HWP Law Waheed|Masood|Jaferii|Kayani fields a team of experts with experience supporting commercial and industrial corporates, high-net-worth individuals, NGOs, and regulatory bodies in matters across the construction, oil and gas, energy, banking and finance, and insurance industries. Founding partner Haider Waheed brings extensive litigation experience to the team praised for its ‘diverse academic and professional backgrounds’, which also boasts a dedicated alternative dispute resolution offering. Muhammad Asad Ashfaq Tola has mediation experience, and Hussain Idris is noted for his knowledge of drug laws, media laws, and trademarks.
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Testimonials
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- 'The range of services at HWP is great - they have partners and associates for everything including general civil disputes as well as tax matters.'
- 'The firm is one of the top rated in the legal markets of Pakistan. They operate on a large scale by having a good strength of lawyers and offices spread across Pakistan. '
- 'A top tier firm with a considerable sized litigation team. A capable and cooperative team with multiple specialisations. '
- 'Our organization has had an exceptional experience with HWP Law handling dispute resolution matters. The firm consists of various individuals well versed in their own respective areas of practice and are fully equipped to advise clients.'
- 'My experience with HWP Law exceptional. There are not many firm with such specialized experience, making their expertise unique.'
- 'What makes this firm unique is their ability to cover all areas of law because of having lawyers with diverse academic and professional backgrounds.'
- 'HWP Law is a full service law firm, offering a variety of services in multiple sectors within Pakistan\'s legal market. Their diverse team consists of highly educated and competent individuals who are well versed in their own respective areas of practice.'
- 'HWP Law is a unique law firm with a diverse and collaborative team led by specialist lawyers. This allows us to approach HWP Law as an all inclusive law firm that can solve all of our issues.'
Key clients
- Fossil Energy (Private) Limited
- MindShare Pakistan Private Limited
- Gunvor Singapore Pte. Ltd. & Gunvor S.A.
- Ejaz Ali
- GroupM Pakistan Private Limited
- Abudawood Trading Company Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd
- Bolan Enterprises (Pvt.) Ltd
- Saadia Aquil Ahmed
- Hascol Petroleum Limited
- Clover Pakistan Limited
- Iqra University
- Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Limited
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- ARY Group of Companies
- Dr. Inayat Muhammad Sharoz
Work highlights
- Advised Gunvor Singapore Pte. Ltd & Gunvor S.A concerning Arbitration proceedings before the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and concurrently contested the proceedings before the Honourable High Court of Sindh.
- Represented Bolan Enterprises (Pvt.) Ltd in a landmark maritime cross border dispute against M/s United Africa Feeder concerning a vessel named, “C.V. POLO V1803.”
- Firm filed a Suit on behalf of Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Limited for declaration, injunction and damages in the Honourable High Court of Sindh whereby we challenged the impugned actions of a shareholder who had acquired sizeable shares in the plaintiff company (the Client) without making the required disclosures under law.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Haider Waheed