Firm Profile > Haidermota & Co Advocates > Karachi, Pakistan

‘We instruct the firm on high-value matters relating to banks such as opinions on new products, financing/project finance and dispute resolution. As the premier banking and finance firm in Pakistan, Haidermota & Co is a one-stop shop for complex and routine matters alike‘.

‘It is one of the best, if not the best, banking and finance firms in the country. Probably the only one equipped to deal with complex transactions efficiently and with ease. The lawyers I would single out as being particularly good are Khozem Haidermota, Mohammad Anwer and Zahra Abid‘.

‘Khozem Haidermota is a brilliant, dynamic, innovative lawyer who has the ability to think out-of-the-box. His vast experience in banking and finance allows him to focus on the core legal and commercial risks. I have found him to be very up-to-date with current trends and recent developments in the law. I would say that he is almost in a class of his own in the banking and finance area‘.

‘Mohammad Anwer is a highly professional and technically sound banking and finance lawyer. I have found him willing to go the extra mile in order to meet deadlines‘.

‘Zahra Abid provided round the clock support to our team and her attention to detail makes her stand out. Zahra’s commercial awareness and willingness to accommodate tight deadlines proved invaluable during the course of the transaction‘.

‘I would automatically choose it as the go-to firm for anything innovative/complex that hasn’t been done before in this market. Unlike most corporate focused legal practices in Pakistan HMCO is truly a firm with multiple partners supported by a lot of associates. HMCO universally displays a fantastic work ethic‘.

‘Briefs are reviewed and responded to efficiently, partners and key personnel are readily available and there is a sincere appreciation of time constraints in transaction situations‘.

‘Khozem has one of the finest legal minds I have had the privilege to work with in the past two decades‘.

‘It is a professional and well qualified team with a  great market reputation. It is very responsive and strictly meets deadlines and keeps to the client’s brief. It shows an understanding of the client’s objectives and respects suggestions from the client‘.

‘The team makes decisions and recommendations based on an accurate legal and factual analysis‘.

‘The team assesses the degree of legal risk that may be involved in different matters in a timely way. The team tries its best to achieve the desired outcome‘.

‘It demonstrates good judgment in planning and managing the matter. The team gets an understanding of the client’s objectives and respects the suggestions and thinking of its clients while demonstrating good judgment as to when to challenge the client’s decisions and suggestions‘.

‘Haidermota & Co is a highly reputable law firm comprising of professionally competent lawyers. The lawyers have expertise in all kinds of civil and constitutional matters‘.

‘The individuals Mr Kazim Hasan and Mr Jehanzeb Awan are all accomplished lawyers and always willing to assist customers in the legal issues that they are faced with. They are accessible, responsive and very professional in their dealings‘.

‘We think the team at Haidermota is skilled and experienced in the projects and energy sector (especially  for hydropower and transmission line projects) in Pakistan, and has a firm grasp and in-depth understanding of this sector‘.

‘The lawyers are always result-oriented and capable of providing feasible and flexible solutions, even for those pioneering projects which are unprecedented in Pakistan. Their strong legal and transactional expertise are extremely impressive, and their outstanding negotiation skills are also noteworthy‘.

‘Compared with other firms we have cooperated with in this sector, Haidermota is more capable of dealing with complicated and unique transactions involving multiple parties and of providing a higher-standard of work with more cost efficient billing standards’.

‘In particular we are impressed by one of the partners Mr. Umar Shereef. Umar is a well-known and reputable legal expert in the sector, especially for independent power producer projects and he is pragmatic. He is very experienced in both the project and banking arenas, and we are impressed by his commercial and solution-oriented approach as well as his outstanding negotiating skills‘.

‘A very strong team at Haidermota & Co with leaders of the sector like  Umar Shereef. Haidermota has a large number of partners and associates who can deliver excellent legal services on a variety of projects, especially in the energy sector. I have worked extensively with  Owais Aziz, Babar Zaman Khan and Rahmat Kamal Ghanghro‘.

‘The main thing that stands out about the HMCO lawyers is their dedication, professionalism, depth of knowledge and customer focus‘.