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The modern legal partner for businesses.
Who the firm is, what it does, and who answers when you call — stated plainly, on one page.
The Firm, In One Paragraph
The First Counsel is a Pakistani law firm headquartered in Lahore that advises businesses on corporate, commercial, startup, employment, technology, and investment matters, with dispute resolution and arbitration as supporting practices. Founded by Managing Partner Hasnain Ali Qureshi, the firm serves founders, companies, investors, and foreign businesses entering Pakistan from its office at Askari Corporate Towers, Lahore.
What That Means In Practice
Business law first. Disputes in support.
The firm’s center of gravity is the work a company generates by operating: incorporation and corporate law, commercial contracts, employment and HR, technology and data, fundraising and investment, and the compliance calendar that keeps all of it in good standing.
When matters harden into conflict, the same firm carries them: dispute resolution, arbitration, and the white-collar defense practice the firm was also built around. The sequence matters — counsel who papered the deal defend it better.
Clients are founders and startups, SMEs and corporates, investors, HR teams, and foreign companies entering Pakistan. The working style is written down in the firm’s values and its independence and ethics standards.
Founded & Led By
Managing Partner
Hasnain Ali Qureshi is the founder and Managing Partner of The First Counsel. His practice pairs the firm's two disciplines: he advises boards and shareholders on transactions and governance, and defends companies and individuals in white-collar and regulatory proceedings.
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