Masood Ahmad Khattak, an Associate at our Islamabad office, was invited to deliver a lecture at the Bar Vocational Course organised by the Punjab Bar Council on 15 April 2023. The seminar was attended by the Federal Law Minister, Azam Nazeer Tarar, and was organised by PBC under the capable leadership of Mohammad Qayyum who heads its Legal Education Committee.
GlobalLawExperts has announced ABS & Co as the winner of its 2023 Award for the “Supreme Court Litigation Law Firm of the Year in Pakistan”.
Bakhtawar Bilal Soofi, Partner at ABS & Co’s Lahore office, spoke at EconFest organised by the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) as part of a Doha-style debate titled: “Is Corruption or Incompetence a Bigger Problem in Pakistan”.
Samar Masood, a partner at ABS & Co’s Lahore office, moderated a panel discussion on the launch of Nadeem Hussain’s book “A Bank is Born”.
We are proud to announce Ahmed Reza Mirza as the firm’s newest Associate Partner.
The President of the Islamabad High Court Bar Association, Shoaib Shaheen, has nominated Barrister Shahrukh Iftikhar – Partner at ABS & Co’s Islamabad office – as the Chairman of the Association’s Foreign Qualified Lawyers Committee.
ABS & Co’s partners, Sarjeel Mowahid and Ahmed Reza Mirza, have co-authored a chapter on Pakistan’ telecom, media and internet laws published by International Comparative Legal Guides. The document is available on ICLG’s website.
Barrister Shahrukh Iftikhar, head of Commercial and International Arbitration met with Mr. Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim and his team at the Singapore office of Dentons Rodyk LLP with respect to a commercial dispute before Singapore International Arbitration Centre worth 35 million USD. Mr. Zhul is a Member of the Singapore Parliament, representing the Keat Hong ward of Chua Chu Kang GRC.
Barrister Shahrukh Iftikhar, Head of Corporate, Commercial and International Arbitrations met with Ms Dawn Tan at her office in Singapore with respect to International Investment Disputes and the role of Chambers of Commerce in Pakistan.
It gives the management of ABS & Co great pleasure to announce that Shamsher Ali, our Litigation Manager in the Lahore office, has been enrolled as an Advocate of the High Court.
We are pleased to share that ABS & Co has secured stellar rankings in this Legal500’s 2023 rankings.
Ahmer Bilal Soofi, senior partner at ABS & Co, a Legal 500 law firm, has been elected to the Board of Advisers of The International Development Law Organization (IDLO), a distinguished global entity dedicated to promoting the rule of law and sustainable development. IDLO has a distinctive mandate to reinforce the ability of nations to oversee legal and institutional frameworks that foster inclusive economic growth, social development, and environmental preservation. The organization’s exceptional strategy for legal and institutional reform is concentrated on producing measurable results in challenging situations, with an unwavering dedication to promoting diversity, inclusivity, and accountability. Through its programs and initiatives, IDLO works to enhance access to justice, promote gender equality, support legal empowerment, and improve the effectiveness and responsiveness of justice systems.
Our Senior Partner, Ahmer Bilal Soofi, was invited for a panel discussion organized by Youth General Assembly on the issue of judicial activism. Mr. Soofi was joined by eminent legal experts including Hamid Khan, Senator Ali Zafar and Justice (R) Nasira Iqbal.
The LUMS Law & Politics Society organized a panel talk on judicial appointments and the seniority principle at the Shaikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law, LUMS. The talk was moderated by Bakhtawar Bilal Soofi, a partner at ABS & Co’s Lahore office. The speakers on the panel included Advocate Salahuddin Ahmad, Senator Raza Rabbani, Advocate Irfan Qadir and Advocate Nida Usman.
Earlier this week, a delegation of US State Department consisting of David Josar, Country Officer for South Central Asia, and Alex David from the Child Abduction Unit, visited ABS & Co’s Islamabad office and met Majid Bashir, Senior Partner, to discuss Pakistan’s judicial and administrative response to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abduction and parental child abduction issues between USA and Pakistan.
Earlier this week, John Cabeca (USA Intellectual Property Attache for South Asia) and Rob Folley (Economic Affairs Officer US Embassy) visited Majid Bashir, Senior Partner at ABS & Co’s Islamabad office, and discussed issues concerning enforcement and implementation of intellectual property rights in Pakistan. The enforcement and protection of intellectual property rights in Pakistan is very weak which discourages investors from brining in foreign investment into the country.
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