Experience

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  M.a khan & co,advocates & legal consultants

  Jan 2009 - Dec 2009

  Legal intern

  Job Responsibilities.• Preparing Legal briefs, draft plaint, leave to defend/written statement, Replication, Legal Notice and arguing cases in the District Courts and Banking Court of Karachi, Pakistan.• Conducting extensive legal research, drafting legal documents and assisting senior counsel in proceedings of cases in the High Court of Sindh, Pakistan

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  Ijaz ahmed & associates advocates & legal consultants.

  Jan 2010 - Jun 2010

  Associate- litigation counsel

  Job Responsibilities.• Handled Litigation Matters in District Court(s), Service Tribunal, Labour Court & Banking Courts including drafting of petitions, plaints, written statements, appeals, applications, affidavits, Counter affidavits, rejoinders, legal notices, reply to legal notices, etc.• Handled SECP Matters, incorporation of companies via e-filing, compliance of statutory requirements of SECP,Drafting & vetting of agreements, board resolutions, minutes of meetings, and all related documents . • Rendered legal opinion on all legal issues, properties issues & real estate matters to the Firm’s clients• Preparation of Income Tax Returns and e-fling of the same on e-portal of FBR including reply to tax notices• Dealt Registration of Trade Marks, Copy Rights, Patents Firms, Partnership Deeds, Trust Deeds, Gift/Conveyance/Lease Deed, & handling properties documentation, Mutations & NOC matters etc.• Analysis of Government regulations and policies and their impact on the client's businesses.• Represented the Companies at various legal and regulatory forums, Government/Regulatory Agencies• Conducted statutory legal research pertaining to Companies’ Ordinance and Insurance Ordinance• Handled matters related to social security, consumer banking, environmental law, State Bank and FIA, CDGK, CCB, DHA, Police Stations, District & Sub-Registrar Offices, Cantonment, Mukhtarikar, Board of Revenue and various Government and Semi Government Authorities/Regulatories etc Show less

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  Rasheed a rizvi & associates (the law firm)

  Jul 2010 - Jul 2015

  Associate- litigation counsel

  Job Responsibilities.• Advocate High Court worked on civil, commercial, constitutional, corporate areas of law having experience and dealt with cases in corporate, banking, property, service and labour laws. • Have a diverse experience in drafting and vetting of documents including pleadings, agreements, opinions, international business transactions, deeds, etc.• Have a diverse experience of handling cases of various jurisdictions and conducted cases of clients ranging from individuals, multi-national companies, public and private limited companies, service and labour cases at the lower / trial courts, tribunals as well as in the High Court• Preparing Legal briefs and arguing cases in the District Courts and Banking Court of Karachi, Pakistan.• Conducting extensive legal research, drafting legal documents and assisting senior counsel in proceedings of cases in the High Court of Sindh, Pakistan Show less

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  Karachi shipyard & engineering works limited

  Jul 2015 - now

  Manager ( legal affairs)

  Job Responsibilities Legal Matters:• Managing/Handling/Appearing on behalf of Company in Litigation Matters pending in High Courts, District Court(s), Service Tribunals, Labour Court, Labor Tribunal, Banking Courts, Offences Courts, and other quasi-judicial issues including Arbitration Proceedings, Wafaqi Mohtasibs.• Drafting/vetting of Court’s Pleadings. • To take active participation from preparation to institution of all legal cases, appeals, petitions, complaints, before the competent courts of laws & authorities • Interpreting relevant laws, rulings, judgments, SRO, Notifications, Notices of Federal & Provincial Departments • Appointing lawyers and negotiating their professional fee & strong liaison/coordination with external lawyers across the countryCorporate Matters:• Drafting, vetting, negotiating and finalizing various types of commercial and business Contracts, Policies, MoUs and ensuring that the same are in line with internal policies and applicable laws and/or Identifying and eliminating legal and commercial risks in contracts/agreements• Providing expert, strategic and risk management legal advices/opinions in relation to different legal, • Corporate & Properties/real estate matters to all business units. • Advising on all intellectual property related matters, registration of new trade marks, brand protection including but not limited. Labour & Industrial Relations Matters:• Regular legal advisory services to HR & IR departments on disciplinary, inquires termination & legal matters. • Strong coordination with the outsourced lawyers and legal advisors with respect to ongoing litigation(s) with respect to disputes of the labours.• To investigate cases of breach of discipline, to conduct the enquires against misconduct and writing of reports for the management • To maintain effective business relationship with all relevant internal departments or external entities or federal or provincial government authorities. Show less