We’ve advised on the launch of Pakistan’s latest communication satellite PAKSAT MM1.
ABS & Co’s lead by Amna Warsi and Ayasha Warsi, who lead the practice group on aviation law, have successfully advised the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) on the launch of Pakistan’s latest communicate satellite PAKSAT MM1. This is the second satellite launched by Pakistan.
Majid Bashir, partner at ABS & Co’s Islamabad office, has been elected as the new president of the Islamabad Tennis Association.
The meeting of the association was held under the chairmanship of President & Chairman, Tariq Mehmood Murtaza. Majid Bashir was elected as the new president for his outstanding services and leadership role.
Founding Partner of ABS & Co, Ahmer Bilal Soofi, spoke at a seminar titled “The Qur’anic Covenant on Alternative Dispute Resolution” during the Riyadh International Disputes Week as part of the series organized by Al-Barak Forum.
Usman Jillani speaks with Case by Case on property and real estate disputes in Pakistan’s courts.
Usman is a partner at ABS & Co’s office in Islamabad where he co-heads the litigation practice. On this podcast, Usman spoke with Case by Case on the ins and outs of land law in Pakistan. The discussion covers boundary and demarcation disputes to inheritance disputes and other common pitfalls that often trip up landowners.
We are thrilled to announce that the first mediation of its kind in a family matter was led ABS & Co’s Barrister Zainab Nasir Khan.
We’ve advised the owners of Quetta Gladiators on a partial sale of their equity stake in the PSL franchise to a Qatar-owned entity.
ABS & Co, led by Samar Masood, acted as transaction advisors for the acquisition of shares by JTA Int’l Investments in Quetta Gladiators. The transaction marks the first ever acquisition of any PSL team by a foreign company. The deal was announced in a ceremony conducted at the Pearl-Continental Hotel in Lahore ahead of the 9th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
In a landmark decision, the Lahore High Court’s Pindi bench has developed the doctrine of “ENE” (Early Neutral Evaluation) in a petition filed by ABS & Co that has resulted in the successful acquisition of the company and a resolution of shareholder disputes.
Our partner appeared as an expert witness in a court (Bortgarting Court of Appeal) in Norway over a property dispute.
Power Construction China has engaged ABS & Co for its EPC dispute with NPPMCL amounting to approximately USD 187 million.
Ahmer Bilal Soofi, a senior partner at ABS & Co, was invited as a guest speaker by the Arms Control and Disarmament Centre, in collaboration with the Sustainable Peace and Development Organization, to deliver a talk on Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (LAWS) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad on 9th May 2023. The event was graced by members of the diplomatic community, academia and experts from think tanks.
An overseas Pakistani based in Saudi Arabia has secured his rightful share in inheritance through a court decree obtained by ABS & Co.
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.
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