Practice area
Commercial Law
A strategic partner on Contracts, Governance, Banking and Finance, Competition and Consumer Protection, and the legal side of day-to-day transactions.
We act as a strategic partner to our clients, helping them navigate legal risk, comply with regulatory requirements, manage the legal side of their transactions and resolve disputes when they arise. Our commercial practice sits alongside our corporate, intellectual property, employment and dispute resolution teams, so a single matter can draw on every relevant specialisation without being passed between firms.
What we do
Contract Law
Drafting and reviewing the agreements that run a business:
- Supplier and vendor agreements establishing clear terms for pricing, delivery and quality control.
- Master Services Agreements defining ongoing professional relationships and project scopes.
- Service Level Agreements and work orders.
- Non-disclosure agreements safeguarding trade secrets, operational data and intellectual property.
- Digital terms and conditions, privacy policies and user agreements.
Corporate Governance
- Advising on business structures, shareholder agreements and compliance with local company regulations.
- Terms of reference for independent and non-executive directors, the chairman, audit and other board committees, and key executives.
- Listing regulations and compliances.
Banking & Finance
- Assisting with the legal aspects of commercial loans and asset financing.
- Regulatory compliance for financial transactions.
- Consumer complaints.
- Representing clients in the courts and before regulatory forums.
Competition & Consumer Protection
- Advising clients on fair trade practices.
- Risk assessment as to anti-competitive behaviour.
- Filing merger and exemption applications before the Competition Commission of Pakistan.
- Handling consumer complaints.
Intellectual Property, Employment & Disputes
Commercial matters rarely stay in one lane. Trademark registration and enforcement, employment agreements and dismissals, regulatory complaints and commercial litigation are handled by the Firm's dedicated Intellectual Property, Employment and Dispute Resolution teams, working alongside the commercial lawyers on the same file.
Representative clients
Who we advise on commercial matters.
Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited
Air Sial Limited
Gerry's dnata (Pvt) Limited
Jubilee General Insurance Company Limited
EFU General Insurance Company Limited
Pakistan National Shipping Corporation
Pakistan Airports Authority
Competition Commission of Pakistan
Morinaga Milk Industry Ltd
AerCap NV
Gulf Air
Alpine Shipping
Ship Law Sea FZ LLE
Asian Development Bank
Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance
Indosuez Wealth Management
Abbott Laboratories Pakistan Limited
Lotte Pakistan Limited
Lush Limited
Sunridge Foods (Pvt) Limited
Delizia Bakers
Treet Pakistan Limited
Stimulus Productions (Pvt) Limited
Pakistan Advertisers Society
Juniper Networks BV
Dreams Network & Technology (Pvt) Ltd
Tufail Chemical Industries Limited
Advance Minerals & Chemicals Co
Chenab Group of Industries
International Packaging Films Limited
LR Pak (Pvt) Limited
Next practice area
Intellectual Property Law