Overseeing major domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, Orr, Dignam & Co.’s diverse clientele includes multinational corporations (operating within and outside Pakistan), foreign and local banks, and multilateral agencies. The team advised several international hotel chains on franchise agreements in Pakistan. Operating from the Islamabad office, co-heads Zahir Riaz and Shahid Raza leverage their respective years of practice in the field to advise on complex and high-value transactions. Umar Shahid is another key name.
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- 'ODC is extremely knowledgeable about the laws in Pakistan and has the ability to communicate such understanding clearly to clients. A polished approach to addressing questions and communicating with clients, imbues confidence about ODC's ability to handle matters on the ground.'
- 'Shahid Raza is extremely pleasant to work with. He knows the law, the practice, and the precedents, which allows him to provide us with prescient advice on how the authorities will react to certain submissions.'
Key clients
- Uber Technologies Inc.
- Fauji Foundation
- AerCap Holdings N.V.
- Foundation Wind Energy Limited
- Ericsson Pakistan Private Limited
- Fererro SPA
- Société Internationale De Télécommunications Aéronautiques SCRL (Sita)
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
- BBC Pakistan (Private) Limited
- S&P Global Pakistan (Private) Limited
- Marriott International
- General Electric
- Inter State Gas Systems (Private) Limited
- Channel VAS Pakistan (Private) Limited
- DuPont Pakistan Operation (Pvt.) Ltd
- The CBRE Group
- Corteva Agriscience Pakistan
- JC Penny
- Nielson Holdings PL
- CLSA Singapore
- SK Capital Partners
- Pakistan International Airlines
- The ExxonMobil Group
- RB Hygiene
- Spotify
- Emaar
- Pakistan State Oil
- Packages Limited
- IGI Limited
- Barrick Gold Corporation
- VoiceFriend LLC
- Lidl & Kaufland Services Pte. Limited
- Kaufland Pakistan (Private) Limited
- Knowledge Platform (Private) Limited
- SK ON Co. Limited
- Sanofi Aventis Pakistan Limited / Sanofi (France)
- Wateen WiMAX (Private) Limited
- Rousch (Pakistan) Power Limited
- IJM Investments J.A Limited
Work highlights
- Assisting Barrick Gold Corporation with the reconstituted Reko Diq project, the largest foreign direct investment in the Balochistan province.
- Acting for Sanofi and Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited on the acquisition of the entire shareholding held by Sanofi Foreign Participations B.V.
- Acted as Pakistan counsel and advised ENI, one of the super-major oil companies of the world, on its divestment from various companies operating in upstream oil and gas sector in Pakistan.
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Zahir Riaz, Aliya Yusuf, Asim Nasim, Shahid Raza, Umar Shahid