Practice Areas

SLF provides specialist advice in relation to the full spectrum of financial products. This includes syndicate lending and leveraged and acquisition finance, asset finance, derivative products, projectfinance, financial regulatory, insolvency & re-structuring and structured finance.

• Coporate finance
• Islamic finance
• Restructuring
• Securitization

Civil law is a legal system originating and intellectualized within the framework of common law, the key feature of which is that its core principles are codified into a referable system which serves as the prime source of law. Civil law, or civilian law, also known as private law, regulates disputes between private persons or corporate entities. SLF in competition with other firms is a leader in the provision of civil law and rights protection services to citizens, companies, local authorities and government bodies. We provide our clients with both advice and comprehensive legal solutions.

Our Corporate & Commercial team works with clients to understand their business and commercial needs to help them get through to the finishing line. Our team’s experience of working for regulators such as the SECP, the CCP, and SBP gives us a deep insight into the workings of these government agencies that we can leverage in tailoring and finding individual legal solutions for our clients. Combined with our transactional expertise, we also advise on traditional corporate matters such as company incorporation, shareholder rights & activism, corporate restructuring, corporate governance, corporate advisory, debt and equity finance, private equity, statutory filings, secretarial support, regulatory compliance and other corporate advisory.

• FBR
• PRA
• Taxation
• Companies Law
• Private Limited Company
• SMC
• Company Limited by Share
• Company Limited by Guarantee
• Unlimited Company
• Public Company
• Patent Law
• Trademark & Logo
• Copyright Law
• NGO – NPO – Trust Registration
• Import & Export

Having the right attorney can make the difference when it comes to commencement of a new business, acquiring an existing one, or when dealing with issues that arise in connection with the operation and ownership of a business. The attorneys of SLF have extensive experience in business, commercial, and corporate affairs in in all over Pakistan, ranging from formation and incorporation for new business start-ups as limited liability companies or partnerships, preparation of shareholder or operating agreements, and in providing corporate counsel services to guide business owners and operators in their day to day ongoing business operations. The firm also represents clients in the purchases and sales of businesses of ongoing businesses of all types and sizes, as well as in connection with shareholder buy / sell agreements, leases, commercial evictions, and shareholder disputes.

• Business financing
• Business contract prapation
• Shareholder rights
• Corporate meetings and minutes
• Buy-Sell agreements

The dawning of Information Technology age has facilitated our life but at the same time it has given birth to different complex problems like its regulatory matters and use of the Information Technology for criminal and other heinous purposes by different anti-social elements. Regulatory matters regarding use of Information Technology require legal frame works and laws. Similarly, misuse and anti-social elements that are causing fear and disturbance not only in personal lives but also in the smooth running of social and commercial life, as a whole. The growing danger from crimes committed against computers, or against information on computers, is beginning to claim attention in national capitals. In most countries around the world, however, existing laws are likely to be unenforceable against such crimes. This lack of legal protection means that businesses and governments must rely solely on technical measures to protect themselves from those who would steal, deny access to, or destroy valuable information.

SLF’s experience in this area ranges from assisting clients in the drafting of employment contracts, non-compete and confidentiality agreements, HR policies, termination notices to negotiating collective bargaining contracts, advising on termination, downsizing and retrenchment, lay-offs & strikes etc. Our Law Firm has the main object to provide the legal services concerning these Labor Laws to the Employers and the Employees for the smooth running of the business in order to achieve the target of higher productively, reasonable profits and better wages

Our intellectual property practice provides clients with robust, practical and sound advice on all aspects of IP and technology issues ranging from registration and licensing to bringing enforcement and infringement proceedings. Our team delivers decades of experience in the areas of acquisition, commercialization and licensing of IP. We also advise on IP evaluation and enforcement of IP assets including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets.

Each case before the Family Court is unique, with its own set of strengths and weaknesses and we understand the emotions that more often not accompany such proceedings, and we strive to achieve the best possible outcomes for our clients in the domain of family law.

• Guardianship
• Child Custody
• Succession
• Maintenance / Financial Arrangements

From the ground-up construction project to the sophisticated financing transaction, our real estate attorneys provide clients with a broad range of skills and experience vital to the business of the real estate industry. A significant practice area at SLF, our real estate group assists all who are involved in the dynamic real estate field from purchasers, sellers, and developers to borrowers and lenders. The strength of our attorneys’ knowledge in complex transactions ensures efficient and timely attention to those clients engaged in major real estate investment, development, and lending activities across the country. Tapping into the firm’s corporate, tax, and litigation practice areas, our attorneys can create teams designed for every type of real

• Administrative
• Human rights 
• Immigration
• Insurance 
• Media
• NAB