CURRICULUM VITAE

ARSLAN SAIF

Address: ***-*, *-*-* Society, Block C, Johor Town Lahore.

Date of Birth: 28 April, 1988

Phone No. +923*********

Email: acwna4@r.postjobfree.com

KEY SKILLS

Representation before the Courts of Pakistan and all forums of Dispute Resolution.

Consultancy on contentious and non- contentious legal matters under International laws, laws of UAE and Pakistan and the rules of Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts and International Arbitration bodies.

Negotiations, administration and drafting of legal documents and proposals.

Legal opinion writing and Legal Research.

Business Strategy and Economic Environment.

Power Projects, JVs, Companies, Finance, tax and Property matters.

Physical verification of land, due diligence, review and vetting of Property documents such as Mutation certificate, Form PT-I, Record of Rights, GLR, Aks Shajra, sale deed, conveyance deed, lease indenture etc.)

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point etc.).

EXPERIENCE

Legal Associate - Mandviwalla & Zafar Advocates [6/2014 – Present]

Assisted Mr. Syed Ali Zafar, ASC (Managing Partner) on contentious and non-contentious matters before the Honorable High Courts and Supreme Court of Pakistan.

Legal notices, reply of legal notices, Legal opinion writing and drafting of letters for Soneri Bank Limited, Allied Bank Limited, Habib Metropolitan Bank Limited, Bank Alfalah and other financial institutions with regard to commercial transactions, finance facilities, securities, mortgages, letter of guarantees, promissory notes, pledge of assets, hypothecation and title of properties etc.

Due diligence, physical verification of land, review and vetting of property documents of Varioline Company, M/s Allied Bank Limited, Fateh Homes Limited and Safiya Homes Limited.

Review and vetting of Memorandum and Articles of Association of Allied Bank Limited, drafting of Branchless Banking Agreement, MOU, Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA), Finance Agreements, Securities documents, Shares Pledge Agreement, Memorandum of Deposit of Title Deeds, Service Agreements, and documents to be used for syndicated loans and real estate finance for National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), Allied Bank Limited (ABL) and Ansaar Management Company Limited (AMC).

Drafting and vetting of lease agreements for Allied Bank Limited, By-Laws of Bank Alfalah Societies, Joint Ventures agreements for Rawat Developers.

Drafting of Bid documents and agreements to be used for Lahore Ring Road construction project and Tunsa Power Project.

Drafting and filing of petitions in the Honorable Lahore High Court under the Companies Ordinance, 1984 and writ petitions under Article 199 of the Constitution of Pakistan.

Represented Bahria Town, Rupali Polyester and Defense Housing Authority (DHA) on matters pertaining to Land Acquisition, PPRA Rules and the Transfer of Property Act, 1882.

Civil Suits for TUV Austria, M/s Trade Lines and suit for recovery on behalf of National Bank of Pakistan and Soneri Bank Limited.

Constitutional Petitions under Article 184(3) and Review Petitions under Article 188 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan on behalf of various Police officers and Hussain Cottex Limited in the Honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan.

Companies filling, registration, securities registration, modification and compliance matters etc. with the SECP.

IESCO and LESCO Privatization Project, acquisition of a company, shares buy back by a company and sale and purchase of shares by Kashf Foundation and FINCA Bank.

Junior Lawyer & Legal Researcher - Prudential Middle East Attorneys and Legal Consultants, Lahore Pakistan. [11/2013 – 5/2014]

Assisted the Partner on matters referred to the arbitration center and the Courts for adjudication.

Represented Individual clients before the Dubai International Arbitration Center (DIAC) against a Flight Aviation academy based in Dubai.

Letters, applications & Legal opinion writing for individual and corporate clients on contractual & employment matters and matters concerning intellectual property rights (Copy rights, Patents and trademarks) under United Arab Emirates Law.

Drafting, vetting and reviewing of agreements, contracts, Memorandum of Understanding, case memo, reply to legal notices.

Wrote articles on various issues related to Islamic Finance, Real Estate and revival of UAE Market and Economy.

Legal Research Intern – Malik Law Chamber [7/2013 - 10/2013, 6/2012 – 8/2012]

Provided assistance to senior lawyer Mr. Malik Liaqat Ahmad in legal research and report writing pertaining to domestic law matters.

Drafted courts documents such as civil miscellaneous applications, written statements, memorandums and legal research pertaining to various contentious and non-contentious criminal, civil and corporate matters.

EDUCATION

October 2010 – August 2013 - LLB (Hons.) (Qualifying Law Degree) [University of London]

September 2006 – December 2010 – BSc (Hons.) Economics [Government College University Lahore]

2004 – 2006 – Intermediate - F.A (Humanities) – [Lahore Board, Lahore].

2002 – 2004 – Matriculation (Sciences) – [Lahore Board, Lahore].

RESEARCH PROJECTS

3/2013 – 15/2013 - “Race, Sentencing and Criminal Justice System of England and Wales”. Involved the analytical discussion of conceptual issues such as what constitute as fairness, justice and equality by making a comparison of sentencing rates for different ethnic groups in England and Wales.

11/2009 – 8/2010 "Pakistan’s Exports and imports with USA”. Analyzed the relationship of the following variables with export and imports and their impact on trade among countries; Exchange rate, GDP, Savings, Relative prices of Exports, FDI, Population, Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Post offices, Telephones, Shipping and Inflation.

MEMBERSHIPS

Member of Lahore High Court Bar Association;

Punjab Bar Association; and the

Lahore Bar Association.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Fluent in English, Urdu-Hindi, Punjabi, and Arabic.

ADDITIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

Pro Bono Consultancy - Provided legal opinions on cases received by Dubai Int. Financial Center Courts

Team head in the IESCO & LESCO Privatization Project

Winner of Volleyball competition in The Institute of Legal Studies 2013

Winner of Badminton at District level in Punjab Youth Festival 2012

Best Presenter of the year 2009-10 in Government College University Lahore

Winner of Badminton Men’s Singles & Doubles in departmental sports at Government College University Lahore in 2010

Runner up in Badminton Men’s Singles & Doubles in Government college University Lahore departmental sports in 2009

Declared best debater of the year 2000-01 and 2001-02 in Intra School Competitions.

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