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Muhammad Asif Bhatti
Admitted to practice in 2008.
Qualifications
B.A., LL.B. (University of Punjab)
Advocate, Supreme Court of Pakistan
Member: Pakistan Bar Council, Supreme Court Bar Association, Punjab Bar Council, Lahore High Court Bar Association
Advocate, Supreme Court of Pakistan
Legal Adviser to Trivio Real Estate (Pvt.) Ltd., a major land provider to the Defence Housing Authority.
Advised and represented Muslim Commercial Bank in recovery matters; advised First Punjab Modaraba on financial matters and recoveries.
Structured and handled the largest transaction in Pakistan for the transference of shareholding between shareholders (with management).
Structured the first public term finance certificate issue in Pakistan, with a floating rate of profit.
Acted as counsel to various power generation companies and in international arbitrations, including in the power sector.
Local counsel on the securitization of PIA receivables in the UAE and Saudi Arabia for Citibank, N.A. and ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Consultant to the Mines & Minerals Department, Punjab in numerous matters.
Represented foreign nationals in high-profile immigration and deportation litigation before the High Courts and Supreme Court of Pakistan.
Expertise
Founding & Managing Partner with almost two decades of experience across corporate, commercial, civil and constitutional law. An Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, he has represented clients in landmark constitutional, corporate, civil, services and fiscal matters before the High Courts, Federal Constitutional Court and Supreme Court of Pakistan, and has conducted more than 1,500 matters across courts and forums in Pakistan. His practice combines high-level litigation and appellate advocacy with sophisticated transactional work — joint ventures, investments, profit-sharing and cross-border commercial arrangements — with a sector focus on mining, oil & gas and natural resources.