The busy team at ABS & Co. has historically focused on representing contractors in construction disputes and arbitrations. Under the collective leadership of Bakhtawar Bilal Soofi, Salman Hanif and Usman Jillani, it is increasingly working with engineers, project management consultants, and contract specialists on a range of contract management matters across the entire life-cycle of a project. Clients include both local and foreign consultants, as well as a number of private developers, and government agencies. The group is well-equipped to advise real estate and infrastructure developers on the development of housing projects, mix-use buildings and hospitals.

The talented team at Orr, Dignam & Co. handles a range of infrastructure and construction projects, particularly in the power and energy sectors. It is skilled at handling many other issues spanning port facilities, transportation, highways and telecoms. It is adept at advising on a broad range of real estate issues in other sectors, such as cement, oil and gas, and the fertiliser industry. The team remains active advising on various real estate deals for both local and international clients. It is adept at advising on REITS for a number of clients. Zahir Riaz, Aliya Yusuf, and Asim Nasim play a pivotal role in the department, alongside Shahid Raza and Umar Shahid.

Qureshi Law Associates fields a busy team, which is recommended for its construction law advice to a range of regional and international clients. Under the joint leadership of  Zia Junejo and Adnan Qureshi, it is well-placed to advise clients on a wide range of issues from procurement and transactional advice to handling arbitration and property-related disputes. The group specialises in advising on complex projects, such as EPC contracts for power stations. In addition, it has considerable experience handling complicated construction cases.

Under the joint leadership of Rizwan Faiz Muhammad and Afzal Khan Shinwari, the team at Faiz, Sharif and Shinwari LLP has a solid reputation for its work on engineering, power and energy matters, primarily in the public sector. The practice represents major state-owned enterprises in highway construction projects as well as key infrastructure deals in the energy and power sectors. It has substantial experience advising on BOT and PPP model contracts and concession agreements on large-scale highway construction projects. The department has also been working on some private infrastructure projects.

Collectively led by Zahra Abid, Shabbir Harianawala, Babar Zaman and Mohammad Anwar, the team at Haidermota & Co Advocates regularly advises clients on the legal aspects of REITs. It often works with clients on a range of large and medium-sized real estate projects. The group is sought after for its advice on many large and complex public procurement and PPP matters. In addition, the team has an excellent reputation in the market for its work on projects in the energy and natural resources sectors. It is well-equipped to handle property disputes too.

Imran Nawaz Memon and Shamail Sikander are at the helm at Nawaz Hussain Sikander, which is frequently called upon to advise on the sale and purchase of land, to draft joint venture and development agreements, and to advise on lease arrangements and EPC contracts. It has wide-ranging experience across all aspects of property-related transactions and disputes. Key clients include REITs, developers, corporate end-users, private equity, and pension funds. Other clients are institutional lenders, colleges, and universities.