TRADEMARK & PATENTS - Key Persons
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- Senior Associate - Jhelum
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- Senior Associate - Sialkot
Anas Farooq is a law bachelor degree holder from the University of Punjab, with specialization in civil, tax, business and corporate laws. Mr. Anas provides dynamic, high-quality, and solution-oriented legal services to multinational Companies to fulfill their statutory compliances.
He is involved in contentious and non-contentious work, spanning the full spectrum of law practice towards government departments i.e. Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan, Punjab Revenue Authority, Sindh Revenue Board, Federal Board of Revenue and Registrar of Firms, District Land Record Office, Tax & Excise Department, etc., and assist clietns through strategies and plainings to overcome financial risks, tax liabilities and maintain their books of accounts along with maintaining the data electronically to keep the record on long term basis.
He occupies a distinguished position in our firm and his main responsibilities include, inter alia, the drafting, preparation, and representation of contested cases before courts i.e. Commissioner (Appeals), Tribunal, Civil Courts, Family Courts, and High Court, joining assessment proceedings to save the interest of the clients, tax advisory, legal opinions, registrations and transfers of moveable and immoveable properties and registration of agreements / contracts, power of attorney and deeds ancillary to the businesses.
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- Associate - Mirpur ( AJK )
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- Founder of ZAFAR & ASSOCIATES - LLP, Founder Member
- Founder, Economist & Senior Partner
Dr Ilyas Zafar is the Founder of ZAFAR & ASSOCIATES - LLP, Founder Member of Prae Legal, Senior Economist & Political Analyst, Senior Lawyer & Partner, International Tax Laws Expert, Expert Witness and Senior Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan. Law Practice Experience encompasses the period 1975 to date. Extensive experience in Constitutional Law, Corporate Governance, Tax Laws, Family & Inheritance Law and other Civil & Criminal Matters before the Districts Courts, Tribunals, High Courts and Supreme Court of Pakistan. A long list of reported judgments of the represented cases is in his credit.
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- Senior Associate - Islamabad
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- Counsel
- Associate - Lahore
Ehtisham Lodhi acts as counsel in intellectual property and civil dispute matters and appears regularly before the intellectual property tribunal and civil courts in Pakistan. He also has vast exposure of litigation and judicial system of Pakistan and interned with advocate supreme court of Pakistan.
As an associate, he works with the Partners of the firm on a wide range of intellectual property and litigation matters pertaining to copyright, patent and trademark laws.
He started his career working on criminal and constitutional litigation in Pakistan with Mr. Zafar Ullah Khan Khakwani, ASC. He has also marshalled in the court of the additional session judge Punjab, and assisted him with legal research. Moreover, he has in-depth experience in criminology and narcotics trials. Lastly, he has a keen interest in pro bono work and volunteered with Roshni Welfare Organization and other free legal aid organizations.
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- Senior Associate - Sialkot
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- Senior Associate - Gwadar
Iram Fatima is partner and working as a legal consultant and litigator in commercial, transactional, real estate, family, corporate, and civil matters.
She is involved in contentious and non-contentious work, spanning the full spectrum of corporate and commercial law, including drafting and vetting of contracts. Her primary case load concerns with contract enforcement, as well as related issues such as corporate entity establishment and family dispute resolution proceedings.
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- Senior Associate - Sialkot
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- Senior Associate - Sialkot
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- Senior Associate - Rawalpindi
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- Senior Associate - Lahore
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- Senior Associate - Lahore
Malik Muhammad Faisal Khalid is an experienced advocate and lawyer, known for his legal expertise and exceptional advocacy skills, with over 25 years of practice in the legal profession, Mr Faisal has earned a reputation for his sharp legal acumen and ability to handle complex legal matters.
As an advocate, Mr Faisal has represented clients from a diverse range of industries and backgrounds, providing them with expert legal advice and representation. His areas of expertise include civil, criminal litigation, corporate law, intellectual property rights, customs, consumer and constitutional matters as well.
Mr Faisal is committed to provide his clients with the highest level of legal representation and personalised attention. He takes the time to understand his clients' needs and concerns, and works tirelessly to ensure that their legal rights are protected.
Educational Qualifications
LL.B. - Legal Studies | University of the Punjab
1998 - 2001 | Lahore, Pakistan
M.A. (Pol. Sc.) - Political Science | University of the Punjab
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- Senior Associate - Faisalabad
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- Senior Associate - Islamabad
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- Managing Partner
- Managing Partner, Cyber Security Strategist, Systems & Web
Muneeb Zafar is Managing Partner, Cyber Security Strategist, Systems & Web Connoisseur, Technical Trainer and Visiting Law Professor who addicted with Info-Tech since 1982.
Over 30 years of experience in Information Systems and Telecommunication Industry, Skilled in both technical and administrative supervision, have worked with distinguished corporate sectors and IT consulting companies, managing LAN / WAN technologies and have gained extensive technological and interpersonal experience from distinct variations of clients. He has proven his abilities to grasp quickly and ideally suited for the projects that are challenging both technically and politically.
Apart from above, he has extensible experience in corporate practice i.e. Starting a Business, Contract Enforcement, Corporate Governance, Hiring & Firing of Workers, Trade Agreements and Commercial Services.
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- Senior Associate - Lahore
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- Senior Associate - Karachi
Rana Asif Khan is an innovative dynamic personality, enrolled as advocate with Sindh Bar in 1993, areas of practice including customs, corporate, admiralty and maritime laws relating to International logistics, trade agreements and debit recovery.
He is Compliance Advisor of various International logistic conventions, agreements, laws such as ATA, TIR, CPD, CMR, CIM, ILO, IMO, WTO, WCO, ICC-MTD, CTD, IATA, FIATA. He has expertise over freight forwarding and NVOCC issues pertaining to bills of lading, various negotiable documents under UCP-600.
He is member of Pakistan National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce (PNC-ICC) and legal advisor for TIR Admission and to Technical Committee on TIR Transport issues with Customs and ECO, IRU.
Educational Qualifications
LL.B. - Legal Studies | SM Law College
1990 - 1992 | Karachi, Pakistan
B.A. - Bachelor of Arts | Murrey College
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- Associate - Chiniot / Chenab Nagar
Rohan Sohail holds an LL.B. (Hons) degree from the University of London, with a distinction in jurisprudence and legal theory. As an associate at ZA-LLP, he is part of the firm's corporate, taxation and contract enforcement teams. He also occupies a unique position at our competition / antitrust law department.
His prime responsibilities include, inter alia, the drafting, vetting and reviewing of multiple legal documents, including commercial agreements, evidentiary documents, legal memos and opinions.
He further published an article on Competition Law in the Pakistan College of Law's Student Journal of Law. In addition to his responsibilities at the firm, Mr. Rohan is also part of the visiting faculty at Pakistan College of Law where he teaches Tort Law to the College's University of London LL.B. (Hons) programme.
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- Senior Associate - Lahore
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- Senior Partner - Durban ( RSA )
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- Senior Associate - Gujrat
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- Senior Associate - Abbottabad
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- Senior Associate - Quetta
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- Senior Associate - Lahore
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- Senior Associate - Lahore
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- Partner - Manchester ( UK )
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- Chartered Accountant - Lahore / B.Com., FCA, FPA, FICS, FITM
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- Senior Associate - Multan
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- Office Secretary - Lahore