Shahid Usman Law Associates is a full service law firm with a wide range of business clients. We serve commercial, financial and industrial clients in Pakistan and overseas and work in close association with international law firms.We give words to your thoughts; and thus shape a world of your own desires.
2. At SHAHID USMAN LAW ASSOCIATES we bring successful
results for our clients with a promise to excellence that underlies
everything we do.
Shahid Usman Law Associates is a full service law firm with a wide range of
business clients. We serve commercial, financial and industrial clients in
Pakistan and work in close association with international law firms. We strive
to explore ground-breaking techniques to add value to the solutions of legal
intricacies, through our professional competence. We take note of your
requirements and put forward realistic solutions. We give words to your
thoughts; and thus shape a world of your own aspirations . Our associates are
nimble, creative and pragmatic, working tenaciously to protect and promote
our clients' interests.
3. WHO WE ARE?
We are a blend of highly qualified, proficient, experienced and meticulous as
well as young, energetic, enthusiast and motivated professionals. Ours is an
aptly diverse multi-disciplinary team ready to render the best legal, corporate
and tax services to you and your businesses.
Our Values
• Professionalism with demonstrated veracity, esteem and teaming
• Effectiveness with dynamism, keenness and the courage to lead
• Relationship based on reliability resulting from incomparable work
4. HOW WE WORK?
Insights & proven practices
We combine fresh thinking with our global methodologies, tools and proven
practices. This means you benefit from our ideas and insights delivered
through a quality service.
Deep Understanding
We work closely with you to gain a deep insight into your business. We take
the time to fully understand your business’s issues, objectives, opportunities,
strengths and vulnerabilities. And we listen carefully to what you say about
your challenges and issues. This means that you receive advice that really
gets to the heart of your business.
5. HOW WE WORK?
Knowledge is significant for us
We are a business based on knowledge. We’re dedicated to improving
performance through benchmarking, networking and leading practice. And
we’ll share our learning with you to benefit your business. We will also seek to
identify issues before they become problems.
The right people in the right place at the right time
We assemble the right multi-disciplinary team for your business, drawing on
our global network of professionals. You get the diverse perspectives and
skills you need, wherever in the world you need them.
6. HOW WE WORK?
Flexibility
Today’s business world requires you to balance stability with rapid change.
The way we work allows us to help you respond swiftly to the challenges you
face. Our people tackle your issues with energy and enthusiasm, helping you
achieve your potential.
Integrity
We act with integrity, have mutual respect and are open and honest in
everything we do. We only ever do what we believe is right.
7. We are Expert in Corporate and Tax Advisory!
Our tax and corporate professionals provide you with deep technical
knowledge, both global and local, combined with practical, commercial and
industry experience. While suggesting the best suited corporate structures and
schemes for your businesses, we build proactive and truly integrated direct
and indirect tax strategies that help you build sustainable growth. We draw on
extensive accounting and compliance experience and tested approaches that
allow you to manage your direct and indirect tax compliance and reporting
obligations effectively and maintain effective relationships with the tax
authorities. We are the leading law firm trusted for providing clients with quality
services they can count on for decades.
9. AREAS OF PRACTICE
Corporate Services Tax Services
• Formation, enlistment, mergers,
acquisitions and governance of
Companies and other entities,
including Societies, Cooperatives
and Trusts Representing corporate
bodies before regulators as well as
judicial and quasi judicial forums
• Documentation, Consultancy,
Alternative Dispute Resolution and
Litigation
• Income Tax; Sales Tax & Federal
Excise Duty; Customs; Provincial
Taxes
• Business Tax Advisory &
Compliance
• Personal Tax
• Tax Accounting and Risk Advisory
Services
• Tax Performance Advisory
• Tax Policy and Controversy
10. AREAS OF PRACTICE
Banking, Finance & Insurance
Laws
Energy, Mining, Environment
Laws
• Document drafting, registration and
cancellation
• Contract negotiation, execution,
registration, interpretation
• Mortgage, Charge, Pledge,
Hypothecation, etc.
• Legal Opinion
• Recovery suits & claim settlement
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Energy: Electricity, Petroleum,
CNG, LNG, LPG, Non-conventional
energy
• Mine and Minerals: All types of
Consultancy, Legal Opinion and
Litigation
• Environment: Issues with State
authorities; Matters with the
Industry; Problems with the Society,
Water Air Noise pollutions
11. AREAS OF PRACTICE
Labour Laws Immigration Laws
• Establishment and registration of
Funds: Provident Fund, Gratuity
Fund, Pension Fund etc.
• Employment, Removal, Disciplinary
action, Salary and related matters
• Corporate personnel, Outsourced
staff, Contract employees,
Workmen, Daily wagers
• Courts, Tribunal, NIRC,
Ombudsmen, Regulators
• Australia, Canada, New Zealand,
UK, USA
• Skilled, Partner, Visitor, Tourist,
Business Visitor, Student, Parent,
Work Permit Visas
• Independent, Business, Investor,
Refugee and Employment based
Immigration, Residency/Citizenship
• Appeals
12. AREAS OF PRACTICE
Cyber Laws Consumer Rights
• E-Commerce: Consumer
Protection, Credit Cards, Online
transactions, Intellectual Property
Rights Disputes and Others
• E-Crime: Hacking and cracking,
Corporate espionage, Money-
laundering, Piracy, Spoofing,
Phishing, Email bombing, Cyber-
stalking, Pornography, Hate
Speech, Terrorism etc.
• Food: Agricultural Products,
Prepared Food Items, Water etc.
• Residence: Housing, Electricity,
Gas, Sanitation
• Social Services: Education and
Health services
• Transportation: Public and Private
Transport
• Banking and finance: Accounts,
Loans, Financing, Credit Card, etc.
13. AREAS OF PRACTICE
Intellectual Property Service Matters Family Laws
• Real World IP Rights:
Copy Rights
Patents & Designs
Trade marks
• Online IP Rights
• Public servants,
Contract employees,
Daily wagers
• Appointment, transfer,
promotion, pension,
disciplinary matters
• Federal & Provincial
Service Tribunals and
High Courts
• Marriage, Divorce,
Khula
• Child Custody, Dower,
Dowry Articles, etc.
• Maintenance,
Conjugal Rights
• Inheritance:
succession,
declaration of heirs
• Probate and Wills
14. AREAS OF PRACTICE
Real Estate Laws Criminal Law
• Sale/Purchase, Registration and
Transfer of Immovable Property
• Partition, Preemption, Mortgage,
Lease & Rent
• Documentation, Contracts and
Deeds
• Litigation, including cases before
BOR, Revenue Officers, LDA,
Registrar Cooperatives,
Cantonment Board and Border
Area Committee
• White-Collar Crime:
NAB, FIA, ACE,
Customs, Excise, IT, ANF &
Police
• Bails and Trials
• Appeals, Revisions, Reviews &
References
• Constitutional petitions
15. AREAS OF PRACTICE
Constitutional Petitions Associated Matters
• Fundamental Rights
• Security of person, Equality before
Law, Protection of Property, Dignity
of man
• Protections against exploitation,
arrest and detention, forced labour,
double punishment
• Freedoms of speech, movement,
assembly, association, trade,
business or profession
• Drafting, preparation, registration
and cancellation of documents
• Effecting, executing & serving legal
documents
• Advising on everyday business and
sale / purchase of assets
• Litigation and Alternate Dispute
Resolution
• Efficient & economical paralegal
services
18. M. SHAHID USMAN
Advocate High Court
MA LLB DBL LLM (Leeds UK)
Shahid has been representing his clients effectively and proficiently before the
High Courts, NAB, Banking and Labour Courts, Appellate Tribunal Inland
Revenue, Federal and Punjab Service Tribunals, Securities & Exchange
Commission of Pakistan, Board of Investment and State Bank of Pakistan.
Shahid is an excellent corporate and tax advisor for national and multinational
businesses. He has recently carried out World Bank projects on tax reforms in
Pakistan and Tajikistan as a Teams Leader and consultant. He has been the
Secretary of Lahore High Court Bar Association’s Fiscal Laws Committee as
well as Executive Member of Lahore Tax Bar Association. His altruistic quests
include Foundation of Law And Governance (FLAG) and Free Legal Aid
Society for the Helpless (FLASH).
19. MUHAMMAD MAROOF
Advocate High Court
Maroof is an excellent researcher and unmatchable pleader. He can offer
solutions to the most intricate legal problems. He possesses the best skills of
drafting, presentation, advocacy, consultancy and time management. He puts
forward progressive and thoughtful explanations to everyday legal questions.
Maroof proves himself to be an exceptionally sensible, trustworthy and expert
lawyer.
He has specialized expertise in Constitutional Law, Corporate Law, Banking
Laws, Energy, Natural Resources and Environmental Laws, Service Matters,
Cyber Law, Media Laws, Intellectual Property Rights Law, Real Estate Laws,
Family Law and Criminal Law.
20. AMIR FAHIM CHAUDHARY
Advocate High Court
APA, CA (Finalist), LLB
Fahim, a wonderful lawyer as well as corporate and tax advisor, is one of the
most proficient member of our team. In addition to lawyering, he possesses
over twelve years of professional experience in field of accounts and finance,
management consulting services, and business development planning. He
has in-depth knowledge and expertise of corporate and tax laws and has
extensive experience of dealing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission of Pakistan and Federal Board of Revenue. Planning and
implementation of corporate and tax strategies for a broad spectrum of clients
have been his focal point of his practice over the recent years. His association
with professional accountant firms and subsequent assignments with different
clients places him in a strong position to address different audit related issues.
21. TOQEER AHMED
Advocate High Court
Toqeer has proved himself to be the finest consultant based on his
impressively practical experience of more than ten years in the field of
corporate, tax and accounting advisory as well as management consultancy
and system implementation. He is well versed with fine differentiation
between a factual issue, a business choice and a legal resolution. He
understands how to implement a procedure and exercise a control.
Toqeer has extensive exposure to tax authorities resulting from his regular
services to a wide range of small and medium sized businesses.
22. MUHAMMAD AASIM
Advocate High Court
Aasim has been representing the clients effectively and proficiently before the
High Courts, NAB, Banking and Labour Courts, Drug Courts, Anti Terrorism
Courts, Consumer Courts, Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue, Federal and
Punjab Service Tribunals, Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan and
State Bank of Pakistan.
Aasim is an excellent civil, criminal and tax lawyer having a number of
successful cases to his credit. He has frequently been advising individuals and
businesses in need of legal support.
23. ASKAR AZIM
ACCA, LLB (Hons) London
Advocate High Court
Askar has successfully secured qualifications of England and Wales in law
and accounts. He has been presenting best legal solutions to individuals and
businesses by combining his expertise in law and accounting. Askar
represents the clients effectively and proficiently before the High Courts,
NAB, Banking and Labour Courts, Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue,
Federal and Punjab Service Tribunals and Securities & Exchange
Commission of Pakistan.
Askar, being a corporate and tax advisor, he been an active part of the team
that has recently carried out World Bank projects on tax reforms in Pakistan
and Tajikistan.
24. SALMAN FAROOQ ZIA
Advocate High Court
LLB (Hons)
Salman is a young, promising and enthusiastic lawyer. He has got excellent
inter-personal skills. Besides, conducting cases in various courts by following
the “law in books”, he has particularly been successful in bringing solutions to
the clients by utilizing his talents relating to “law in action”. He has proven to
be a real problem solver, be the clients’ matters are under adjudication in
courts, tribunals and commissions or the same are to be resolved out of court.
Salman has got excellent drafting abilities; and, is also wonderful at arguing
the cases in litigation. His fields of expertise include Corporate, Civil, Criminal,
NAB, FIA, Anti Terrorism & Family laws.
25. FURQAN MAHMOOD WARRAICH
Advocate
LLB (Hons)
Furqan, being a member of the family of lawyers, has virtually been into law
practice since his young adulthood. He has special expertise in pursuing
cases before the Central Court, NAB, Banking and Labour Courts, Drug
Courts, Anti Terrorism Courts, Consumer Courts, Appellate Tribunal Inland
Revenue as well as Federal and Punjab Service Tribunals.
Furqan is an excellent corporate, civil and family law advisor. His abilities to
deal with complicated legal questions is unmatchable by his peers. He is also
wonderful at settling the dispute out of courts.