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Manal Samad

Trainee Associate

Manal Samad is a Trainee Associate in our Karachi office. She assists the firm’s partners and senior associates in corporate and commercial matters.

Education

City University of London, LLB (Hons)
City University of London, LLM (BVS) Bar Vocational Studies

Languages

English
Urdu
French
Arabic

Memberships

The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn.

Practices

LLM specialisation in International Commercial Trade and International Commercial Arbitration.

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