29/05/2023
INTRODUCTION
Patron in Chief
Justice Shiekh Riaz Ahmad
Former Chief Justice of Pakistan
Manzar Hussain Akhtar
Advocate
Senior Partner
Establishment
AKHTAR LAW ASSOCIATES (ALA), founded in 1992, is a full spectrum law firm having highly skilled and experienced lawyers of their generation. The lawyers are graduate of prestigious foreign and local universities, enrolled as advocates of high courts/ Supreme Court and are involved in a number of extra legal activities such as academics, rural development, social sectors reforms, legislative and regulatory reforms. The advocates, consultants and associates have extensive experience of almost every facet of the legal practice in Pakistan and have been exposed to and are accustomed to high profile legal work, consultancy and legislation.
ALA offers a wide range of high quality and personalized legal service in Lahore, Multan, Islamabad and Karachi. ALA,s specialized practice areas place it amongst the top law firm in Pakistan and with its dedicated service and competitive fee structure, make it an ideal choice for local and foreign institutions, companies and individuals interested in high quality legal services.
Vision
Year after year, AKHTAR LAW ASSOCIATES (ALA), will be embedded to become the leading source of expertise and the natural client-choice to provide the complete range of legal services, domestically and internationally.
We are a team of bright, highly motivated, dedicated people who have a compassion for life, justice and client service. We value the rights, freedoms and responsibilities of our democratic society. Our team will be self-starting, exercising initiative in accomplishing our goals, acting on situations and opportunities, rather than be acted upon. We build a nurture lasting relationships, both within the Firm and with our clients and our team is viewed as being professional, aggressive, and compassionate.
Our firm is very proud of the fact that our foundation is built upon values and a vision for the future. Any decision we make in our firm and the way we represent our clients are all based upon these factors. We are proud to share them with you.
Our Vision is to be a world-class legal services firm that helps clients and businesses achieve their goals. We will accomplish our Vision through our commitment to strategic growth, outstanding service, and community involvement.
All ALA staff will help accomplish this Vision by always:
Providing unparalleled personal service.
Proactively tailoring innovative legal solutions to fully meet each of our clients individual needs.
Treating clients and colleagues with respect.
Being accountable to clients and colleagues in all we do.
Mission
To successfully represent our clients in an environment of mutual respect that promotes client satisfaction, personal development, and company growth. We provide our clients with the finest legal services through zealous and aggressive representation. In matters of business, we research, investigate, develop and implement comprehensive, cost effective, workable, and permanent solutions to our Clients' legal and business problems. We recognize that our Client's interests are paramount, frequently requiring multi-disciplinary solutions, so we work very hard to know and understand our clients, their businesses, and their goals and aspirations, so we can assist them on their journey to success.
Our mission is to create an environment to support a team of attorneys and staff that has a passion for our vision. We will build a law firm focused on providing quality legal services, dedicated to client service and noted for its integrity. The firm will have a foundation of integrated skills and cutting edge technology. Our people will be empowered to build a team to fulfill our vision, and motivated to client service. Our public cause will be for justice, the public image of lawyers, and the improvement in the quality of life for the people we serve: clients, employees and business people.
Quality Policy
We put into practice a benchmark which is considered as our elementary manuscript in all aspects of our services to our clients:
Client satisfaction is the core focus of our all activities by rendering prompt, timely and effective integrated services.
Continuous education and development programs for our team members are part of our belief system; to keep up with the changing global environment.
Our inspiration is to be a renowned and eminent global law firm and to provide swift, reliable and high quality legal services to the foreign investors and Pakistani entrepreneurs.
We ensure our clients of the confidentiality and respect for their information and values.
Since its establishment ALA's legal research facilities have maintained the highest standards of quality control and assurance adhering to the self enunciated operating procedures for efficient and hazard-free operations. In a similar way, ALA Research Center has various departments and personnel monitoring the research papers and litigation processes.
We adjust and adapt to the changing needs of our clients and remain dedicated in our efforts to serve them to the best of our ability. We at ALA firmly believe that client is the king. We work together to bring in relief, remedy and respect the dignity of all.
Expertise & Accomplishments
At ALA, we have been at the forefront of managing dispensation of quality legal services on a global basis for approximately two decades now. Our team of expert attorneys, solicitors and professional consultants very well understand what it takes to meet client expectations for excellent work and responsive services across different countries and variety of legal systems. Our law firm is an enterprise of outstanding capabilities, unmatched enthusiasms, keen intellects, unyielding integrity and an extraordinary desire to understand and serve clients.
Our focus at ALA is as simple, that we are deeply committed to the success of our distinguished roster of clientele. We have built our service approach upon a commitment to excellence. We are fully equipped, vastly experienced, true to our clients' business interests and work in accordance with the highest ethical standards of the profession.
There is no doubt that as business is growing, demands for more legal advice is increasing. We all know that a fast-growing number of law firm were advising on business across borders, however, in the South Asian Region, legal advice depends on knowledge and experience in international as well as in local laws, whether Islamic law or regulations promulgated by the authorities
In the recent time the world has been engulfed in a tremendous change. Across the globe, monumental events have taken place, redefining the face of the world. Impenetrable walls have fallen, the cold war has thawed, peace in the South Asian Region has become a reality, and democracy in many countries in the world has been restored.
The said information absorbs a summary as to what we are, what we do and what we stand for. This is our hallmark that we can respond knowledgeably, effectively and quickly, whether the issue is local, regional, national or international.
AKHTAR LAW ASSOCIATES (ALA), offers a wide range of legal services mainly Tax, Customs, Excise, Sales Tax, Corporate Matters, Financial Affairs, Intellectual Property, Commercial Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation, precisely detailed below. Its partners are rated as the leading experts in their particular fields. We have a strong presence in Karachi, Lahore and with network of offices at Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Sheikhupura, Faisalabad, Multan and Peshawar and this expansion has been made to render professional services close to our clients. In addition we have developed overseas links in USA, UK, Canada and other emerging markets of Europe, Australia, Middle East and Asia. As a firm, we are set out to provide a total commitment to our clients’ needs and to do so in a way that is efficient, cost effective and most importantly relevant to the issues that they face.
This is AKHTAR LAW ASSOCIATES (ALA), with the emphasis on professionalism in the following fields:
Administrative Law
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Advertising and Marketing
Agency and Distributorship
Agreements and Contracts
Agricultural Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Antitrust and Trade Regulation
Appellate Practice
Art Law
Asset Protection
Association and Societies
Aviation and Aerospace
Arbitration Law
Asset Management Company Setup
Asset Search and Investigation
Attestation and Legalization
Blue Collar Crime
Brokerage Company Setup
Business Tax Planning
Bankruptcy
Banks and Banking
Biotechnology
Business Law
Capital Markets
Chancery and Equity
Chemicals and Chemistry
Child Adoption
Civil Law
Class Actions
Commercial Law
Commodities
Communication and Media
Company Law
Computer and Software
Constitutional Law
Constructional Law
Consumer Law
Copyrights
Corporate Law
Criminal Law
Debtor & Creditor
Drafting & Vetting
Education Law
Employee Benefits
Energy Law
Entertainment and Arts
Environmental Law
Equipment Finance and Leasing
Family Law
Finance Franchises and Franchising Law
Fraud and Deceit
Gaming Law
General Practice
Government
Government Contracts
Health Care
Hospital Law
Housing Law
Human and Civil Rights
Immigration and Naturalization
Insurance Law
Intellectual Property
International Law
International Trade
Internet Law
Income Tax Refund
Income Tax Returns
Industrial Design Law
Insolvency Law
Insurance Company
and Law
IP Law Enforcement
Intellectual Property Law
International Tax Law
Investment Law
IT Services Company
Investments
Labour (Labor) and Employment
Joint Ventures
Land Acquistion Law
Liquified Natural Gas Company (LNG Registration and Regulations)
Legislative Drafting
Leases and Leasing
Libel and Defamation
Litigation
Mirror Judgements
Modaraba Company
Medical Malpractice
Mergers and Acquisitions
Mortgages
Citizenship And Residency
Company Secretarial Services
Competition Law
Contract Law
Corporate Governance
Customs Law
Cyber Crime Law
Domestic Law on Taxation
Due Diligence Services
E-Commerce Law
E-Governance Law
E-Waste Law
Enforcing The Foreign Judgement
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