Iftikharuddin Riaz
Senior Partner, Bhandari Naqvi Riaz
- Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan (2011)
- Advocate of the Lahore High Court (1997)
- Inner Temple, London, UK (1993 – 1994): Called to the Bar of England and Wales
Contact
Email: [email protected]
Iftikharuddin Riaz has been ranked individually by Chambers and Partners in Band 1 for Commercial Dispute Resolution in Pakistan from 2014 to 2022 and is one of the few lawyers in Pakistan to have been ranked for both dispute resolution and corporate work.
Chambers and Partners (the Asia Pacific 2017 edition) has quoted clients referring to Iftikharuddin as “a really impressive advocate with extraordinary pleading and drafting skills who always tries to cover all aspects of the matter at hand” and in the 2018 edition as “a leading disputes specialist advising on large-scale commercial litigation and arbitration. Clients provide warm praise of his abilities, one explaining: ‘He has an exceptional quality of head and heart; a thorough gentleman, honest and meticulous in his work. He contributes immaculate legal research and language.’” The 2020 edition quotes a client as saying “He is marvellous, he’s wonderful at handling people and is so smart”.
Iftikhar has acted in investor-state treaty disputes and was appointed to the high-level committee set up to negotiate Bilateral Investment Treaties on behalf of Pakistan and advised the Government on related issues. Iftikhar has represented Pakistan and the Pakistan Business Council in meetings of Working Group II of the UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).
- College of Law, London, UK (1992 – 1993): Common Professional Exam in Law
- Oxford University, St Edmund Hall, Oxford, UK (1988 – 1992): BA (Hons) in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
- Winchester College, Winchester, UK (1983 – 1987)
- Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan (2011)
- Advocate of the Lahore High Court (1997)
- Inner Temple, London, UK (1993 – 1994): Called to the Bar of England and Wales
- A “top-notch litigator – he is very articulate, builds the argument well and commands respect in court” (Chambers 2012)
- “He is very thorough and hard-working in all he does, and provides excellent support” (Chambers 2011)
- “[E]xtremely articulate when it comes to advancing arguments for us and putting our interests forward. … [A]n eloquent, intelligent lawyer who knows his field very well and has lots of foresight – on a couple of occasions when we’ve been cornered, his hard work has saved us,” (Chambers 2010)
- “He’s really good; his experience is broad and his advice is spot-on…. an excellent, knowledgeable lawyer” (Chambers 2009)
Areas of Expertise
- Domestic and international arbitration (private and public)
- Banking
- Company
- Construction
- Corporate
- Commercial and Constitutional litigation and
- Corporate advisory and transactional services.