Competition

The firm represents global and local corporations and individuals in a wide variety of competition law matters. The firm also collaborates with international law firms on Pakistan competition law matters.

The firm provides clients in a broad range of industries with the antitrust advice concerning business transactions containing antitrust law issues, including distributorship, licensing, franchising, toll manufacturing arrangements, etc and the interpretation and applicability of the competition legislation in Pakistan.   The firm also has extensive experience in merger control issues and have counselled clients involved in mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures about Pakistan notification requirements.     The firm also regularly advises on aspects of deceptive marketing practices vis a vis intellectual property.

Members of our firm represent a wide range of clients before the Competition Commission of Pakistan in hearings relating to prohibited agreements and deceptive marketing practices as well as for premerger clearances.   

The firm has also been involved in carrying out training of the employees of our clients about the requirements of the Pakistan competition legislation.

Some of the clients we have worked with:
  • The Coca-Cola Company 
  • Pfizer Inc
  • Abbott Laboratories 
  • Shell Petroleum Company Limited 
  • General Electric Company 
  • AT&T Inc
  • Sanofi
  • KKR Jupiter Investors Pte. Ltd
  • Royal FrieslandCampina N.V./ FrieslandCampina Pakistan Holding B.V.
  • Ruyi US Acquisition Corp./Shandong Ruyi Group
  • Ipsos Stat FZ LLC
  • Akzo Nobel N.V
  • Lotte Confectionary Co. Ltd.
  • Reckitt Benckiser Pakistan Limited
  • PolyOne Corporation