Founded in 1997 by Kairas Kabraji and Salman Talibuddin, Kabraji & Talibuddin is best known for its corporate and dispute resolution work. 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. Talibuddin heads the firm’s litigation and dispute resolution practice. He has more than three decades of experience acting in a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters, with a strong focus on commercial litigation and arbitration.
Client feedback
“Kabraji & Talibuddin always responds promptly. They also understand clients’ needs well, which helps them to provide adequate answers and solutions.” – Corporate and M&A
“Kabraji & Talibuddin is one of the top-notch corporate and commercial law firms in Pakistan. We have been in contact with them for the last two decades and they helped us to resolve our legal and contractual matters regarding the country’s different government and corporate sector clients. We are highly satisfied with the firm’s excellent professional services.” – Dispute resolution
Alizeh Bashir
“Overall we found Alizeh to be extremely professional, diligent and thorough in her management of the case, which was reflected in the nature of the Arbitration Award issued in our favour.”
Syed Ali Bin Maaz
“Syed Ali Bin Maaz is my main contact and he is a partner of the firm. Syed Ali always responds quickly and properly.”
Work highlights
Advising lenders including China Development Bank on the setup of a power plant and a mine project in Pakistan.
Advising Seraph Aviation Management, the asset service provider, in relation to the lease of two Airbus A320-200 aircraft to Pakistan International Airlines.
Key clients
Agricultural Bank of China, Habib Bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
Founded in 1997 by Kairas Kabraji and Salman Talibuddin, Kabraji & Talibuddin is best known for its corporate and dispute resolution work. 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. Talibuddin heads the firm’s litigation and dispute resolution practice. He has more than three decades of experience acting in a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters, with a strong focus on commercial litigation and arbitration.
Client feedback
“Kabraji & Talibuddin always responds promptly. They also understand clients’ needs well, which helps them to provide adequate answers and solutions.” – Corporate and M&A
“Kabraji & Talibuddin is one of the top-notch corporate and commercial law firms in Pakistan. We have been in contact with them for the last two decades and they helped us to resolve our legal and contractual matters regarding the country’s different government and corporate sector clients. We are highly satisfied with the firm’s excellent professional services.” – Dispute resolution
Alizeh Bashir
“Overall we found Alizeh to be extremely professional, diligent and thorough in her management of the case, which was reflected in the nature of the Arbitration Award issued in our favour.”
Syed Ali Bin Maaz
“Syed Ali Bin Maaz is my main contact and he is a partner of the firm. Syed Ali always responds quickly and properly.”
Work highlights
Acted as local counsel for the joint bookrunners, including JP Morgan, on the issuance of green bonds by Water and Power Development Authority and the government of Pakistan.
Key clients
Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Standard Chartered
Founded in 1997 by Kairas Kabraji and Salman Talibuddin, Kabraji & Talibuddin is best known for its corporate and dispute resolution work. 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. Talibuddin heads the firm’s litigation and dispute resolution practice. He has more than three decades of experience acting in a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters, with a strong focus on commercial litigation and arbitration.
Client feedback
“Kabraji & Talibuddin always responds promptly. They also understand clients’ needs well, which helps them to provide adequate answers and solutions.” – Corporate and M&A
“Kabraji & Talibuddin is one of the top-notch corporate and commercial law firms in Pakistan. We have been in contact with them for the last two decades and they helped us to resolve our legal and contractual matters regarding the country’s different government and corporate sector clients. We are highly satisfied with the firm’s excellent professional services.” – Dispute resolution
Alizeh Bashir
“Overall we found Alizeh to be extremely professional, diligent and thorough in her management of the case, which was reflected in the nature of the Arbitration Award issued in our favour.”
Syed Ali Bin Maaz
“Syed Ali Bin Maaz is my main contact and he is a partner of the firm. Syed Ali always responds quickly and properly.”
Work highlights
Acted as local counsel to the shareholders of CVAS Investments who were selling their holdings.
Founded in 1997 by Kairas Kabraji and Salman Talibuddin, Kabraji & Talibuddin is best known for its corporate and dispute resolution work. 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. Talibuddin heads the firm’s litigation and dispute resolution practice. He has more than three decades of experience acting in a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters, with a strong focus on commercial litigation and arbitration.
Client feedback
“Kabraji & Talibuddin always responds promptly. They also understand clients’ needs well, which helps them to provide adequate answers and solutions.” – Corporate and M&A
“Kabraji & Talibuddin is one of the top-notch corporate and commercial law firms in Pakistan. We have been in contact with them for the last two decades and they helped us to resolve our legal and contractual matters regarding the country’s different government and corporate sector clients. We are highly satisfied with the firm’s excellent professional services.” – Dispute resolution
Alizeh Bashir
“Overall we found Alizeh to be extremely professional, diligent and thorough in her management of the case, which was reflected in the nature of the Arbitration Award issued in our favour.”
Syed Ali Bin Maaz
“Syed Ali Bin Maaz is my main contact and he is a partner of the firm. Syed Ali always responds quickly and properly.”
Work highlights
Represented Pegasus Consultancy in a constitutional petition regarding the bidding for service procured by the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan.
Key clients
Hascol Petroleum, International Air Transport Association, Virgin Atlantic Airways
Orr Dignam & Co is among the oldest and largest corporate and commercial law firms in Pakistan. The firm advises clients in various sectors on a wide range of corporate and commercial issues. The firm has seven partners, with offices in Karachi and Islamabad. Key figures include Sajid Zahid and Zahir Riaz.
Work highlights
Advising and acting on behalf of Inter State Gas Systems in the $10 billion Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India Gas pipeline project.
Advised Foundation Wind Energy-I and Foundation Wind Energy-II on the sale of their shares held by CapAsia to Fauji Foundation.
Key clients
Pakistan LNG, Pakistan LNG Terminal
Boutique law firm Ali Khan Law Associates was founded by Ali Khan, former partner of Haidermota & Co. Khan is a reputable projects and infrastructure lawyer who has a track record of handling major PPP projects in Pakistan, including the very first PPP project in Sindh, and is currently acting on upcoming mega energy and infrastructure projects in the country. Muhammad Ghassan Gondal is another key partner to note.
Client feedback
“They are responsive and take ownership of the work assigned to them.” – Energy
Ali Khan
“He is a brilliant negotiator. Understands the commercial aspects of the transaction very well and is solutions oriented.”
“Ali is an excellent lawyer with a strong background in commercial negotiations. He is always open to new ideas and takes criticism positively. Ali thoroughly analyses a problem and gives a very detailed solution with all the pros and cons.”
Work highlights
Advised the International Finance Corporation in relation to the bulk water supply project with a capacity of 65 million gallons per day to be established in Karachi, Sindh.
Advised the Asian Development Bank on its landmark creation of an enabling environment for infrastructure financing in Pakistan in view of the immense significance of investment in public infrastructure development.
Advised the Asian Development Bank in relation to the integrated wastewater treatment project seeking to process 35 million gallons per day of effluent and distribute high-grade industrial water to consumers in Sindh Industrial Trading Estate – recognised as Pakistan’s first wastewater treatment deal.
Key clients
Amreli Steels, Ciena Group, EnerTech Wate, Faysal Bank, Government of Sindh, Malir Expressway, Power Cement
Orr Dignam & Co is among the oldest and largest corporate and commercial law firms in Pakistan. The firm advises clients in various sectors on a wide range of corporate and commercial issues. The firm has seven partners, with offices in Karachi and Islamabad. Key figures include Sajid Zahid and Zahir Riaz.
Work highlights
Advised United Bank on the development of a new financial product allowing offshore individuals to invest in local Government of Pakistan bonds.
Advised Citibank on Pakistan banking laws, financial market infrastructure questionnaires, exchange control regulations, International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) and Global Master Repurchase Agreement (GMRA) matters.
Advised AerCap Holdings on its acquisition of 100% of the shares of GE Capital Aviation Services.
Key clients
dinCloud, Fauji Foundation, Pakistan International Airlines Corporation, Queen’s Gambit Growth, Schneider Electric Industries
Established in 1956, Saiduddin & Co is one of the most distinguished law firms in Pakistan. The firm offers its clients legal services in corporate and M&A, banking and intellectual property. The firm is famous for its comprehensive knowledge of tax law and its innovation in ideas and solutions. Key figures include Ammar Ather Saeed and Syed Anwar Kashif.
Work highlights
Advised AKD Securities on its acquisition of 77.12% of the shares of BIPL Securities.
Advised Cordoba Logistics and Ventures on the acquisition of Children Clothing Retail.
Key clients
Landmark Spinning Industries, Liven Pharmaceuticals,Mubarak Technologies,Tech Works,Trella Holding
Full-service law firm Vellani & Vellani is active in banking and finance, corporate and M&A, dispute resolution and intellectual property matters. The firm is particularly strong in Shariah-compliant financing structures and demonstrates strength across numerous sectors. Ameen Vellani and Badaruddin Vellani are key contacts, with partners Fehem Ahson, Danish Zuberi and Javaid Akhtar rising up the ranks.
Client feedback
“They have a good professional team. They are target-oriented solution providers and have smart options.” – Energy
Tariq Nasir
“Available, solution provider.”
Work highlights
Advised Lakson Investments on the Series A round for the issuance of capital in Bagallery, an online fashion retailer.
Advised Tiger Global on the Series A round for the issuance of capital in Creditbook Technologies. This was Tiger Global’s first foray into the Pakistani market.
Acted as legal counsel to Zhenfa Pakistan New Energy Company on a 100MW solar project situated in the Province of Punjab, Pakistan.
Key clients
Askari Securities, Authenix, CDC Group, Engro Group, Fauji Meat, Habib Bank
Founded in 1997 by Kairas Kabraji and Salman Talibuddin, Kabraji & Talibuddin is best known for its corporate and dispute resolution work. 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. Talibuddin heads the firm’s litigation and dispute resolution practice. He has more than three decades of experience acting in a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters, with a strong focus on commercial litigation and arbitration.
Client feedback
“Kabraji & Talibuddin always responds promptly. They also understand clients’ needs well, which helps them to provide adequate answers and solutions.” – Corporate and M&A
“Kabraji & Talibuddin is one of the top-notch corporate and commercial law firms in Pakistan. We have been in contact with them for the last two decades and they helped us to resolve our legal and contractual matters regarding the country’s different government and corporate sector clients. We are highly satisfied with the firm’s excellent professional services.” – Dispute resolution
Alizeh Bashir
“Overall we found Alizeh to be extremely professional, diligent and thorough in her management of the case, which was reflected in the nature of the Arbitration Award issued in our favour.”
Syed Ali Bin Maaz
“Syed Ali Bin Maaz is my main contact and he is a partner of the firm. Syed Ali always responds quickly and properly.”
Work highlights
Advised S&P Global on local employment and labour laws in relation to its acquisition of his Markit.
