Partner
Samdani & Qureshi
Gender: Female
Nationality: Pakistani
Country: Pakistan
Languages: Urdu (Native), English (Fluent)
Experience as sole arbitrator: No
Experience as co-arbitrator: No
Experience as presiding arbitrator: No
Experience as counsel in arbitration proceedings: Yes
Experience as Mediator: No
Legal systems: Common Law
Bar Admission: Islamabad High Court, Pakistan, 2003 , Bar of Rawalpindi/Islamabad, Pakistan, 2005 , England & Wales, 2006
Fields of arbitration specialization: Construction & Infrastructure, Commercial arbitration, Energy & Natural Resources, Investment law
Publications:
Toward Uniformly Accepted Principles for Interpreting MFN Clauses: Striking a Better Balance between State Sovereignty and the Protection of Investors (Published in 2021)
Tethyan Copper Company Pty Limited v. the Islamic Republic of Pakistan – liability under a BIT despite domestic court’s findings of corruption and illegality, Blog, 2017
Updated all the cases and laws of Pakistan on the Kluwer website/ International Transnational Arbitration Website
The Award of the ICJ in the Kishan Ganga Dispute, Kluwer Blog, 2012
The Award in Riko Dik Case, Asia Pacific Forum, 2017
Case Reports on Pakistani case laws, Kluwer Arbitration, 2012 Reports on various arbitration and investment-related legislation of Pakistan, Kluwer Arbitration, 2012
Reports on various Bilateral Investment Treaties of Pakistan, Kluwer Arbitration, 2012