ABS & Co.

Managing Partner

Amna Warsi completed her graduation and her LLM from the Punjab University, Lahore in 2004.  She was enrolled as an Advocate in 2001 and as an Advocate of High Court in 2003. She has advised on a number of infrastructure and energy projects. Ms. Warsi gives regular input to various government stakeholders on regulatory matters related to strategic export controls, chemical weapons convention, biological weapon convention and implementation of civil aviation conventions. She has also represented Pakistan in the Diplomatic Conference on Space Protocol on the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment.

Ms. Warsi completed her graduation and her LLM from the Punjab University, Lahore in 2006.  She was enrolled as an Advocate in 2003 and as an Advocate of High Court in 2005. Ms. Warsi handles the firm’s transactional work for both the public and private entities in the energy, infrastructure and development sectors. Ms. Warsi has extensive experience of advising corporate and public clients on a diverse range of issues including civil work and infrastructure, fuel supply, motorway extension, public procurements and other project documents. She has also represented Pakistan in the Diplomatic Conference on Space Protocol on the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment

Associate

Partner

Barrister Shahrukh Iftikhar is an Associate Partner and heads the Corporate and Commercial Practice of the firm’s Islamabad office. Barrister Shahrukh Iftikhar has been actively involved in advising different entities in relation to corporate compliances, issues in relation to employee benefits and retention, setting up trusts funds, advising international conglomerates in relation to anti-dumping investigations initiated by the State of Pakistan, advice in relation to registration of forms of intellectual property with the IPO, negotiation of technological and software enhancement agreements on behalf of private clientele, management of non-banking finance companies in relation to portfolio management and advice in relation to CVAS licensing regime under relevant PTA laws. He is also acclaimed for his work with the Ministry of Commerce with the drafting of the Trade Dispute Resolution Act and framing of the Rules thereunder. Further he has has also been involved in drafting amendment laws for regulatory bodies; corporate governance and compliance relating to the registration and incorporation of companies in Pakistan; procurement and construction contracts for project companies setting up power plants in Pakistan; concession documents pertaining to oil and gas companies; corporate restructuring for transactions and proceedings before the Competition Commission. He has also been actively involved in advising MNO’s in relation to general and specific authorizations with respect to access and interconnection, allocation of spectrum by FAB, active and passive infrastructure, tariff, cybersecurity, interception, portability, terms and conditions of the license and type approval.