Bhandari Naqvi Riaz
Operating from Lahore and Islamabad, Bhandari Naqvi Riaz boasts a full-service disputes offering, spanning complex commercial disputes and domestic and international arbitration matters, as well as high court and supreme court level litigation. The team has handled several landmark cases with multi-jurisdictional elements, and key figures within the team are consulting with the Government and Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan to reform the country’s arbitration laws. Uzair Karamat Bhandari and the ‘eminently qualified’ Feisal Hussain Naqvi jointly lead the team alongside Iftikharuddin Riaz, who specialises in high-value disputes in the energy, infrastructure, and real estate sectors. Lahore-based Mian Muhammad Kashif is another key name.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Mian Sami Ud Din is excellent, very sharp and well-informed, and definitely a future leader of the profession in Pakistan.'
- 'BNR have a great Lahore-based team, well equipped to act on commercial litigation and international arbitration matters.'
Key clients
- Sindh Revenue Board
- Federal Government Employees Housing Authority
Work highlights
- Represented POSCO International Corporation in the Daewoo Pakistan case, the successful outcome of which reaffirms the pro-enforcement stance of Pakistani courts regarding the New York Convention.
- Acted for Tradhol in a tribunal case regarding the fact that the signatories of the agreement were found to have ostensible authority to enter into the agreement as they took certain steps in the arbitration, which were inconsistent with challenging the tribunal's jurisdiction to determine the substantive dispute between the parties.