Hfeez Saeed Akhtar

Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan

• LL.M (London)
• Gray’s Inn, Barrister

• holds a Masters degree in Corporate and Commercial Law with a focus on International Finance, Credit and Security, Construction Contracts and Arbitration and the Islamic Law of Inheritance
• has an active appearance in the Supreme Court; conducted over seven hundred cases in the Lahore High Court as lead counsel.
• areas of expertise include civil, commercial, corporate and constitutional litigation; currently engaged in litigation relating to banking and company matters, contractual claims, tenders/public procurements, land/property disputes (with individuals as well as LDA, City District Government, DHA, Revenue Authorities, Settlement Department, Evacuee Trust Property Board and Border Area Committee), administrative disputes with public bodies, local governments and district administrations, election petitions, construction disputes, agency, corporate insurance claims, media laws and NAB matters arising out of civil and commercial transactions.
• represents institutional clients in the Lahore High Court such as Bank of Punjab and Saudi Pak Industrial and Agricultural Investment Company in the High Courts (in financial claims involving billions of rupees) and Employees Old Age Benefit Institution-EOBI (pension disputes, service matters and general litigation impacting EOBI pursuant to 18^th amendment). Previously, acted for Federal Board of Revenue in customs litigation.
• Currently representing a multinational company in its commercial litigation in the High Courts relating to EPC construction contracts and PPRA rules; and a well-known consortium of companies engaged in the development of housing projects in relation to their civil litigation with land owners, LDA and other government agencies.
• conducts selective civil trials in the civil, district and specialist courts involving complex legal problems.
• dealt with a large number of cases relating to loan defaults, mortgages, pledge, damages, insurance, export facilities, letters of credit, trade financing/foreign bills, syndication, restructuring of liabilities, auction disputes etc.
• Represented shareholders, directors and companies in matters such as winding up, oppression of minority shareholders, rectification of register of members and directors, election of directors etc.
• Has a good understanding and experience of dealing with matters relating to colonization, consolidation, land reforms, acquisition, pre-emption, exchange, gift, wakf, benami transactions, rent etc.
• conducted a number of arbitrations for Pakistan Cricket Board.
• advisory work includes advising companies (and individually their boards, directors and shareholders) on a wide range of issues such as formation/administration, duties/liabilities, share issue/options, governance, joint ventures, acquisitions, expansion, employment and commercial contracts with third parties; contractors and engineers (on construction and contractual disputes); housing societies on all affairs ranging from election to land disputes.

Academic Experience:

Lecturer in Company Law to LLM students at University Law College, Punjab University, Lahore