About

Provided by RIAA Barker Gillette

RIAA Barker Gillette is a full service commercial law firm covering all aspects of our clients’ transactional activity. We are well placed to advise on cross-border commercial arrangements and all related considerations, such as competition, employment and IP. We have particular expertise in assisting clients making greenfield or brownfield investments into Pakistan. We advise on all types of local and international commercial agreements including financial contracts vital to a corporate’s on-going business needs and investments. Our clients range from entrepreneurs to well-established companies to non-profit entities. Recently we have been engaged in numerous complex transactions as a Counsel to:

  • Alipay (Hong Kong) Holding Limited (Ant Group) on their periodic investments in Telenor Microfinance Bank and the provision of e-wallets in Pakistan as well as the operation of online payment systems to facilitate such e-wallets.

  • Trellis Housing Finance Limited and Social Investment Managers and Advisors LLC on a broad spectrum of operational matters.

  • Vinci SA in their proposed acquisition of the Industrial Services division of the ACS (Actividades de Construcción y Servicios) Group

We also possesses invaluable experience in complex debt and equity capital market transactions. We handle IPOs, private placements, secondary offerings, debt offerings, derivatives securities, sukuk offerings and asset-backed offerings.


Chambers Review

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Corporate/Commercial - Pakistan

1
Band 1

What the Team is Known For

RIAA Barker Gillette frequently advises blue-chip clients from the power, energy and infrastructure sectors, drawing upon the firm's extensive expertise in projects work. Situated in Lahore and Karachi, the team routinely handles M&A, private equity investments, corporate restructuring, land transactions and tax advisory mandates, as well as competition, anti-dumping and privatisations. The department is sought after by clients in the technology, financial services, insurance and telecommunications sectors.

Work Highlights

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  • RIAA Barker Gillette advised Pakistan Regional Economic Integration Activity on behalf of USAID on a review of green shipping practices in Pakistan.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Bilal Shaukat
2
Band 2

Bilal Shaukat is a distinguished practitioner with substantial experience in energy sector M&A, among other areas. He is also well placed to advise on demergers and corporate restructuring.

Bilal is always prompt and friendly. He knows the legality and the consequences inside-out. If there are things to be rechecked, he gets back accordingly.

Bilal Shaukat is well versed in dealing with complex commercial matters.

4
Mazhar Bangash
4
Band 4

Mazhar Bangash specialises in international trade and acts for exporters on advisory and contentious matters relating to trade remedies and tariffs.

He is focused on customers' needs and has tremendous background, industry and issue-level understanding.

He is a very helpful and knowledgeable lawyer.

Ranked Lawyers at
RIAA Barker Gillette

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Pakistan

Corporate/Commercial

2
Bilal Shaukat
2
Band 2
4
Mazhar Bangash
4
Band 4

Members

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Adil Tirmizey

Ahsan Zahir Rizvi

Head of Department

Shafaq Rehman

Yousaf Khosa

Clients

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Abu Dhabi Group, UAE

Aga Khan Development Network

Amazon Inc.

Archoma Pakistan Limited

Attock Cement Pakistan Limited

Chevron Pakistan Lubricants Private Limited

China Chamber of Commerce for Metals, Minerals & Chemicals

China Telecom Pakistan (Private) Limited

Clariant Chemical Pakistan (Private) Limited

Eltek Pakistan Pvt. Ltd

Google

Government of Sindh

Gul Ahmed Wind Power Limited

Halliburton Worldwide Limited

International Finance Corporation

K-Electric Limited

KCA Deutag

Karachi International Container Terminal Limited

Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. Limited

Laraib Energy Limited

MATCO Foods Limited

McKinsey & Company Pakistan (Private) Limited

Mirpur Hospital Project

Nokia Corporation

Oxford Policy Management Ltd.

Pak- China Investment Company Limited

Pash Global

Power Construction Corporation of China

Reliable Engineering Services (Private) Limited

Roomy Hotels (Private) Limited

Sapphire Textile Mills Limited

Shaheen Foundation, PAF

Shajar Roads Limited

Shearman & Sterling LLP Beijing

Sinohydro Corporation Limited

South Asia Pakistan Terminals Limited

Star Hydro Power Limited

Tbea Xinjiang Sunoasis Company Limited

The Hub Power Company Limited

Yunus Energy Limited

Zameen Media (Private Limited)

Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co., Ltd.

Industries

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Banking

Commercial & Professional Services

Construction & Materials

Energy

Financial Services

Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences