Khozem A. Haidermota

Senior Partner (Emeritus)

Khozem has consistently been ranked as one of the top corporate lawyers in Pakistan by Chambers & Partners and Legal 500.

He has accumulated 34 years of experience across various areas, including mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, privatisations, securitisations, general corporate advisory, telecom, oil and gas, foreign investment and real estate.

Khozem has a number of publications to his credit and has chaired/participated in various seminars and delivered lectures on, inter alia, real estate investment trusts, asset securitisation, mergers and acquisitions, technology and justice and digital banking.

Chambers and Partners described Khozem as a “first-rate banking lawyer with impressive knowledge of capital markets regulations and practice”. Chambers and Partners have quoted clients, who label him “dedicated and hard-working,”, an “incredibly smart man” and appreciate that he “possesses vast knowledge and is very experienced, and always delivers workable solutions to complex issues.”  One market source reports: “No one matches him where work ethic is concerned.” Another client quotes: “Khozem is the top corporate lawyer in Pakistan and is the go-to person for anything complex.

Khozem has been instrumental in shaping the firm’s direction and reputation. His unparalleled expertise in commercial and ongoing engagement with broader legal community shall ensure that his impact endures.

Khozem is enrolled as an Advocate of the High Courts of Pakistan

Awards- Awards and Recognitions

  • Band 1 – Banking and Finance (Chambers and Partners)

  • Band 1 – Corporate/Commercial (Chambers and Partners) since 2008

  • Eminent Practitioners – Corporate/Commercial (Chambers and Partners) since 2021        

Education

  • Juris Doctor, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington D.C. 

  • Master of Science in Foreign Service (concentration: International Business Diplomacy), Georgetown University, Washington D.C. 

  • B.Sc. (Economics, Cum Laude, concentration: Finance), The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia P.A.