Frequently advising on domestic and global matters, the team at Yousaf Amanat & Associates has experience in working with clients who are active across a wealth of sectors, including not-for-profit, manufacturing, and education. It offers a multi-disciplinary approach to tax in Pakistan, supporting clients with their tax matters within M&A transactions and labour and employment mandates. The department is jointly led by Yousaf Amanat, who is noted for his experience in front of the high courts of Pakistan, and Noman Zahid, who brings over fifteen years of expertise. The duo is ably supported by Shafiq ur Rehman Dab, a specialist in litigation and arbitration. Supporting the team is Sheraz Aslam and Sheikh Saif, routine advocates of the High Court of Pakistan. Another notable contact is Syed Khawar Shah, who is the teams criminal law specialist.
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Testimonials

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  • 'Good and sound tax advice. Good knowledge of how the pharmaceutical market works and duties and taxes on the same.'
  • 'The Firm gave us excellent tax structuring advice when we moved our contracts from one entity to another entity.'
  • 'The Firm is knowledgeable in tax matters.'
  • 'The Firm is very knowledgeable in tax advisory work.'
  • 'Yousaf Amanat is exceptionally knowledgeable on tax advisory work.'
  • 'Exceptional Tax advisory work.'

Key clients

  • Aveint Corporation
  • BASF Germany
  • Aramco
  • Weatherford Oil and Gas
  • Serioplast Italy
  • Deel
  • China Three Gorges
  • Edge
  • GIZ
  • Ripah International University

Lawyers

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Practice head

Yousaf Amanat; Noman Zahid

Other key lawyers

Shafiq ur Rehman Dab; Sheikh Saif; Sheraz Aslam; Syed Khawar Shah; Sheraz Aslam