Haidermota & Co Advocates
Client SatisfactionCollectively led by Zahra Abid, Shabbir Harianawala, Babar Zaman and Mohammad Anwar, the team at Haidermota & Co Advocates regularly advises clients on the legal aspects of REITs. It often works with clients on a range of large and medium-sized real estate projects. The group is sought after for its advice on many large and complex public procurement and PPP matters. In addition, the team has an excellent reputation in the market for its work on projects in the energy and natural resources sectors. It is well-equipped to handle property disputes too.
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Key clients
- Signature Residency REIT (Arif Habib Dolmen REIT Management Limited)
- TPL REIT Management Company Limited
- Epic Games
- Paramount Techno Parks Limited
- Faysal Bank Limited - Javedan Corporation Limited
- Habib Bank Limited - Education Services (Private) Limited
- Habib Bank Limited - CCL Pharmaceuticals (Private) Limited
- MCB Bank Limited and Allied Bank Limited - Indus Homes Limited
- Paϊr Investment Company Limited - Renacon Pharma Limited
- United Bank Limited - Business Vision (Private) Limited
- United Bank Limited (“UBL”) - Dawood Lawrencepur Limited
- MCB Bank Limited - Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited
- Askari Bank Limited - Ismail Industries Limited
- Reko Diq Mining Company (Private) Limited
- Shanghai Electric Power Generation Group for Thar Coal Block-1 Power Generation Company (Private) Limited (2x660 MW – Coal Project)
- Shanghai Electric Power Generation Group for Sino Sindh Resources (Pvt.) Limited (integrated open-pit coal mine)
- Pak-Matiari Transmission Line Project
- EY Ford Rhodes
- Elixir Securities
Work highlights
- Advising a private architecture and real estate investment concern in Lahore, Pakistan with respect to the structuring of a special purpose vehicle (“SPV”) which will be used to acquire real estate assets and develop a large-scale residential project.
- Acted as legal counsel for United Bank Limited as the mandated lead arranger and advisor in relation to a diminishing Musharakah (sale & leaseback) facility extended to Signature Residency REIT (acting through Arif Habib Dolmen REIT Management Limited) by the financier.
- Engaged by the client as the legal counsel to assist with the establishment of a first-of-its-kind real estate investment trust scheme for the launch of REIT projects based on telecommunication infrastructure assets.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Zahra Abid, Shabbir Harianawala, Babar Zaman, Mohammad Anwar