Shahmeer A.

I am an experienced corporate commercial lawyer educated from King's College London (UK) and Columbia University (US) and qualified from Pakistan with over eight years of experience of representing big & small corporations on a wide range of legal matters. I provide a diverse set of legal services to clients across the globe at affordable prices including contract management (including contracts drafting, review, redlining, abstraction & summarization), as well as legal drafting services (such as memos, case summaries and briefs), para legal and legal support services. I handle projects on fixed fee basis as well on hourly basis, depending upon the requirement of the client and my rates vary depending upon the nature and complexity of the project. Having worked with three of the leading Pakistani law firms – Cornelius, Lane & Mufti, Raja Mohammad Akram & Co and HaidermotaBNR&Co. in the past, I have now founded a law firm called "Khan & Arshad" and am independently working primarily with national and international clients on a variety of projects. My practice covers diverse areas of corporate commercial law including M&A, joint ventures , start up advisory, real estate transactions, energy projects and tax matters and I have extensive knowledge and experience in drafting and review of commercial contracts for clients worldwide including Confidentiality/Non-Disclosure Agreements, Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs), Shareholders' Agreement, Share Purchase Agreements, Joint Venture Agreements, variety of Service Agreements including Master Services Agreements, Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy of websites, Employment Agreements, Consultancy Agreements, Procurement Agreements, IT Agreements, Rent/Lease/Sale Agreements for property, Technical Licensing/Collaboration Agreement, contracts related to purchase and lease of land/ buildings. I possess excellent communication skills, common law knowledge and the requisite skill set to provide the right and superior quality legal and paralegal support services for any jurisdiction (including USA, Australia, UK and Asia). I am not qualified to advise on local laws of foreign jurisdiction (i.e., other than India) but render variety of legal advise based on common law principles. I use plain English to communicate verbally and in my documentation. I am extremely responsive and committed to deliver highest levels of quality services within the agreed timelines. I can fully assure you of complete data integrity, confidentiality and conflicts of interest.