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Sikander Zulqarnain Islam

Associate

Sikander Zulqarnain Islam is an Associate at our Lahore office. He supports partners and senior associates in corporate and energy sector matters, focusing on regulatory frameworks, licensing procedures, and compliance requirements within the industry. Before this role, Sikander worked as an associate at a corporate immigration firm in the UK, where he advised clients on skilled worker and global business mobility immigration applications.

Education
  • Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) – University of Guelph – Class of 2017
  • Master’s Degree in International and European Relations – Linköping University – Class of 2019
  • LL.B. (Hons.) – Queen’s University Belfast – Class of 2023
Experience

In addition to his experience in corporate immigration, Sikander completed a placement at the Law Centre Northern Ireland, where he assisted the Belfast-based team with social security cases. He also interned at Bhandari Naqvi Riaz, a leading law firm, where he honed his skills in legal research and drafting memorandums.

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English and Urdu

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