With extensive experience in advising clients on data privacy, regulatory, and compliance matters, Liaquat Merchant Associates supports companies with practical and commercially sound advice. The group has a busy practice, often advising clients that are active in the IP, technology, banking and finance, and textiles industries. Faresa Jafarey Ahsan leads the team with expertise in software contracts and M&A transactions. Hira Ahmad works alongside Ahsan, regularly advising on a range of matters, including Islamic finance compliant software contracts. Mustafa Mumtaz is noted for his work with local fintech subsidiaries, and also supporting the team is Maryam Sadruddin.
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Key clients
- DLA Piper
- MasterCard
- Wemsol (Private) Limited
- Allied Bank Limited
- Covalent (Private) Limited
- Pi Pakistan
- Archiving Data Solutions (Private) Limited
- Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP
- Zapp One Systems (Private) Limited
- Careem Pakistan
- Bank AL Habib Limited
- Habib Metropolitan Bank
Work highlights
Advised DLA Piper on a comparative assessment of data privacy laws (Schrems II) and the power of courts and regulatory authorities in Pakistan for an assessment of industry practices in Pakistan.
Advised Covalent (Private) Limited on a suite of technology-related agreements, including multiple IT Service Agreements and software license agreements with various banks and international counterparties.
Advising Element Payment, a Thai Fintech company, on setting up Electronic Money Institution in Pakistan.
Practice head
Faresa Jafarey Ahsan
Other key lawyers
Hira Ahmad; Mustafa Mumtaz; Maryam Sadruddin