Hasnain Naqvee
RIAA BARKER GILLETTEAt RIAA BARKER GILLETTE, the team has a wealth of experience of working on numerous major energy and infrastructure projects. Recently, it has been advising on the development of various types of distributed solar solutions for its developer and consumer clients. The firm is acting as project counsel in several of the thermal and renewable projects currently under development in the country. Practice head and senior partner, Hasnain Naqvee, is based at Lahore office. Bilal Shaukat is the firm’s managing partner, and is based at the Karachi office. Islamabad-based Nadir Altaf is also recommended.
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'RIAA Barker Gillette is one of the powerhouses in project & energy in the country. They possess a team of seasoned and qualified lawyers who have worked on almost all sorts of transactions in the power sector in Pakistan.'
'Mr. Nadir Altaf's command over Generation Licenses and Implementation Agreements allows him to find solutions to any contractual dispute. His 'work ethic and relationships with public organizations such as NEPRA and CPPA make him a standout legal advisor.'
‘We have extensively worked with Bilal Shaukat and have been very pleased. The team is well versed in the laws, drafting, and business requirements, and has great negotiating skills. Their prompt closure of projects has led to a number of successful projects for us.’
‘Bilal Shaukat has been one of our most trusted external counsels. His legal and business acumen is very good, great negotiating and client management, prompt and detailed attention to matters has made him one of our most trusted and reliable external counsels.’
‘Projects and energy practice is the forte of RIAA Barker Gillette. Since its inception, the firm has been deeply involved, providing invaluable guidance on various corporate and commercial issues of numerous projects.'
'Nadir Altaf and the project and energy team of RIAA Barker Gillette have offered clear and effective advice while considering the techno-commercial realities of contract management and regulatory matters.'
‘The firm has consistently provided us with invaluable guidance on various contractual and regulatory matters, representing us before regulatory authorities and participating in contract negotiations with both government and private parties.'
'The RIAA Barker Gillette team’s deep understanding of the project's technical and financial aspects has enabled them to achieve favourable outcomes.'
Key clients
- TAPI Pipeline Company Limited
- Nepal Water and Energy Development Company (Private) Limited
- S.K. Hydro (Private) Limited
- Azad Pattan Power (Private) Limited
- Sitara Energy Limited
- China Road and Bridge Corporation
- Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
- Mira Power Limited
- Prism Energy Pvt. Ltd.
- Etihad Power Generation Limited
- Sindh Transmission and Despatch Company
- FrieslandCampina Engro Pakistan Limited
- Power Cement Limited
- Huaneng Shandong Ruyi Pakistan Energy (Private) Limited
- Defence Housing authority
- Port Qasim Electric Power Company (Private) Limited
- GH2 Industries (Private) Limited
- Shajar Roads Limited
- Sports, Culture, Tourism, Archaeology, Museum & Youth Affairs Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Government of Balochistan
- Ravi Urban Development Authority
- KOAK Power Limited
- Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited (EPQL)
- Siddiqsons Energy Limited (SEL)
- Lalpir Power Limited, Pakgen Energy Limited
Work highlights
- Advising on a transaction concerning the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project.
- Acting as international counsel for Nepal Water and Energy Development Company (Private) Limited in relation to the development of a hydropower project of approximately 216MW in Nepal.
- Assisted GH2 Industries (Private) Limited on a project relating to a greenfield chemical manufacturing facility in Pakistan.
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Hasnain Naqvee