Farooq, Khan & Mirza (Advocates & Corporate Counsel)
Client SatisfactionOmer Farooq leads the practice at Farooq, Khan & Mirza (Advocates & Corporate Counsel), which has a busy projects and energy offering. It is frequently called upon to advise on project financings, particularly in the infrastructure sector and on PPP projects. The group acts for project developers, government authorities and financial institutions. Waleed Arshad is another name to note for his work on a range of financing matters.
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‘Client-focused.'
‘Omer is an outstanding partner and delivers and goes the extra mile to do the best.’
‘Farooq, Khan & Mirza (Advocates & Corporate Counsel) is one of the quickest and most responsive law firms in the country. It offers tailored solutions and expertise in project finance, especially for projects under public-private partnerships.’
Key clients
- Bank of Punjab
- Mauripur Expressway Road Concessionaire (Private) Limited
- Sardar Muhammad Ashraf D. Baluch (Private) Limited
- Sachal Engineering Works (Private) Limited
- Sultan Mahmood and Company
- Swat Motorway and Related Tourism Infrastructure Development (Private) Limited
- Zahir Khan & Brothers
- The World Bank
- Local Government & Housing Town Planning Department, Government of Sindh
- International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group
- Government of Sindh, Public Private Partnership Unit
- Punjab Ring Road Authority
- Punjab Ring Road Infrastructure Management and Engineering (Private) Limited
- Frontier Works Organization
- Motorway Operation and Rehabilitation Engineering (Private) Limited
- Swat Expressway Planning Construction and Operations (Private) Limited
- Lahore Sialkot Motorway Infrastructure Management (Private) Limited
- Planning & Development Department, (P&DD), Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)
- Habibabad Operation and Management Engineering Company (Private) Limited
- Superhighway Construction Operation and Rehabilitation Engineering Company (Private) Limited
- Sialkot Kharian Infrastructure Management (Private) Limited and Frontier Works Organiszation (FWO)
- Works & Services Department, Government of Sindh ( GoS)
- Public Private Partnership Unit, Finance Department, GoS
- Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC)
Work highlights
- Acting for the sponsor/project company on the project relating to the overlay and modernisation of the Lahore-Islamabad Motorway (M-2).
- Advising the sponsor/project company on the project relating to the construction of the Swat Expressway between Kernal Sher Khan Interchange on Motorway M1 and Chakdara on National Highway N-45.
- Advising the sponsor/project company on the project relating to the rehabilitation of the Karachi Hyderabad Superhighway and its conversion into a six-lane, controlled access motorway on a public-private partnership basis.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Omer Farooq