Jahanzaib Durrani
Advocate High Court
I have been practicing law in Pakistan for over 10 years now. Early on in my professional career, I had an opportunity to work on the famous case of Reko Dik mines. This is where I experienced the acute shortage of world-class legal expertise in niche areas in the Pakistani market. While there is an abundance of generalist lawyers, there’s a shortage of experts, especially in natural resources law, international investment law and international arbitration.
Therefore, after a few years of practicing in a firm of commercial lawyers, I went on to pursue two LLMs: my first LLM was in Oil, Gas, and Mining Law from Nottingham Law School, UK while the second one was in International Financial Law from King’s College London.
In 2018, after returning to Pakistan, I set up an independent practice which was focused on civil and corporate commercial matters. I represented various clients before various forums in anti-dumping matters and advised mergers and acquisitions. I also have experience in taxation and construction matters involving FIDIC agreements. I regularly provide legal advise to the Balochistan Board of Investment and Trade.
In 2020, in recognition for my expertise and knowledge in natural resources law, the Government of Pakistan appointed me as an Independent Director on the Board of Saindak Metals (Pvt.) Limited. In 2021, I received a similar appointment in Oil and Gas Development Company Limited.
Most law firms in Pakistan are based on the brilliance and fame of a single lawyer who tries to dabble in all areas of law. Instead, our aim at Law and Policy Chambers is to create a work environment where different specialists can achieve excellence in their own respective areas of practice.
Contact Info
Education
Majors: International Project Finance and Loan Sales, Securitization & Derivatives, Financial Risk, Stability and Regulation, Human Development and the Rule of Law in Transnational Perspective.
Majors: International Investment Law, International Commercial Transactions, And International Crimes and ICC.
Areas of Expertise
- Natural Resources Law
10 years experience in case law
Recent Cases and Transactions
- Oil and Gas E&P in Abu Dhabi
Reviewed Contractual and Bidding Documents on behalf of OGDCL
- Training on Anti-Money Laundering Laws for Public Prosecutors
Conducted a training on AMLA regime and CFT laws in collaboration with American Bar Association
- Toolkit on Anti-Money Laundering & Counter Financial Terrorism in Pakistan (Published, 2021)
- Worked on the production of a legal compendium for the National Police Bureau in collaboration with the National Public Safety Commission and the Ministry of Interior, Government of (Published, 2016)
- Worked on the production of manual to guide the Pakistan Air Force on Targeting in Air Combat Operations during Non-International Armed Conflicts. (Published, 2016)
OP-EDS:
- The Investigative Approach. Published in The Dawn, November 10, Available at: https://www.dawn.com/news/1720080
- On Averting International Arbitration Disasters. Published in Encore, The News International February 14, 2021 Available at: https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/788962-on-averting- international- arbitration-disasters
- Invoking Immunity. Published in The Dawn, February 3, 2021 Available at: https://www.dawn.com/news/1605219
- The Curious Case of ICJ review Ordinance. Published in The News International, August 01st , 2020 Available at: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/695128-the- curious-case-of-icj-review- ordinance
- COVID19: An Opportunity in Chaos. Published in The Dawn, April 25th, 2020 Available at: https://www.dawn.com/news/1552146/covid-19-an-opportunity-in- chaos
- Self-defence, States’ Silence and the Security Council. Published in The Daily Times, January 15th, 2020 Available at: https://dailytimes.com.pk/539940/self- defence-states-silence-and-the- security-council/
- Do Kashmiris Have a Legal Right to Armed-Resistance? Published in The Daily Times, September 19th, 2019 Available at: https://dailytimes.com.pk/468389/do- kashmiris-have-a-legal-right-to- armed-resistance/
- Financial Transparency in Extractive Sector. Published in The Express Tribune, May 14th, 2019 Available at: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1972175/6-financial- transparency-extractive-sector/
- Special Economic Zones and Independent Jurisdictions. Published in The Express Tribune, April 14th, 2019. Available at:https://tribune.com.pk/story/1950094/6- sezs-independent-jurisdictions/
- Socio-Legal Imperatives For CPEC. Published in The Express Tribune on 7th October Available at: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1524638/socio-legal- imperatives-cpec/
- Why was consular access denied to Kulbushan Jadhav? Published in The Express Tribune on 21st April 2017. Available at:https://tribune.com.pk/story/1389405/consular-access-denied-kulbhushan- jadhav
CSI: Battlefield. Published in The News International on 17th January 2016. Available at: http://www.thenews.com.pk/print/91688-CSI-Battlefield
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