five distinctions and certificates of excellence in Administrative Law and European Union Law. He also holds an LLM in International ADR and Trade Law from City St George’s, University of London, and was called to the Bar of England and Wales by the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn in 2025.
Zair Zaman Khan is an associate at Khan & Arshad, where he advises clients on civil, commercial and tax matters, and assists with both litigation and advisory mandates. He regularly conducts legal research,
Syed Absar Rahat Rizvi is an associate at Khan & Arshad. His practice focuses on litigation, banking and finance, taxation, intellectual property, employment and constitutional law. He holds an LLB
drafts pleadings, contracts and legal memoranda, and supports the partners in managing complex client matters. Zair combines strong analytical and drafting skills with a sound understanding of Pakistani legal procedures and commercial legal frameworks.
(Hons) and an LLM in Constitutional Law from the University of the Punjab, Lahore. He regularly advises clients on local arbitrations, enforcement of awards and foreign judgments in Pakistan.
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