Quality, not quantity, is the hallmark of the Azam & Rai practice. We are a law firm of choice for clients with the most challenging transactions and cases. We have acquired a reputation for providing superior legal solutions. We are distinguished by our commitment to excellence in representing our clients’ interests and consistently providing high-quality legal services in Pakistan. Our goal is challenging but clear: to persistently maintain our ranking as one of the premier law firms in Pakistan.

LAWYERS

Experience . Competence . Expertise

R.M.S. Azam

Managing Partner

Bar Admissions: High Courts, 2002 (Punjab Bar Council); Lower Courts, 2000 (Punjab Bar Council)

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Maliha S. Azam

Counsel

Bar Admissions: High Courts, 2003 (Punjab Bar Council); Lower Courts, 2001 (Punjab Bar Council)

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Iftikhar Ahmad Bashir

Of Counsel

Bar Admissions: Supreme Court, 2020 (Pakistan Bar Council); High Courts, 1995 (Punjab Bar Council)

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AMMARA KAZMI

Counsel

Bar Admissions: High Courts, 2017 (Islamabad Bar Council); Lower Courts, 2015 (Islamabad Bar Council)

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FIRM HISTORY

AZAM & RAI was established at Lahore, Pakistan on 1 February 2004. AZAM & RAI’s Deed of Partnership was signed at Lahore on 18 September 2004. On 3 October 2005, AZAM & RAI was registered as a Partnership Firm with the Registrar of Firms, Lahore, under the Partnership Act, 1932. On 2 October 2020, AZAM & RAI was registered as a Limited Liability Partnership with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) under the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2017.

R.M.S. Azam
Principal Lawyer

Bar Admissions: High Courts, 2002 (Punjab Bar Council); Lower Courts, 2000 (Punjab Bar Council)

Qualifications: LL.B. (Hons) (London); B.A. (Government College, Lahore)

Areas of Expertise: Accountability; Banking; Building and Construction; Civil; Constitutional; Commercial/Business Transactions; Competition /Anti-Trust; Constitutional; Contracts; Corporate /M&A; Dispute Resolution (Arbitration and Litigation); Employment and Labour; Energy; Information Technology; Intellectual Property; International Trade/WTO; Investment (Foreign and Domestic); Land, Property, and Real Estate; Legislative Drafting; Telecommunications

Professional Affiliations: Punjab Bar Council; Lahore High Court Bar Association; Lahore Bar Association

Maliha Sarda Azam
Counsel

Bar Admissions: High Courts, 2003 (Punjab Bar Council); Lower Courts, 2001 (Punjab Bar Council)

Qualifications: LL.M. (London); LL.B. (Punjab); B.A. (Punjab)

Areas of Expertise: Arbitration; Commercial; Corporate; International Business Transactions; Investment

Professional Affiliations: Punjab Bar Council; Lahore High Court Bar Association; Lahore Bar Association

Iftikhar Ahmad Bashir
Of Counsel

Bar Admissions: Supreme Court of Pakistan, 2020 (Pakistan Bar Council); High Courts, 1995 (Punjab Bar Council)

Qualifications: B.A., LL.B. (Hons), Postgraduate in IT and Telecommunications Law (University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK)

Areas of Expertise: Civil; Corporate; Corporate Governance; Corporate Social Responsibility; Dispute Resolution (Negotiation); Information Technology; Telecommunications

Professional Affiliations: Pakistan Bar Council; Islamabad Bar Council; Supreme Court Bar Association; Islamabad High Court Bar Association; Islamabad Bar Association

Ammara Kazmi
Counsel

Bar Admissions: High Courts, 2017 (Islamabad Bar Council); Lower Courts, 2015 (Islamabad Bar Council)

Qualifications: B.A., LL.B. (Hons) (London)

Areas of Expertise: Banking; Civil; Commercial /Business Transactions; Corporate; Energy (Oil, Gas, Electricity)

Professional Affiliations: Punjab Bar Council; Islamabad High Court Bar Association; Islamabad Bar Association