Fazle Ghani Khan established Fazleghani Advocates in 1953 in Lahore and served as a Judge of the High Court of West Pakistan from 1965 till 1971. The firm was reestablished by him in 1971 in Karachi.
Senior Partner, Makhdoom Ali Khan joined Fazleghani Advocates in 1980, and was invited to sign the role of Senior Advocates of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in 2001. He rejoined Fazleghani Advocates in 2007, after six years away, during which time he held the office of Attorney General for Pakistan.
Over the years, the Senior Partners at Fazleghani Advocates have trained many outstanding litigators. Fazleghani Advocates is widely recognized as the top Administrative & Constitutional Law, Commercial and Taxation Law Chambers in Pakistan, both by reputation and rankings in international legal publications.
The firm has been involved in a large number of landmark cases before the superior courts of Pakistan. Fazleghani Advocates Karachi Chambers prides itself in housing the largest private law library in Pakistan.
Founded in 1953
50 people in their team
The commercial law practice at Fazleghani Advocates is consistently recognized as one of the best in Pakistan. The lawyers at Fazleghani Advocates have been instructed in a number of landmark cases in which precedent-setting judgments have been delivered by the courts. Under the banner of Commercial Law, Fazleghani Advocates offers a wide range of experience and expertise across all industry sectors and professions.
Lawyers at Fazleghani Advocates are regularly instructed in commercial disputes involving admiralty, banking, finance, insurance, power, energy, media, construction, contract, telecommunication, intellectual property, competition and product liability issues. Our lawyers are experienced and adept at conducting first instance trials, appeals, advising, negotiating and acting as expert witnesses or amicus curiae in commercial disputes. Furthermore, our lawyers also advise and represent clients on complex transactions, such as multi-party contracts, and mergers and acquisitions.
The commercial law practice at Fazleghani Advocates is consistently recognized as one of the best in Pakistan. The lawyers at Fazleghani Advocates have been instructed in a number of landmark cases in which precedent-setting judgments have been delivered by the courts. Under the banner of Commercial Law, Fazleghani Advocates offers a wide range of experience and expertise across all industry sectors and professions.
Lawyers at Fazleghani Advocates are regularly instructed in commercial disputes involving admiralty, banking, finance, insurance, power, energy, media, construction, contract, telecommunication, intellectual property, competition and product liability issues. Our lawyers are experienced and adept at conducting first instance trials, appeals, advising, negotiating and acting as expert witnesses or amicus curiae in commercial disputes. Furthermore, our lawyers also advise and represent clients on complex transactions, such as multi-party contracts, and mergers and acquisitions.
The arbitration practice at Fazleghani Advocates entails representing domestic and foreign litigants before all major arbitral institutions. The lawyers at Fazleghani Advocates are regularly instructed as legal counsel or expert witnesses, or appointed as arbitrators in a broad range of areas, including Construction, Commercial Disputes, Securities, Trade, Power & Energy, Mining & Natural Resources, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Employment, Admiralty, Banking and Finance.
Arbitration constitutes a substantial portion of our practice and Mr. Makhdoom Ali Khan, Senior Partner at Fazleghani Advocates, is regarded as a leading practitioner in this area. Bloomberg describes him as “a Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, appearing in a large number of landmark cases, and he also appears before both domestic and international arbitral tribunals in commercial and investment disputes. He serves as a Director of American Arbitration Association. Mr. Ali Khan is the author of the Recognition and Enforcement Ordinance, by which the New York Convention was incorporated into the laws of Pakistan. He also authored the Arbitration Ordinance to implement the ICSID Convention.” (Bloomberg)
The International Council for Commercial Arbitrators has stated that Mr. Makhdoom Ali Khan, during his tenure as Attorney General “advised the Government of Pakistan on all Bilateral Investment Treaty issues and Public International Law matters and was involved in BIT negotiations with other states. He was also involved in the drafting of the laws that incorporated in Pakistan law the New York Convention and the International Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and the Nationals of other States. He was a member of the Court of the London Court of International Arbitration and is a member of the Board of AAA. He is a former Member of the Board of DIAC. He is a member of the Governing Body of ICCA. He is on the panel of arbitrators of SIAC and KLRCA and has been designated as an arbitrator on the ICSID panel.” (ICCA)
