Band 4
Provided by Umer Akram Chaudhry
Dispute Resolution: General Commercial (Pakistan)
Corporate/Commercial
Projects, Infrastructure & Energy
Employment
Umer Akram Chaudhry has over fourteen years of experience in handling a wide array of work in dispute resolution, transactional, and advisory practices. His primary focus is on domestic and international dispute resolution. He has appeared as counsel before a variety of fora ranging from the Lahore High Court and the High Court of Sindh to international commercial courts and arbitral tribunals in litigations and arbitrations.
Umer has been engaged in landmark constitutional cases before the Lahore High Court and the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He represented clients in regulatory matters before the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan and the Competition Commission of Pakistan.
He has a vibrant international disputes practice and has been engaged in cases arising from different common and civil law jurisdictions. He was primarily involved in commercial, joint venture, shareholders, and energy infrastructure disputes.
Umer maintains an active advisory and transactional practice. He regularly advises businesses with respect to regulatory risks and affairs and represent them before regulatory bodies in Pakistan. He has acted for clients in complex contractual negotiations, drafting, and execution and advised them during the performance stages and in settlement discussions.
New York State Bar
Punjab Bar Council
Provided by Chambers
Umer Akram Chaudhry is highly regarded by market commentators and is experienced in both litigation and arbitration in matters relating to shareholder, joint venture and other commercial disputes as well as construction issues. He is based in the firm's Lahore office.
Provided by Chambers
Umer is very responsive. His capability to provide practical and in-depth analysis of construction disputes in Pakistan is most impressive.
I highly recommend Umer to any business seeking a knowledgeable, reliable and business-savvy legal partner.
Umer is very responsive. His capability to provide practical and in-depth analysis of construction disputes in Pakistan is most impressive.
I highly recommend Umer to any business seeking a knowledgeable, reliable and business-savvy legal partner.
2 items provided by RMA & Co
Lahore High Court’s Judgment to Recognize and Enforce Foreign Award
The Lahore High Court has handed down its judgment in Metro Metals Northwest Inc. v Mughal Iron and Steel Limited COS No 42300/2022 to recognise and enforce the ICDR arbitration award issued in the United States of America.
Merger of Raja Mohammed Akram & Co and Faisal & Partners
Raja Mohammed Akram & Co. and Faisal & Partners have joined together in the reconstituted firm of RMA & Co., Advocates and Legal Consultants. Following the merger, Salman Akram Raja and Faisal Islam will be the Senior Partners of RMA & Co.
Lahore High Court’s Judgment to Recognize and Enforce Foreign Award
The Lahore High Court has handed down its judgment in Metro Metals Northwest Inc. v Mughal Iron and Steel Limited COS No 42300/2022 to recognise and enforce the ICDR arbitration award issued in the United States of America.
Merger of Raja Mohammed Akram & Co and Faisal & Partners
Raja Mohammed Akram & Co. and Faisal & Partners have joined together in the reconstituted firm of RMA & Co., Advocates and Legal Consultants. Following the merger, Salman Akram Raja and Faisal Islam will be the Senior Partners of RMA & Co.