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