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RIAA Barker Gillette Pakistan

At RIAA Barker Gillette Pakistan, we believe every client is unique and tailor our services to meet your needs. Simply stated, our objective is to look after your best interests in the most efficient manner. While working with you, we shoulder the burden, taking a step back to take stock of the bigger picture and the effect it might have, freeing you to focus on what is truly important.

Easily accessible and based in the heart of Pakistan’s major cities: Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad, we specialise in corporate, commercial and dispute resolution law. We provide clients with a broad spectrum of premium legal advisory services, including private and public corporations, financial institutions and family business groups.

With substantial on-the-ground capability and over 35 years of history globally, RIAA Barker Gillette has become an alliance of law firms you can rely on with total confidence. Our team of professionals is well-versed in advising domestic and multinational clients and has extensive experience in complex, cross-border work.

We have benefited from global expansion, allowing us to improve and increase our client services. We have fought hard to retain our approachable and collegiate feel and pride ourselves on the expertise, accessibility and flair of our partners, all of which make us who we are today. We are committed to providing the highest standards of legal services and offering a commercial perspective designed to help our clients reach their business goals.

Recognition and awards

RIAA Barker Gillette is an alliance of leading international, industry-focused law firms. Major international legal directories consistently recognise us as a Band 1 and Tier 1 law firm.

Pakistan offices

Karachi
    • RIAA Barker Gillette Karachi Office

    • RIAA Barker Gillette Chambers
    • D-67/1, Block 4, Clifton
    • Karachi 75600
    • Pakistan

Tel: +92 (21) 35836308

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Islamabad
  • RIAA Barker Gillette Islamabad Office

  • RIAA Barker Gillette Chambers
  • 3rd Floor, 65-W, Executive Heights
  • Block-H, Fazal-e-Haq Road
  • Blue Area, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Tel: +92 (51) 2806321-2

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Lahore
  • RIAA Barker Gillette Lahore Office

  • RIAA Barker Gillette Chambers
  • Office # 2, 8th Floor
  • Askari Corporate Tower
  • Main Boulevard, Gulberg
  • Lahore, Pakistan
  • Tel: +92 (42) 37881402-4

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News/Insight

  • Pakistan’s First Wheeling Auction: ISMO Issues 400MW RFP

    On 20 September 2026, the Independent System and Market Operator of Pakistan (ISMO) published the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the country's first wheeling auction. The auction offers 400 megawatts (MW) under the Competitive Trading Bilateral Contract Market (CTBCM). Federal Minister for Energy Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari announced Read more

  • Venture Capital Bill, 2026: RIAA submits comments to SECP

    The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has published the draft Venture Capital Bill, 2026 for public consultation, proposing a dedicated statutory framework for venture capital funds and the companies that manage them.

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  • DHA City: advising on first developer NEPRA distribution licence

    The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has granted DHA Energy Supply Company (DESCO) two licences for DHA City Karachi. The first is a NEPRA distribution licence, and the second makes DESCO the development's supplier of last resort. RIAA Barker Gillette advised DESCO throughout the application. No licensee outside the l...


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  • Pakistan safeguard investigation: NTC initiates first CPFTA case

    The National Tariff Commission (NTC) has initiated Pakistan's first safeguard investigation, acting on an application that RIAA Barker Gillette prepared for the domestic industry. The case concerns a surge in imports of vulcanised rubber thread and cord from China. It proceeds under Article 27 of the&nbs...


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  • Islamic financing behind Pakistan’s landmark PIA privatisation

    In June 2026, management control of Pakistan International Airlines Corporation Limited (PIACL) passed to PIA Equity Limited, completing Pakistan's first major privatisation in nearly two decades. A consortium led by Arif Habib Corporation and including Lake City Holdings had won the December 2025 auction, with a PKR 135 billion bid se...


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What clients say...

  • Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025

    "RIAA Barker Gillette has always had the most apt ability to handle, manage and steer complex and difficult matters in the right legal direction."

  • Legal 500 2025

    "We have worked with RIAA on a number of complex multi-jurisdictional matters. Throughout, they provided not only exceptional local advice but proved excellent at collaborating with firms across the world. They were instrumental in developing and implementing a comprehensive strategy."

  • Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025

    "Our operation is complex and has many nuances, and they have helped us navigate all of them promptly and professionally."

  • Legal 500 2024

    "Very professional firm, able to provide clear, concise and constructive advice. Proven very astute in formulating overall strategies of engagement."

  • Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024

    "RIAA is highly professional, meeting tight deadlines with the utmost proficiency. They have always come up with out-of-the-box solutions."

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