1. LEGAL PROXIMITY ®
The Firm
Legal Proximity (“The Firm”) is a commercial law specialized firm,
comprised of industry-leading lawyers with over two (02) decades experience
in High Court and Supreme Court delivering expert legal advice to some of the
corporate houses and successful companies, institutions and NGOs. The firm is
regularly involved in high value contentious civil, corporate, commercial,
constitutional, banking matters. Infrastructure projects, Advising and
Structuring financial transactions and Corporate matters.
In these matters, our clients benefit from our firm’s expertise, the significant
experience and direct involvement of our Partners and senior lawyers, and
our strategic and commercial approach to all legal, transactional and
commercial matters. We offer a fresh perspective and confident strategic
insights and advice on complex matters and issues, consistently delivering
outstanding results for our clients.
The firm’s Partners are supported by a first-class team of lawyers ensuring
that all matters are handled efficiently and with the appropriate level of skill
and experience.
For every client, on every matter, we are committed to delivering the best
result achievable.
Our Core Areas Of Expertise
Þ Transaction Advisory Services
• Financial advisory transactions (term loans, TFCs, Sukuks,
convertible debt etc)
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Shareholder agreements
• Oil and Petroleum related transactions
Þ Litigation Services
• Civil matter
• Company/corporate matters
• Constitutional law
• Corporate and Commercial law
• Environment laws
2. • Food Laws
• IPO
• Labour laws
• Land Acquisitions
• Security Laws
Þ Corporate Advisory Services
• Alternate Dispute Resolution
• Banking and Finance
• Constitutional laws
• Corporate and Commercial laws
• Energy project (AEDB, CPPA-G, NEPRA)
• Environment laws
• Formation of companies, firms, NGOs
• IPOs, listing & De-listing of various companies
• Public- Private Partnerships
• Right Issues by Companies
• Re-Structuring & Acquisition of companies
• labour laws
• Food laws
• Security Laws
PARTNERS
ZAIN SAKANDER
LLM (Corporate and Commercial Law), Post Graduate Diploma (Banking and
Finance) and LL.B. (Hons.) from University of London.
Founding Partner at LEGAL PROXIMITY. (2013 - To date)
Associate at Cornelius, Lane & Mufti Lahore, Pakistan Jan 2008 – Jan 2013
Mr. Zain Sakander is an acclaimed lawyer have dealt with variety of high
profile legal cases involving Civil, Banking litigation, Constitutional matters,
Merger and Acquisitions, winding up and Arbitration proceedings and has
number of high court reported judgments to his credit.
MEMBERSHIP AND AFFILIATIONS
i) Life Member Lahore High Court Bar Association
ii) Life Member Punjab Bar Association
iii) Life Member Lahore Bar Association
3. MR. AHMAD MALHI
(LLB, MBA & LLM)
Partner at Legal Proximity since 2013 - To date, he has more than 20 years’
experience of corporate, transaction and financial advisory services
PAST: November, 1996 to February, 2008
Had been engaged with a global corporate consultancy firm, which was
providing corporate and Business Advisory services to more than 500
corporate clients including listed, public (unquoted), private, foreign entities,
public sector and NGOs,.
MEMBERSHIP AND AFFILIATIONS
i) Life Member Lahore High Court Bar Association
ii) Life Member Punjab Bar Association
iii) Life Member Lahore Bar Association
iv) Life Member Lahore Tax Bar Association
NASIR MAHMUD
ADVOCATE SUPREME COURT OF PAKISTAN
(LLB from PU, MA from PU and LLM from UK)
Partner at Legal Proximity Feb 2014 - To date
EXPERIENCE:
Deputy Attorney General for Government of Pakistan (2013-2014)
Mr. Nasir Mahmud is an Advocate of Supreme Court & High Court, having
assisted and represented both individual as well as institutional Clients in
contentious matters before Superior Courts of Pakistan with respect to Civil,
Commercial, Service and Taxation. Has number of Supreme Court and high
court reported judgments to his credit.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS:
i) Life member of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan.
ii) Life member Lahore District Bar Association, Lahore 1993
iii)Life member of Lahore High Court Bar Association.
4. LIST OF CLIENTS
• Borjan Shoes (Pvt.) Limited
• Faysal Bank Limited
• Grays Leasing Limited
• HMW Construction (Pvt.) Limited
• JDW Group of Companies
• Millac Foods (Pvt.) Limited
• Pakistan Milk Foods (Pvt.) Limited
• SB Electronics Engineering & Control (Pvt.) Limited
• Sitara Abban Valley
• Syed Bhais (Pvt.) Limited
• Technical Resource Services (Pvt.) Limited
• City & Guilds Pakistan
• SE Services (Private) Limited
• MA Agri Farms
• Reliable Engineering Services (Pvt) Ltd
• Hi-Pro Feeds (Private) Limted
• NHA
• MCB Limited
• CBR(FBR)
• OGDC
Contact Details
Address: Room No.401, Executive Floor,
Sadiq Plaza, The Mall, Lahore,
Telephone: + 92-42 - 36280381
Facsimile: + 92-42 - 36280382
Cell: 0300 8462032
Email:legalproximity@gmail.com