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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

  • PTA Anti-Dumping Duties: RIAA Barker Gillette Secures 9.50%

    In July 2025, RIAA Barker Gillette filed an application on behalf of Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited (LCPL) before the National Tariff Commission (the Commission), seeking anti-dumping duties on imports of purified terephthalic acid (PTA) from China. T...


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  • Constitutional Challenge to NEPRA Prosumer Regulations

    RIAA Barker Gillette has filed a constitutional petition before the Islamabad High Court challenging the NEPRA Prosumer Regulations 2026. The regulations replaced Pakistan's decade-old net metering regime with a n...


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  • Force Majeure and the Gulf Conflict: What Pakistani Businesses Need to Know

    On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran. Iran retaliated across the Gulf, targeting energy infrastructure and effectively closing the Strait of HormuzQatarEnergy, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation and Bahrain’s Bapc...


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  • RIAA Delivers Comprehensive Airline Regulatory Compliance Roadmap for Pakistan Market Entry

    The KSA office of a Big Four professional services firm engaged RIAA Barker Gillette to develop a comprehensive airline regulatory compliance framework for a major international airline preparing to launch operations in Pakistan. The cross-border mandate — originating from the Middle East and requiring deep Pakistan regulatory expertise — demanded cross-disciplinary analysi...


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  • Pakistan Mining Law: Lexology Panoramic Guide

    We authored the Pakistan chapter of the Lexology Panoramic Mining Guide, an essential reference for understanding the legal and regulatory framework governing Pakistan's mining sector. The comprehensive guide provides an in-depth examination of the laws, policies and opportunities shaping...


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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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