Akhund Forbes

Partner

Sahar joined Akhund Forbes in 2009 immediately after being called to the Bar of England & Wales and was made a Partner in 2013. Sahar obtained her LL.B (Hons) degree from University of London and is an Advocate of the High Courts in Pakistan.

Sahar specializes in Corporate and M&A, Capital Markets, TMT, Private Equity, Joint Ventures,Funds & Asset Management, Employment, Infrastructure & Projects at Akhund Forbes. Sahar draws upon her strengths acquired from assuming responsibility of and working on important and complex transactions throughout her career at Akhund Forbes and has advised the Firm’s major clients on multi hundred million dollar transactions.

Sahar has the singular distinction of being recognized by Legal500 as “Leading Individual” in multiple practice areas (Corporate, M&A and Capital Markets) and is also well regarded for her work on TMT, Projects, Infrastructure, Energy, Banking, Finance and Employment Law. Legal500 quotes clients a saying the following about her:

‘Sahar Iqbal is a valuable resource at the firm and is highly rated. She provides dedicated services throughout the transaction along with support post-closure as well. She immediately attended to our concerns and we were quite pleased by her instant grasp and understanding of the matter at hand. She and her team did indeed make this rather complicated matter quite easy for us.’

‘Sahar Iqbal very clearly explained the complexities of the case and walked us through it all, thereby alleviating our fears and concerns by simplifying the matter until we were very comfortable with it. She is very open to new suggested approaches, and she leverages her extensive experience to facilitate sound advice around those new approaches. Sahar Iqbal is instrumental and impresses with her commitment and dedication.’

‘Sahar Iqbal provides practical advice that allows us to easily create actionable options for our business and she makes herself available to answer queries. She is very pro-active and in a very quick time understands the very dimensions of the issues, and has skills to think outside the box.’

Sahar is also a ranked lawyer for Corporate/Commercial in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners and is described as: “a very talented lawyer, who clearly has a lot of experience working with large clients, and on complicated matters. Her advice is easy to implement because it is always practical and succinct. She is one of the most responsive and attentive lawyers that I have ever worked with.”

Sahar is recognised as a Notable Practitioner for Capital Markets and Corporate and M&A in Pakistan in the latest edition of Asialaw. Sahar is ranked as a Band 1 Practioner by Legal Media 360 and is also ranked by Top Ranked Legal. Sahar is also an officer of the prestigious International Bar Association and is regularly called upon to contribute publications and speak at national and international platforms. She is also a member of Women’s Standing Committee of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry.

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