Liaquat Merchant Associates is a known name for its work on complex corporate disputes, and members of the team have established experience in appearing before the High Courts in litigation. Construction and shipping matters are core areas of strength for the group. Firm managing partner Liaquat Merchant heads the practice, in which Syed Shayan Ahmed, who brings expertise in advising on constitutional cases, is a name to note.
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Key clients
- Pakistan Oxygen Limited
- Standard Chartered Bank (Pakistan) Limited
- Pakistan Stock Exchange
- Habib Metropolitan Bank Limited
- Karachi Hydrocarbon Terminal Limited (formerly Hascol Terminal Limited)
- Pak Brunei Investment Company Limited
- The Aga Khan University Hospital
- Sindlab (Private) Limited
- Bank AL Habib Limited
- Sui Southern Gas Company Limited
Work highlights
Acting for Bank Al Habib Limited in a banking recovery claim worth USD5 million.
Acting for Sindlab in a dispute involving the Payment of Wages Act.
Practice head
Liaquat Merchant
Other key lawyers
Syed Shayan Ahmed