University of London | LLB (Hons.) | 2004-07
The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn | United Kingdom - Bar Vocational Course | 2007- 08
Fehem Ahson Hashmi is an Advocate of the High Courts of Pakistan and advises on corporate, commercial and dispute resolution matters.
Fehem started his career at Vellani & Vellani and has also practiced in the Middle East with prestigious global law firms, namely, Baker & McKenzie and Clifford Chance Law Firm, at their Riyadh offices where he advised a number of important global institutional clients on major cross-border M&A transactions, joint ventures, restructurings and on dispute resolution matters. He returned to Pakistan in 2017 to take up a partnership with Vellani & Vellani and advises on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, restructurings, foreign direct investment, anti-trust, general commercial contracts and dispute resolution matters.
He advises on cross-border M&A, with particular focus on the tech space, oil & gas and manufacturing, and advises on the restructuring of large businesses and real estate holdings, including through Court sanctioned schemes.
• Rising Star - Asialaw Profiles - Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions
• Ranked - Chambers & Partners Asia Pacific - Corporate/Commercial
• Ranked - Chambers & Partners Global - Corporate/Commercial
• National Security Workshop – 2022 - National Defence University, Islamabad
• Program on Negotiations – 2024 - Harvard University, Massachusetts
Lecturer of the Company Law and English Legal System for LLB (Hons) 2008 - 2012
• Founding member and trustee of HELP IN A BOX FOUNDATION
• Contributed journals for the International Law Office on anti-competitive practices in the paints industry in Pakistan
• Contributed to journals published by the World Bank and International Finance Corporation in connection with cross-border investments in Pakistan
• Law Society of England and Wales
• Sindh Bar Council
• Karachi Bar Association
• Inter-Pacific Bar Association
University of London | LLB (Hons.) | 2004-07
The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn | United Kingdom - Bar Vocational Course | 2007- 08