Boasting an experienced team of litigators, Haidermota & Co Advocates‘s environmental law practice is fully integrated with the firm’s M&A, projects and infrastructure, and energy groups. The team is at the forefront of environmental, social, and governance issues, and is also well positioned to advise clients on regulatory compliance matters, environmental impact assessments, and hazardous waste management obligations, amongst other mandates. The practice is co-led by Lahore-based practitioners Umar Shereef and Owais Aziz, and Shabbir Harianawala, who operates from the firm’s Karachi office.
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Testimonials
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- 'Their knowledge and understanding of the relevant laws and regulations and project finance requirements is one of the best in the market.'
- 'A leader in project finance for the last decade, they have the best and most well-trained partners who have performed exceptionally. Turnaround time is also good.'
- 'The team is very well-versed in all the regulations relating to the environmental issues being faced by the entities in Pakistan. They have been involved with the regulators in the development of rules and regulations.'
- 'They are very thorough in the recommendations that are made by them, and this is a very important consideration.'
- 'The staff that we have worked with, both partners and associates, have always been very helpful and give good recommendations for processing the case forward.'
- 'I would recommend Umer Sherriff, senior partner, and Arooshay Shehyar, senior associate, to any organisation.'
Key clients
- Pakistan Environment Trust
- Pak-Arab Refinery Limited
- Pak-Arab Pipeline Company Limited
- Bank Alfalah Limited and GuarantCo.Ltd
- Karachi Water and Sewerage Board, Government of Sindh through the International Finance Corporation
- Karachi Water and Sewerage Board, Government of Sindh through the Asian Development Bank
- Cargill Pakistan Holdings Limited
- Shanghai Electric Power Generation Group for Thar Coal Block-1 Power Generation Company (Private) Limited
- Act2 Wind (Private) Limited
- Gul Ahmed Electric Limited
- Metro Wind Power Limited
- Liberty Wind Power 1 (Private) Limited
- Liberty Wind Power 2 (Private) Limited
- NASDA Green Energy (Private) Limited
- Artistic Wind Power (Private) Limited
- Lucky Renewables (Private) Limited
- Din Energy Limited
- Pak Matiari-Lahore Transmission Company (Private) Limited
- Pakistan Petroleum Limited
- Government Holdings (Private) Limited
- Oil and Gas Development Company Limited
Work highlights
- Advising a client on negotiating contractual risk and liability, including responsibility for environmental liabilities, in respect of ten wind power projects, resulting in an additional 560mw of clean wind energy to the national grid.
- Advising a client on the implementation of IFC Performance Standards in Karachi Water and Sewerage Board’s 22km Karachi Hub Water Canal.
- Advising Pak-Arab Refinery Limited on all environmental law matters relating to the establishment of a greenfield Oil Import Terminal.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Umar Shereef, Owais Aziz, Shabbir Harianawala