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Zahra Abid, Shabbir Harianawala and Owais Aziz collectively head the department at Haidermota & Co Advocates, which has considerable expertise in the fintech space. The firm has a strong corporate practice, which has substantial experience in the telecoms sector. It excels in licensing and regulatory work. Key clients include leading international and national banks, as well as financial institutions.
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Key clients
- Ahya Technologies (Private) Limited
- Telenor ASA (“Telenor”)
- Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited (PMCL)
- Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited (“PMCL”) and VEON Ltd.
- Jade E-Services Pakistan (Private) Limited
- Epic Games
- Hugo Bank Limited
- Paramount Techno Parks Limited
- Clifford Chance LLP
- Taptap Send UK Limited
- Latham and Watkins LLP
- Fladgate LLP
Work highlights
- Acted as legal counsel for Ahya Technologies, a start-up company providing a unified artificial intelligence-enabled platform for scaling climate action across the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan.
- Advising Telenor with respect to its proposed divestment from its Pakistani operations, involving 100% sale of shares of Telenor Pakistan (Pvt) Limited by Telenor Group to PTCL.
- Engaged by the client on the launch of a new lending product on the “JazzCash” platform through a non-banking finance company established by the client.
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Zahra Abid, Shabbir Harianawala, Owais Aziz