Bilal Shaukat

Partner Recommended as a leading lawyer by prestigious legal directories, Bilal Shaukat is the Managing Partner of RIAA Barker Gillette (Pakistan), and heads the corporate/commercial practice of the firm in Karachi. A distinguished member of the legal fraternity in Pakistan, his chief areas of focus include project finance, mergers and acquisitions and infrastructure projects. He is particularly well known for his extensive experience in developing power projects, including coal, RLNG and renewable energy projects. He has worked on number of China Pakistan Economic Corridor projects and regularly assists clients with foreign and local financing facilities including Sukuks and Musharaka arrangements. A seasoned professional with more than twenty years of experience in contentious and non-contentious matters, Bilal regularly advises multinational companies, financial institutions and other listed companies in complex company, banking, competition, and income tax related matters. Bilal has also been active within the public sector and has rendered advice on the establishment and growth of private independent investment in state-owned enterprises. More recently, he has been busy with Public Private Partnership Projects and is currently advising the Government of Sindh on the development of a hybrid solar/gas power project for the K-IV Water Supply Project and the Dhabeji Industrial Zone Project. · RIAA BARKER GILLETTE

PakistanBanking & Finance, Corporate / M&AEnglish, Urdu, Punjabi

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Bilal Shaukat is Managing Partner of RIAA Barker Gillette in Pakistan and heads the firm's corporate/commercial practice in Karachi. With more than twenty years' experience, he focuses on project finance, mergers & acquisitions and infrastructure—notably power projects (coal, RLNG and renewables)—and regularly advises multinationals, financial institutions and governments on complex banking, company, competition, tax and PPP matters, including CPEC-related work and Islamic financing (Sukuk, Musharaka).

Practice areas

Banking & FinanceCorporate / M&AProjectsInfrastructure & EnergyEnergy

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RIAA BARKER GILLETTE · Partner Recommended as a leading lawyer by prestigious legal directories, Bilal Shaukat is the Managing Partner of RIAA Barker Gillette (Pakistan), and heads the corporate/commercial practice of the firm in Karachi. A distinguished member of the legal fraternity in Pakistan, his chief areas of focus include project finance, mergers and acquisitions and infrastructure projects. He is particularly well known for his extensive experience in developing power projects, including coal, RLNG and renewable energy projects. He has worked on number of China Pakistan Economic Corridor projects and regularly assists clients with foreign and local financing facilities including Sukuks and Musharaka arrangements. A seasoned professional with more than twenty years of experience in contentious and non-contentious matters, Bilal regularly advises multinational companies, financial institutions and other listed companies in complex company, banking, competition, and income tax related matters. Bilal has also been active within the public sector and has rendered advice on the establishment and growth of private independent investment in state-owned enterprises. More recently, he has been busy with Public Private Partnership Projects and is currently advising the Government of Sindh on the development of a hybrid solar/gas power project for the K-IV Water Supply Project and the Dhabeji Industrial Zone Project.

Pakistan

Expertise

Power projects (coal, RLNG, renewable energy)Project financeChina Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projectsIslamic finance (Sukuk, Musharaka)Public Private Partnerships (PPP)Banking, competition and income tax-related corporate advisoryAdvising on private investment in state-owned enterprises

Education

University of Wales, Cadiff (Diploma in Bar Vocational Studies) 1999
London School of Economics and Political Science (MSc) 1997
University of Hull, England (LLB Hons)
University of Punjab (BA) 1994

Admissions

Member of The Honorable Society of Lincoln’s Inn
Member of Sind High Court Bar Association
Member of Sind Bar Council

Languages

EnglishUrduPunjabi