Ms Alessandra Zingales > Kilam Law > Lahore, Pakistan > Lawyer Profile

Ms Alessandra Zingales

+92 51 2723 137 alessandra.zingales@kilamlaw.com

Work Department

Foreign Direct Investment, Corporate and commercial, Projects and Employment

Position

Consultant (Partner level)

Career

Alessandra joins from US law firm Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle where she was a counsel in the GCC practice. She is an Italian-Swiss lawyer and is qualified as a Solicitor in England and Wales.

She has been involved in a number of major assignments for both local and international clients, including foreign investors, government owned entities and funds. She routinely advises and assist foreign investors wishing to do business in Oman throughout all stages of the proposed investment, including structuring advice, establishment of local entities and business set up. She regularly advises European clients in the region.

She also assists entities tendering for government contracts, particularly in the infrastructure sector, on all aspects of public procurement, relating formalities and contractual issues. She worked on numerous local projects in sectors ranging from food security to tourism and real estate, including matters relating to PPP and mining concessions and foreign ownership of real estate with a special focus on mixed-use and tourism developments.

In close co-operation with the dispute resolution lawyers of the Firm, she assists a number of clients, particularly international companies, on employment matters, providing advice on all aspects of employer-employees relationships with particular reference to businesses in the construction, industrial and Oil & Gas sectors.

She has contributed several chapters on areas relating to her practice in various international publications and remains a regular contributor to the World Bank “Doing Business” guide.

Languages

Italian; German; English

Memberships

Alessandra qualified in Italy in 2005 and, subsequently, was admitted as a Solicitor (England and Wales).

Education

Alessandra holds a J.D. from the University of Milan. She has a Master in European and International Law from the University of Trento.