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Mr. Fatehali W. Vellani
B. A. (Wales), Barrister-at-Law,
Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
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Mr. Fatehali W. Vellani is the senior partner of the firm and has been practicing as an advocate since his return to Pakistan in 1956 after completing his studies abroad. His legal practice has concentrated on commercial matters, including corporate work, mergers, demergers, reconstructions, acquisitions, disinvestments, anti-trust matters and monopolies, corporate finance, project finance, infrastructure projects, building and construction contracts, turnkey contracts, and taxation. His experience has included litigation in the Courts upto the Supreme Court of Pakistan, besides appearances before specialised tribunals and before arbitrators.
In addition to his general legal practice, Mr. Vellani has for over 40 years advised on industrial or intellectual property matters including registration assignment and licensing of patents, trade marks and copyrights, domain names licensing and franchising, and litigation in each of these specialised areas of work.
The experience gained through his legal practice has led to his being invited to join the boards of directors of various companies representing the interests of foreign investors.
Mr. Vellani is a member of The General Council of the Bar, The American Society of International Law, The Institute of Trade Marks Attorneys, The Chartered Institute of Patent Agents, Pakistan Industrial and Intellectual Property Association and the Asian Patent and Attorneys Association.
Mr. Badaruddin F. Vellani
B.Sc. (Hons), Chem. Eng. (Loughborough),B. A. (Wales),
Barrister-at-Law, Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
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Badaruddin F. Vellani is a partner of the firm and has been practicing as an advocate at Karachi since his return in 1982 after completing his studies abroad. In January 1984 Badaruddin F. Vellani became a partner in the firm.
His legal practice has concentrated on commercial matters, including corporate work, mergers, demerger, reconstructions, acquisitions, disinvestments, anti-trust matters and monopolies, corporate finance, project finance, infrastructure projects, building and construction contracts, and taxation, and has included litigation in the courts upto the High Court.
In addition to his general legal practice, he advises on industrial property or intellectual matters including registration assignment and licensing of patents, trade marks, copyrights, unfair competition licensing and franchising, and litigation in each of these specialised areas of work.
The experience gained through his legal practice has led to his being invited to join the boards of directors of various companies representing the interests of foreign investors.
He has also been the chairman of a working group for the setting up of a legal information foundation and in a project funded by the Asia Foundation for making the country's laws and regulations and the decisions of the Courts in Pakistan available through the electronic media including via the internet. He has also acted as a consultant on an Asian Development Bank sponsored project and carried out by the Asia Foundation for the Government of Pakistan on Pakistan Legal and Judicial Reforms. He has also recently participated in a Symposium organized and held in Manila in September 1999 by the Asian Development Bank on Secured Transactions Law Reforms. He is a member of The General Council of the Bar, Pakistan Industrial and Intellectual Property Association ,the Asian Patent and Attorneys Association, the Pakistan National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Task Force on Tax Administration.
Mr. Ameen M. Vellani
B.A., LLB,
Advocate of the High Court of Sindh
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Ameen joined the firm in 1991. His initial responsibilities included setting up and administration of the firm's computer systems and related IT services, communications systems as well as advising on the design and construction of the firm's purpose built office building and the transition of the office to the new building, besides handling other administrative responsibilities, while preparing for a career in the legal profession. He participated in and familiarised himself with various aspects of the firm's practise and especially in Intellectual Property matters as well as commercial and corporate law matters.
Ameen was enrolled as an advocate in 2001 and as an advocate of the High Court of Sindh in 2003. His legal practise has included corporate work, commercial matters, construction and engineering contracts, project finance, mergers, taxation and intellectual property matters.
He is registered with the Sindh Bar Council and is a member of the Karachi Bar Association, Sindh High Court Bar Association, Pakistan Industrial and Intellectual Property Association, Income Tax Bar Association-Karachi, as well as a member of International Trademarks Association, and Inter-Pacific Bar Association.
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