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“He is a seasoned and trusted attorney, helping businesses and companies to successfully navigate the legal landscape…”
“His approach is methodical and strategic, and he delivers legal solutions that are effective and result-oriented…”
“His reformatory works helped government shape impactful policies and frameworks, and build institutional capacities…”
Senior Partner of CKR ZIA (Advocates)
Advocate High Courts
He helps Clients to
grow, acquire and merge – contract and transact
comply with law – assess and mitigate risks
resolve claims and disputes – reorganise and restructure
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Practice Areas
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Experience
- Attorney for over 30 years
- Regulatory Expert for over 20 years
- Senior Partner at CKR ZIA (Advocates) for over 12 years
- Board Member of an SOE and Adviser to Boards of Directors
- Legal Adviser of Ministry of Finance, Pakistan for 10 years
- General Counsel of a State-Owned Corporation for 6 years
- Regulatory Trainer for over 12 years
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Profile
Muneeb is a trusted legal adviser and regulatory expert with over 30 years of distinguishable experience. His expertise spans a wide range of legal fields including banking, companies, contracts, energy, investment, regulatory affairs and technology. He has been at the forefront of advising on complex business transactions, groundbreaking construction and energy projects, and high-stakes investment decisions. His advisory portfolio includes various acquisitions, financing agreements, joint ventures, oil and gas transactions, privatisations, procurements and regulatory consents. As an accomplished counsel and arbitrator, Muneeb has handled several arbitrations in intricate contractual disputes, earning him reputation for professionalism and skilfulness.
RECENT Works
Muneeb has worked extensively in the energy sector, ranging from midstream and downstream transactions to development of regulatory frameworks. He advised on joint ventures, gas sale and purchase agreements, gas transportation arrangements, LNG imports, oil terminal project, oil distribution contracts and petroleum concessions. Additionally, he advised on renewable energy transactions including solar and wind generation farms.
Regulatory work
Moreover, Muneeb has been advising on law and policy reforms for over 20 years. This includes several legal consultancies on legislative drafting and regulatory reforms for governmental departments and international institutions such as, the World Bank, UNODC, USAID, IFC, GIZ and ADB. Recently, he has been consulting for the World Bank on the privatisation framework of power distribution companies.
LAW reforms
Moreover, Muneeb has been advising on law and policy reforms for over 20 years. This includes several legal consultancies on legislative drafting and regulatory reforms for governmental departments and international institutions such as, the World Bank, UNODC, USAID, IFC, GIZ and ADB. Recently, he has been consulting for the World Bank on the privatisation framework of power distribution companies.
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government
Additionally, Muneeb acted as the legal adviser for Ministry of Finance, Pakistan for almost 10 years. He represented the Government of Pakistan before several international institutions on countering financial crimes for a number of years. He authored the first national strategy on countering financial crimes, national risk assessment report on financial crimes, and several legislative instruments for the Government of Pakistan.
board member
Muneeb is Board Member of a state-owned enterprise engaged in mortgage finance. Moreover, he has been advising the Boards of Directors of large corporations for some time.
trainer
Muneeb is a trainer of regulatory frameworks, and has delivered over 50 capacity-building trainings in the last 12 years to officials of government departments and regulatory authorities, including ANF, FIA, FBR (I&I) and provincial Police. Most of these trainings were jointly sponsored by governmental authorities and international financial institutions. Earlier, he was a visiting lecturer of commercial laws at the leading universities of Pakistan. He has written a number of research papers, articles and notes on major legal developments. He regularly writes on Linkedin.
CONSULT ON:
Email: muneeb@ckrzia.com
Whatsapp: +92 300 8400 181