Qureshi Law Associates

Legal 500 top tier ‘Energy, Projects & Infrastructure’ law firm ‘Qureshi Law Associates’ in Pakistan for the past 8 consecutive years including 2023/24, with key achievements and a wealth of experience establishing over 20 wind, solar, hydel, gas, coal & oil power projects & associated corporate work. Representative work as Project/Lender/Govt Counsel on: Bin Qasim 900 MW RLNG plant, 300 MW Gwadar coal project, acquisition of 26% share Suki Kinar 870 MW hydel, EPC/major contracts Zonergy solar 3 x 100 MW for CDB & EXIM banks Hydrochina Dawood 50 MW wind for sponsors Zhenfa Pakistan solar 100 MW for sponsors Solution de Energy solar 100 MW for sponsors Atlas oil 213 MW, Govt counsel Orient gas 212 MW, Govt counsel Kohala 1,124 MW hydel for sponsors • Local (Pakistani) counsel for the recently concluded sale of 9 onshore and 4 offshore oil and gas exploration blocks on behalf of British Petroleum (BP) Pakistan, an international oil and gas exploration company, to United Energy Group of Hong Kong for US$ 775 million. • Review of the tender documents from Invitation to Treat, Instructions to Bidders, Bidding Documents, Evaluation Procedure to the final Contract Agreement for the Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline for consistency with PPRA, PEC & other laws of Pakistan on behalf of ILF the German consulting firm appointed as consultants for the IP project. • Advising Gulistan Group on its legal agreements with DHA and MAF-Carrefour for construction of a Carrefour supermarket in phase V, DHA, Lahore from MOU’s, Joint Venture Agreement, Concession Agreement, Agreement to Let etc. • Drafting and advising Castrol in relation to its main sale/distribution, marketing, leasing, trust and other legal agreements in Pakistan. • Sale of British Petroleum (BP) Pakistan’s four offshore oil and gas exploration blocks to Pakistan Exploration Limited from novation to assignment deeds etc. • Acquisition of LHR-ISL & KHI-HYD motorways