Asad Vellani

Associate


Asad is dual qualified as an Advocate of the District Courts of Karachi, Pakistan and a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales. Asad started his career at the Firm in 2018 and has since worked on matters relating to a variety of practice areas for a diverse range of industries. 



Banking & Project Finance
• Acted for the Lenders on working capital facilities for the operation of a coal mine financed by way of a Running Musharaka 
• Acted for the Lenders on working capital facilities for the operation of a coal power plant financed by way of Sukuk 
• Acted for Lenders on the finance documents for the establishment of four wind power projects
• Acted for the Lenders on the working capital facility for the operation of two wind projects financed by way of mark-up facilities

 

Corporate & Commercial; Mergers & Acquisitions; Restructuring; Anti-trust
• Advised on a vertical amalgamation of the undertaking of a private limited company with its parent company and the subsequent dissolution of the private limited company
• Advised Tiger Global on its series round investment in Creditbook Inc. 
• Advised Tiger Global on its series round investment in Zaraye Digital Inc.
• Advised a banking company on the potential acquisition of a publicly listed bank in Pakistan
• Advised foreign multinational and local companies on the “easy exit” winding up procedure 
• Represented a major retail company on the incorrect imposition of stamp duty by the Stamp Office
• Advising and conducting due diligence into the immoveable and moveable assets of a network of trusts and companies
• Advised a major foreign construction chemicals group on the Pakistani law aspects of its acquisition of a major construction chemicals supplier group
• Advised on a rights issue for a private limited company.
• Advised and oversaw the annual general meeting of a listed multinational pharmaceutical company 
• Advised on the Pakistani law aspects of a multinational company in relation to its listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
• Advised on company incorporation and post-incorporation matters 
• Advised on optimal entity structures for companies
• Updated articles of association in line with current Company Law regime 
• Advised on general commercial, corporate, and compliance matters 

 

Real Estate
• Acted for Bank AL Habib Limited on the purchase of Centre Point Building from TPL Properties Limited
• Acted for the seller for the sale of land in Malir

 

Intellectual Property
• Drafted and advised on an agreement between an advertising company, a major food company, and a model regarding the use of copyright
• Advised Alcon Inc. in matters pertaining to the registration of their trademarks and any objections raised by the Trademark Registry
• Advised Exxon Mobil Corporation in matters pertaining to the registration of their trademarks and any objections raised by the Trademark Registry

 

Dispute Resolution
• Appeared before the District Court, Special Courts, and tribunals
• Advised on and represented clients in divorces
• Advised on, drafted documentation for, and oversaw the process of obtaining letters of probate, letters of administration and succession certificates, and the subsequent mutation of assets in the names of legal heirs/beneficiaries



• Sindh Bar Council
• Karachi Bar Association
• Solicitors Regulation Authority
• The Law Society, U.K 
• Inter Pacific Bar Association
• Mentored students for IntoUniversity and TeachFirst
• Auctioned and sold photographs to raise funds for CareForHealth