About
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.
[Second paragraph — education, enrollment, prior training: TO BE SUPPLIED.]
He founded The First Counsel on a conviction formed early in practice: that clients are best served by counsel who can both build the structure and defend it.
Practices
Experience
- 20—Advised the acquirer in the purchase of a majority stake in a Punjab-based food-manufacturing group, including CCP merger clearance.M&A
- 20—Acted in a shareholder-oppression petition under the Companies Act 2017; resolved by court-supervised buyout.Corporate Disputes
- 20—Acted for a developer in a PKR —bn construction dispute; settled on confidential terms after interim relief.Litigation
- 20—Defended a former public-sector executive in a NAB reference before the Accountability Court, — ; acquitted.NAB Defense
- 20—Secured pre-arrest bail and subsequent discharge for a company director in an FIA banking-offences inquiry.FIA Matters
- 20—Conducted an internal investigation into procurement irregularities for a board audit committee.Investigations
Recognition
Recognition is recorded as it is earned — with dates, verifiable. [FORTHCOMING]
Education & Admissions
- [LLB, University — TO BE SUPPLIED]
- [Bar enrollment — TO BE SUPPLIED]
Insights
