Orr, Dignam & Co. is well-placed to advise on a range of employment matters, such as local laws, contracts, and registrations for international and local blue-chip companies. The practice is co-led by Islamabad-based practitioners Zahir Riaz and Aliya Yusuf. Asim Nasim, Shahid Raza, and Umar Shahid complete the leadership team.

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Key clients

  • Uber Technologies Inc.
  • Fauji Foundation
  • BBC Pakistan (Private) Limited
  • S&P Global Pakistan (Private) Limited
  • Barrick Gold Corporation
  • Shanghai Electric
  • H3C Technologies Pakistan (Private) Limited
  • Kaufland Pakistan (Private) Limited
  • Lidl Asia Pte. Limited
  • Tulane University, US
  • Northwestern Medicine, US
  • United Stated Pharmacopeia
  • Sanofi Aventis Pakistan Limited
  • Sanofi (France)
  • Global Upside
  • Channel VAS
  • St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, US
  • IDP Education Pakistan (Private) Limited
  • Siemens Pakistan Energy Company Limited
  • Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited
  • Pakistan LNG Limited
  • Ericsson Pakistan (Private) Limited
  • Port Qasim Electric Power Company (Private) Limited
  • Kaplan Australia
  • IBM
  • Corteva Pakistan

Work highlights

  • Advising Barrick Gold Corporation on all employment matters in respect of the Reconstituted Reko Diq project.
  • Advising S&P Global and its Pakistani subsidiary on various employment matters under Pakistan law.
  • Advising H3C Technologies Co., Limited and its subsidiary, H3C Pakistan (Private) Limited, on various employment matters under Pakistan law.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Zahir Riaz, Aliya Yusuf, Asim Nasim, Shahid Raza, Umar Shahid