The busy team at Liaquat Merchant Associates regularly advises on issues relating to the acquisition of software applications and software license agreements. The group receives a steady flow of work concerning outsourcing agreements, Islamic software agreements, as well as software and hardware maintenance agreements. It often advises on service-level contracts and escrow agreements. Practice head Faresa Jafarey Ahsan has a varied practice and has advised on numerous IT contracts for tech services. Ahsan continues to represent telecoms companies on a range of issues. Hira Ahmad is another key figure who frequently advises on IT-related matters.
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Témoignages

Collectés indépendamment par l'équipe de recherche du Legal 500.

  • 'Skilled and experienced resources available in the team. Knowledge of their field and experience.'

Clients clés

  • DLA Piper
  • MasterCard
  • Wemsol (Private) Limited
  • Allied Bank Limited
  • Covalent (Private) Limited
  • Pi Pakistan
  • Archiving Data Solutions (Private) Limited
  • Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP
  • Zapp One Systems (Private) Limited
  • Careem Pakistan

Points forts

Reviewed and advised the client on a comparative assessment of data privacy laws (Schrems II) and the power of courts and regulatory authorities in Pakistan for an assessment of industry practices in Pakistan.
Engaged by DLA Piper for Ikea to review an intra-group data transfer agreement, which catered for data transfer to and from Pakistan, and advised the client on various compliance matters.
Advising Element Payment, a Thai fintech company, on the setting up of an Electronic Money Institution in Pakistan.

Avocats

Responsable de la pratique

Faresa Jafarey Ahsan

Autres avocats clés

Hira Ahmad