Regularly advising banks, insurance companies, and international law firms, the team at Kilam Law provides a comprehensive corporate and M&A offering. The group has experience in supporting clients in foreign ownership matters, intercompany loans, and merger control requirements. Team co-head Ali Ibrahim has extensive experience in advising on cross-border and international work, and fellow co-heads Taimur Malik and Ali Naveed Arshad are frequently engaged by Fortune 500 companies and bring a multidisciplinary edge to the group respectively.
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Testimonials
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- 'The partners of the firm have grown as professionals in Pakistan, after which they practiced internationally and ultimately returned to their home jurisdiction to build a firm employing the highest international work standard blending in local experience and young talent.'
- 'I enjoyed the associates' attention to detail and partners' experience in terms of how things work in Pakistan.'
- 'Kilam has a professional team of legal counsels. The Partners are also approachable, and their turn-around time is quite appreciative.'
- 'We have mostly worked with Ali Ibrahim. A thoroughly thorough and professional lawyer who has grip over the areas of law he practices. He has been helpful in providing business-centric legal resolutions.'
Key clients
- Intech Process Automation (Pvt.) Limited
- Atlas Insurance Limited
- DAC Beachcroft London
- Clyde & Co LLP London
- Ernst & Young Middle East
- Atradius Crédito y Caución S.A.
- Transamerica Life (Bermuda) Limited
- MedzNMore (Pvt) Limited
- KPMG Taseer Hadi & Co. Chartered Accountants
- SPGPrints B.V
- EY Entities - EY Consulting Pakistan (SMC-Private) Limited
- Leatherware (Pvt.) Limited
Work highlights
Advised a global shipping company on doing business in Pakistan, including advising on multi-faceted and diverse issues across various practice areas, such as restriction on foreign ownership and intercompany loans.
Advised APNA Microfinance Bank Limited on its potential reverse merger with another Microfinance Bank.
Advised Red Bull on an agreement with vendors, agreements with employees, regulatory compliance, and furnishing legal opinions on various ventures the clients intends to embark upon, as well as taxation and corporate social responsibility.
Practice head
Ali Ibrahim; Taimur Malik; Ali Naveed Arshad