International Faculty Altaf Qureshi

Altaf Qureshi

LL.B, London and LL.M, Columbia
Mediator
Barrister (non-practising), Solicitor (non-practising) of England and Wales, 
Advocate of High Courts of Pakistan
Associate Member, Hardwicke, Lincoln’s Inn

Training Qualifications

Accredited Mediator, ADR ODR International
Accredited Mediation Trainer, ADR ODR International
Accredited Negotiator, ADR ODR International 
Associate, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Member of INSOL International (the first for Pakistan) 

Training Experience

ADR ODR International training 
Training through Institute of Business Administration
ADR and Mediation practice through Ijaz Ahmed & Associates
ADR and Mediation practice through Hardwicke Building, Lincoln’s Inn

Professional Experience

Hardwicke Building, Lincoln’s Inn (London, UK)
Sept 04 – Oct 05
Pupillage
Training as court advocate and legal practice in commercial, corporate and property litigation. Including appearances before the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Appeal. Trained in alternative dispute resolution including mediation.

Mandviwalla & Zafar (Karachi, Pakistan)     
Oct 05 – Aug 07 and Sept 03 – Mar 04
Senior Associate
Dual litigation and non-contentious practice covering banking, corporate and commercial matters. Trained local advocates in alternative dispute resolution.

Linklaters LLP (London, UK)
Oct 07 – Feb 10
Associate (Banking & Finance)
Specialized in private equity, leveraged finance and restructuring transactions, including involving contentious matters and ADR focus. 

Royal Bank of Scotland (London, UK)
Mar 10 – Nov 11
Senior Legal Counsel
Advising on the sale of WorldPay (and subsequent operations) including with respect to litigation portfolio and the use of ADR in merchant-customer disputes.

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
Dec 11 – Feb 15
Deputy General Counsel
Broad based senior in-house position on banking transactions and bank operations, including litigation and ADR matters. Trained department members on ADR.

Ijaz Ahmed & Associates (Karachi, Pakistan)
Aug 14 – Present 
Partner
Equity partner in full service national law firm (part of Dentons Nextlaw Network) advising on cross border matters (both transactions and contentious matters) with leading international law firms and multinational clients. Matters covering banking and finance, restructuring and insolvency, companies and M&A, securities and capital markets, infrastructure and projects, commercial transactions and cross border investments (including Chinese from One Belt, One Road). Local mediator and trainer, including as visiting faculty with Institute of Business Administration, Karachi. 
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