Akhund Forbes
Client SatisfactionDistinguished for having a dedicated labour and employment law practice, Akhund Forbes offers full-service capabilities in the areas of local, national, and international labour and employment matters. The team is particularly well-versed in advising major asset management companies on a wide range of mandates. The team is led by Sahar Iqbal, a noted expert in the field who handles non-litigious matters for clients across a wide range of sectors, including FMCG, fund management, TMT, energy, infrastructure, e-commerce, and manufacturing sectors.
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Key clients
- MCB-Arif Habib Savings and Investments Limited
- UBL Fund Managers Limited
- China Power Generation Hub Company
- Deutsche Bank
- Baker & McKenzie LLP
- Kumon Institute if Education Co., Ltd
- Karachi Down Syndrome Program
- Global University Systems
- Arif Habib Limited
- Ericsson Pakistan Private Limited
- Globalisation Partners
- Muller Bleher Group
- Stealth Startup
- Veripark
- Pay Care
- NBP Fund Management Limited
- Sumitomo Chemicals Pte Ltd
- Vezeeta
- Timwetech
- PayCare
- Encore Pay
- Reckitt Hygiene Pakistan
- Reckitt Benckiser Pakistan
- Beerbal & Co
- Perkins Coie LLP
- Sidley Austin LLP
- Sofy AI
- Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
- Pakistan Security Printing Corporation PVT LTD
- Sanofi Aventis Pakistan
- Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership
Work highlights
- Advising Veripark, Unifonic, and Globalization Partners on their HR matters and arrangements as they make a business entry in Pakistan.
- Assisting Karachi Down Syndrome Programme, Microsoft, UBL Fund Managers Limited, MCB Arif Habib Savings and Investments Limited, Unifonic with a wide range of key points of employment law.
- Advised Global University Systems, Muller Bleher Group and Kumon Pakistan with reviewing and updating their standard employment contract and HR Policy for Pakistan in-line with the applicable laws.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Sahar Iqbal