Senior Legal Counsel
ARY Group
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :19 years, 2 أشهر
Corporate Works:
• Independently handling legal and compliance matters of ARY Group Companies involved in a variety of sectors including television and media, real estate and services sectors with the assistance of junior colleagues.
• Providing Legal Advice on a variety of matters of Group Companies relating to company law, competition law, contract law and Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (“PEMRA”) law.
• Coordinating with various departments of Group Companies and drafting and reviewing different kinds of agreements including non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), letters of intent (LOIs), Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), sale and purchase agreements (SPAs), joint venture agreements (JVAs), shareholders agreements (SHAs), services agreements, license agreements, manufacturing and supplying agreements, business partnership agreements, tenancy agreements, construction work contracts, employment agreements, consortium agreements and online remittance services agreements.
• Drafting regulatory filings (such as company law, competition law and PEMRA law filings) and corresponding with concerned authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (“SECP”), Competition Commission of Pakistan (“CCP”) and PEMRA).
• Drafting responses to Show Cause Notices and Complaints Letters received from regulators such as PEMRA, SECP or CCP.
• Preparing Legal Notices, Responses to Legal Notices, Cease and Desist Notices, Warning Letters, Termination Notices and other correspondences.
• Managing a team of two junior lawyers and coordinating with other department peers on assignments and ensuring smooth and timely delivery thereof.
Litigation Works:
• Supervising litigation works of the Group Companies.
• Attending meetings with External Counsels to discuss various matters of Group Companies and preparing case briefs for providing assistance to External Counsels.
• Coordinating with External Counsels, reviewing legal pleadings and providing comments/feedback on the same.
• Closely working and coordinating with big law firms such as Aitzaz Ahsan & Associates and Abid S. Zuberi & Ayan M. Memon Law Associates, amongst others, and providing assistance in relation to various cases of the Group Companies against Pakistan Television Corporation Limited (PTV), Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), Independent Media Corporation (Geo TV Network) and Blitz Advertising (Private) Limited.
Company Secretarial Works:
Providing support to the Group Company Secretary in the preparation of board papers and company law filings as well as in carrying out and ensuring compliance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2017.
Specific Projects / Transactions:
Handling multiple large scale projects and transactions relating to real estate and services industry.
In addition to performing duties as a Legal Assistant at Orr, Dignam & Co. as mentioned below, performing the following duties as a Paralegal:
• Since its inception until completion, assisting the Partner and the Senior Associate in connection with the LNG Project in which the Firm acted for Pakistan State Oil Company Limited (PSO), the Government of Pakistan’s designated LNG buyer, relating to: (i) public procurement regulations in relation to LNG procurements and tenders and also provided local advice in connection with long term LNG purchase arrangements with Qatar Liquefied Gas Company Limited (2), the State of Qatar’s designated LNG supplier, on government to government basis, and (ii) back to back arrangements with Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGC) and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) for LNG sale in Pakistan and related matters and preparing the relevant tender documents, onward 'tripartite' agreements entered into between PSO, SSGC and SNGPL and related documents.
• Assisting the Partner in connection with initial drafting of various gas supply agreements with gas suppliers and purchasers relating to a Project in which the Firm acted for a consortium of fertilizer manufactures (FFM) in respect of gas supply and transportation arrangements and a related EPC contract for certain infrastructure.
• Preparing draft advice on regulatory and compliance matters (e.g. competition law, PPRA law, foreign exchange controls, listing regulations and on numerous aspects of company law including incorporation of a company, establishing a branch/liaison office of a foreign company, alteration of Memorandum and Articles of Association, issue of rights shares, board matters, powers and liabilities of directors/shareholders, election of directors, appointment of CEO etc.) and occasionally on employment/labour matters and termination of agency/distributorship arrangements.
• Drafting and reviewing contracts like MOUs/LOIs, SPAs, SHAs, confidentiality agreements, lease agreements, agreements of sale and employment agreements.
• Conducting due diligence exercise in relation to various Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) transactions.
• Drafting board papers including Agendas, Notices, Minutes and Resolutions of Board and Shareholders Meetings and providing other company secretarial support for various clients.
• Preparing and filing various statutory forms with the Companies Regulators/SECP.
• Drafting proposal letters in relation to projects/transactions and finalizing with Partners.
Corporate Matters
Assisting Partners and Associates in a wide range of corporate and commercial matters including:
• Assisting the Partner and Associates in a variety of financing transactions including obtaining of financing facilities and issuance of ISDA opinions.
• Assisting Partners and Associates in a variety of transactions (involving a wide range of industries) including privatisation, mergers and acquisitions, construction, oil and gas, energy and projects.
• Assisting Partners and Associates in preparing, amending and finalising various contractual documents including Sale and Purchase Agreement, Share/Asset Purchase Agreement, Shareholders Agreement, Joint Venture Agreement, Tripartite Agreement, Confidentiality Agreement, Amendment Agreement, Novation Agreement, Termination and Release Agreement, Agreement of Sale for properties, Fuel Supply Agreement, Memorandum of Understanding, Employment Agreement and the like.
• Assisting Partners and Associates in drafting, amending and finalising corporate documents including Memorandum and Articles of Association and agendas, Notices and Minutes of Board and Shareholders Meetings as well as in preparing and filing various statutory forms with the Companies Regulators.
• Assisting Partners and Associates in preparing, amending and finalising legal advice on numerous areas of law including company law, contract law and competition law.
• Assisting Partners and Associates with preparation of competition filings including collation of annexures, preparation of sets and dispatching to the competition authorities.
• Preparing and compiling due diligence checklists for various due diligence documents for review and assisting Partners and Associates in preparation of due diligence report from initial working drafts to the final product for clients.
Dispute Resolution
Assisted the Jt. Senior Partner in drafting of pleadings including the Plaint and the Written Statement, Applications, Power of Attorneys, Affidavits, Synopsis of Arguments and preparing Annexures for filing with the Pleadings.
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