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Muhammad Jamal Farooq

Muhammad Jamal Farooq

Associate

ISLAMABAD

Muhammad Jamal Farooq is an associate at AJURIS Islamabad Office. After having graduated from University of London, Jamal successfully completed the Bar-at-Law/LLM at the University of Law, leading to him being called to the Bar in England and Wales in 2022. During this course, Jamal also obtained membership with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators after performing exceptionally well in the International Arbitration (LLM) module conducted by the University of Law, UK.

Immediately after having completing his Bar Course, Jamal started practice as an associate at a renowned law firm in Islamabad, independently dealing with medical, service, constitutional, rent, family, arbitration and civil matters. One notable case he provided major assistance on was on the matter regarding the independent investigation of the death of Mr. Arshad Sharif before the Supreme Court in 2023. Jamal has also recently been gazetted as an accredited mediator and can be appointed as such by Courts in Islamabad. After having joined the firm in 2024, Jamal regularly renders his assistance in diverse range of matters including constitutional, civil, taxation and arbitration matters pending before the High Court and Lower Courts.

LLB (Hons), University of London
Bar-at-Law/LLM, University of Law, London

Islamabad Bar Council

Constitutional Law
Corporate and Commercial
Taxation Law

Ahmad Zeeshan

Ahmad Zeeshan

Associate

ISLAMABAD

Ahmad Zeeshan is an associate at the AJURIS Islamabad office. He joined the firm in August 2023, and is an advocate of the lower courts of Pakistan. Ahmad earned his BA-LL.B (Hons.) from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).

During his tenure at LUMS, Ahmad actively engaged in various student-led societies, notably serving as the Director of the LUMS Entrepreneurial Society. Ahmad also contributed as a teaching assistant in courses such as Torts Law and Labor Law.

Before joining AJURIS, Ahmad taught Criminal Law and Legal Reasoning at a Law College in Multan. Ahmad has also conducted extensive research on the prisoners’ right to health care in the context of Covid-19 and the research was submitted to Lahore High Court, Multan Bench.

Ahmad’s primary areas of practice are constitutional and commercial disputes. He regularly assists the partners in the High Court on matters concerning constitutional law, company law and competition law.

BA-L.L.B (Hons.), Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)

Punjab Bar Council

Faaiza Haroon Qazi

Faaiza Haroon Qazi

Associate

ISLAMABAD

Faaiza is an associate based in our Islamabad office and is practicing as an advocate of the Lower Courts of Pakistan. Faaiza entered legal practice in 2021 after completing her LL.B. (Hons.) degree at The Institute of Legal Studies (TILS) and attaining a Second Class (Upper Division). She was the recipient of the TILS Academic Excellence Award both in 2019 and 2020.

Faaiza rejoined the Firm in January 2024 after having interned here briefly in 2021. In the intervening period Faaiza worked as a judicial law clerk to a Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan for two years, contributing to several landmark judgments in the areas of civil and constitutional law. Furthermore, Faaiza served as a rapporteur at the 9th International Judicial Conference hosted by the Supreme Court in 2022, and the 2023 National Conference themed “Resilient Pakistan: Calibrating Population and Resources.” Subsequent to these conferences, she collaborated with her fellow rapporteurs to draft comprehensive reports, subsequently published under the banner of the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan. Within our firm, Faaiza lends her expertise to a diverse array of legal matters, including arbitration, civil cases, and constitutional law in the High Court and the Lower Courts.

BA-L.L.B (Hons.), The Institute of Legal Studies (TILS)

Malik Hassan Shoaib Awan

Malik Hassan Shoaib Awan

Associate

LAHORE

Hassan is an associate at the Lahore office. He joined the office in March 2023 and is also admitted as an advocate of the lower courts of Pakistan. He completed his Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from University of London in 2022.

Prior to joining AJURIS, Hassan worked as a trainee associate at Mandviwalla & Zafar, where he assisted on commercial transactions of various local and international companies before the SECP. During his traineeship, Hassan was also part of several public sector projects, including the amendment of the Punjab Public Private Partnership Act, 2019.

Hassan takes keen interest in constitutional, corporate and tax matters. At the firm, he regularly appears before the civil court and assists the team in the High Court proceedings.

Bachelor of Law (L.L.B)

Advocate

Constitutional Law
Taxation
Commercial and Corporate Law

Fatima Rasool

Fatima Rasool

Associate

LAHORE

Fatima joined the firm’s Lahore office after completing her B.A. LLB from Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) where she graduated with Distinction on Dean’s Honour List. She also served as Law Batch Representative in the student council and helped bring structural reforms in the law school and advocated for women empowerment.

While at LUMS, Fatima worked as a Teaching Assistant for courses such as Legal Writing and Research Methods and Startup Law, among others. She regularly assists her juniors with their academics as she enjoys teaching. She previously interned with Justice Project Pakistan, and Digital Rights Foundation as she holds an interest in Human Rights. She worked on a number of constitutional matters and public interest litigation during her other internships.

Fatima primarily works on constitutional, tax, and corporate cases.

BA-L.L.B (Hons.), LUMS (Distinction)

Constitutional Law
Corporate & Commercial Law

Shaban Nadeem

Shaban Nadeem

Associate

LAHORE

Mr. Nadeem is an advocate of the High Courts. He completed his Bachelor of Laws (LL.B. Hons.) from Cardiff University in 2019.

During the course of his degree, he acquired litigation and transactional work experience. He worked at Hill Dickinson LLP (London) and Clarke Willmott Solicitors (Taunton) in the UK. Additionally he also worked at Shook Lin & Bok (Kuala Lumpur) as an intern.

Shaban primarily focuses on constitutional, commercial and tax litigation. He works with the Senior Partner on tax references, appellate cases, and constitutional petitions before the Lahore High Court and the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He also regularly appears before the lower courts, tribunals and special courts.

Previously, Shaban has worked as a trainee associate at Liaquat Merchant Associates, Karachi, where he worked on various commercial transactions and Islamic finance contracts for banks.

LL.B (Hons.), Cardiff University

Constitutional Law
Corporate and Commercial
Taxation Law