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Education
Bachelor of Arts (Law Tripos Parts I & II) University of Cambridge (Trinity College), United Kingdom
LL.B. (Bachelor of Laws, now re-designated Master of Laws (LL. M.)), University of Cambridge (Trinity College), United Kingdom
Master of Arts (M.A.), University of Cambridge (Trinity College), United Kingdom
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Advocate, High Court of Sindh
Kairas N Kabraji heads the firm’s corporate advisory and transactions practice. He has extensive experience in both domestic and transnational corporate and commercial matters, with a strong focus on project finance, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, capital market transactions, and debt and equity financing. Kairas brings a wealth of experience from a career spanning over four decades, advising clients most notably in the energy and natural resources, aviation, banking and finance, retail and consumer, pharmaceutical, and telecommunications sectors.
Kairas is recognised as one of the most prominent lawyers of Pakistan. He is well regarded and highly sought after for his commercial acumen, solutions-based approach, and ‘first-class legal skills’. In addition to being a seasoned practitioner, he is a thought-leader in the field of corporate and commercial law having regularly advised and consulted on domestic commercial legislation.
Kairas N Kabraji has consistently been named as a leading lawyer for Capital Markets and Banking and Finance (Asia Law); listed in the ‘Hall of Fame’ in Corporate and M&A (Legal 500); Market Leader in Banking and M&A (IFLR); Senior Statesperson in Banking & Finance and in Projects, Infrastructure and Energy and in Corporate/Commercial (Chambers and Partners) in Pakistan.
Education
B.A., University of Karachi, Pakistan
B.A. Political Science, University of Oklahoma, United States
J.D., University of Oklahoma, United States
LL.M., University of Warwick, United Kingdom
Admission
Advocate, Supreme Court of Pakistan
Salman Talibuddin heads the firm’s litigation and dispute resolution practice. He has over three decades of experience acting in a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters, with a strong focus on commercial litigation and arbitration. Salman has regularly acted in major and complex disputes including international commercial arbitrations, most notably in the energy and natural resources, aviation, banking and finance, construction and engineering, and telecommunications sectors. He also acts as an arbitrator in commercial arbitration matters and is on the panel of arbitrators of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre and the Asian International Arbitration Centre (formerly the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration).
Salman is highly regarded and sought after for his rigorously thorough practice and dispute resolution skills. He has consistently been recognised as a market-leading lawyer for Dispute Resolution in Pakistan (Asia Law).
Salman Talibuddin has remained a former judge of the High Court of Sindh at Karachi. He has also served as Additional Attorney General for Pakistan based at Karachi from May 2014 to September 2018 and as Advocate General Sindh from September 2018 to June 2022.
Education
M.Sc. Economics, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
Bar Vocational Course, Inns of Court School of Law, United Kingdom
Called to the Bar (Lincoln’s Inn), United Kingdom
Admission
Advocate, High Court of Sindh
Danish M H Shah has almost two decades of experience working on corporate and commercial matters. His practice is focused on mergers and acquisitions, project finance, capital markets, and foreign and domestic debt and equity financing. Danish advises both domestic and international clients across a number of industries, most notably in the energy and natural resources, banking and finance, telecommunications, and transport sectors.
In addition to routinely advising major clients on securities lending and other financial market transactions, Danish is well known for his advisory and negotiation skills in the energy and infrastructure sector. He has been recognised as a leading lawyer for Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A, and Energy & Natural Resources (Asia Law, 2019); and is highly regarded in Banking, Project Finance and M&A (IFLR) in Pakistan.
Education
B.A., LL.B., Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan
LL.M. Legal Theory, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom
Admission
Advocate, High Court of Sindh
Maria Ahmad works on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters with a strong focus on litigation and dispute resolution. She has represented major domestic and international clients in commercial matters across sectors, most notably in the aviation, construction and engineering, banking and finance, information technology and telecommunications, energy and infrastructure, and transport industries. She is also routinely sought for regulatory compliance and employment related advice.
In addition to co-leading the litigation practice, Maria has advised and acted in commercial arbitration matters for the firm. She also brings a diverse and extensive understanding of constitutional, financial crime, and civil law matters having worked on several complex cases with the offices of the Additional Attorney General for Pakistan and the Advocate General of Sindh. Maria has been nominated for her work in Litigation and Commercial Arbitration by the Women in Business Law Awards (2021).
Education
LL.B. (Hons), University of Bristol, United Kingdom
Bar Vocational Course, BPP Law School, United Kingdom
Called to the Bar (Lincoln’s Inn), United Kingdom
Admission
Advocate, High Court of Sindh
Alizeh Bashir has extensive experience working on contentious and non-contentious matters with a strong focus on litigation and dispute resolution. She has represented major domestic and international clients in civil and commercial matters across sectors, most notably in the banking and finance, information technology and media, aviation, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, and tobacco industries.
In addition to co-leading the litigation practice, Alizeh also regularly acts and advises in relation to mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and debt and equity financing. Her scope of experience has been vastly enhanced through her work on constitutional matters with the offices of the Additional Attorney General for Pakistan and the Advocate General of Sindh. Alizeh has been nominated as a Rising Star in Litigation by the Women in Business Law Awards (2022).