Our unique culture is shaped by the Partners who are leaders in their fields, with over thirty years of experience.
Founding and Senior Partner
Mandviwalla & Zafar
Barrister-at-Law (Lincoln’s Inn)
Lincoln’s Inn, London, United Kingdom
LLB (Hons.)
London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom
Member
Sindh Bar Council
Sindh High Court Bar Association
Current Position
PRESIDENT SAARCLAW – Association of persons of the legal communities of the eight South Asian Countries
Experience
Mr. Mehmood Mandviwalla has extensive experience spanning over 38 years in all aspects of commercial and corporate law including Banking; Corporate Finance & Securities; Arbitration; Commercial litigation; Energy; International Trade; Privatisations; Investment Funds; Educational Institutions; Venture Capital; Environment; Media; Arbitration; Acquisitions and Amalgamations; Underwriting Agreements; Insurance; Joint Ventures; Infrastructure Projects; Securitization; Credit Rating etc and Intellectual Property litigation.
He has drafted various statutory enactments and regulatory frameworks for Pakistan and has from time to time, assisted Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan and the State Bank of Pakistan in the restructuring of the regulatory framework for the corporate sector of Pakistan.
Mr. Mandviwalla is currently the president of SAARC LAW for the year 2016-2018. He is presently on the Board of Directors of GlaxoSmithKline Pakistan Limited and Director on Board of Directors of Deposit Protection Corporation – A Subsidiary of State Bank of Pakistan.
Mr. Mandviwalla has served as a Director on the Board of the State Bank of Pakistan from 2013 to 2016. He was also the Caretaker Minister of Law and Prisons in the Caretaker Government of Sindh in 2013.
Founding and Senior Partner
Mandviwalla & Zafar
Barrister-at-Law (Lincoln’s Inn)
Lincoln’s Inn, London, United Kingdom
LLB (Hons.) (1983)
London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom
Member
Punjab Bar Council
Punjab High Court Bar Association
Lahore Bar Association
Advocate of the Supreme Court
Current Position
PRESIDENT SUPREME COURT BAR ASSOCIATION
Experience
Mr. Ali Zafar has extensive experience spanning over 30 years as a practicing Barrister at the High Court and Supreme Court of Pakistan.
He further has extensive experience in constitutional law, administrative law, energy law, services law, NAB laws, banking laws, tax laws, company law and property law.
Mr. Ali Zafar is a senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He was elected as the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) for 2015-16 on October 2015.
He is recognized for his experience in civil, criminal law and court processes, and is committed to preserving and protecting both established laws and the rights of individuals.
Mr. Ali Zafar is also highly regarded for his expertise in competition law, mergers and acquisitions and has a vast experience with alternative dispute resolution.
A list of the landmark cases in which Syed Ali Zafar has appeared in is given hereinbelow: