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Ashunchong and Partners Law Firm Ashunchong Paul Tanyi Ako Managing Partner Tel: +237 678 66 26 99 / 695 88 83 86 ashunchunglaw@gmail.com www.ashunchong-partners.com
Azimuddin Law Associates
Ashunchong Paul Tanyi Ako is the managing partner of Ashunchong and Partners Law Firm. He obtained an LLB (Hons) degree in 2005, a post graduate diploma in 2006 and a BL in 2010 from the council of legal education at Sierra Leone Law School.
Azimuddin Law Associates was founded in 1958 and is one of the oldest Pakistani law firms. The firm offers a wide range of legal services in many areas of business and assists both Pakistani and foreign companies.
Created in the 1950s by Maître Viguier, followed by Maître Marrianne, Cabinet d’Avocats Fernand Carle (Fernand CARLE Law Firm) has existed since 1971. Member of the International Union of Lawyers, Fernand CARLE Law firm has activities in Congo - Brazzaville and represents its clients on the international legal scene.
For the years of practice the attorneys of Azimuddin Law Associates have been conferred numerous awards and its partners, Associates and Advocate’s have authored a number of law books on important issues. The firm throughout has been among the top Pakistani law firms according to The Pakistan Bar Council’s Journal’s annual surveys. Based in Pakistan, the firm has offices in Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore
Fernand CARLE Law Firm is the legal consultant of the Consulate-General of France in Pointe-Noire. The firm appears in the reference columns of the “Chambers Global, the world’s Leading Lawyers” and the “International Correspondence Lawyers”.
Ashunchong and Partners Law Firm is a multinational law firm based in Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon. The firm was created in 2010 when a group of attorneys with the same vision and objectives merged to pursue a common goal: clients’ satisfaction. It is a full service firm and provides time bound legal services to foreign and home based clients with the toughest legal issues. Ashunchong and Partners Law Firm is a bijural law firm – it handles legal issues is both English and French respectively – and has six attorneys and one associate. All the attorneys in the firm are seasoned and trained attorneys from the reputed Nigeria Law School and Sierra Leone Law School respectively. The firm’s major areas of practice includes: maritime and shipping law; corporate and commercial law; debt recoveries; due diligence; commercial litigation investment law; divorce; labour law; immigration; adoption law; natural resources; mergers and acquisitions; customs law; adoption law; and IP. It incorporates all kinds of companies in Cameroon and advises them on the OHADA Laws, governing businesses in about 16 African countries. The firm has worked with major companies including Cashman Equipment Corp. in New York on maritime issues, Boluda, Bush Marine, NGA Marine and other companies such as Kabelwerg Eupen, Steward Intersea, Volva, Hockley etc. The firm is a member of the following professional associations: • AEA, Association of European Lawyers • International Law Firms, ILF • The British Chamber of Commerce • International Law Offices • Cameroon bar Association • International Bar Association 60
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Azimuddin Choudhary Founder Tel: +92-21 34327747 info@azimuddinlawassociates.com www.azimuddinlawassociates.com
The firm deals with all aspects of domestic and international law. It advises and provides assistance and legal opinions on various aspects of business activities ranging from the registration of companies and their winding up, providing counselling to investment projects, handling litigation and arbitration, advising on marine and aviation insurance and participation at bankruptcy proceedings. The firm has offices in the cities of Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad. Its attorneys and advocate are actively involved both in law practice and research activities. That gives them the ability to maintain high professional standards in the rapidly developing legal environment around the globe and they are ready to solve the most complex problems. The firm is a member of ASIL which is the world’s largest international network of international law firms having members in all countries of the world Azimuddin Choudhary, advocate Supreme Court, obtained his Law Degree (L.L.B) from Punjab University in 1958, and after obtaining his license from the West Pakistan Bar Council, he established the law firm in 1958. He has a wide experience of about 50 years of handling all types of litigation including civil, criminal, constitutional, families laws, land settlement and agricultural laws. He argued the renowned case of Khariti v. Border Allotment Committee (PLD 1970 S.C) before the Supreme Court of Pakistan. It was an important case for the restoration of property rights of an individual which had been taken over by a Martial Law Authorities. He is the brain behind the law firm. He continues to plead important cases before the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
Cabinet d’Avocats Fernand Carle Fernand Carle Partner Tel: +242 559 9684 contact@avocats-carle.com
Today with seven lawyers and three associates, it is one of Congo’s most significant law firms with a network of correspondents worldwide. Although Fernand Carle’s first vocation was to litigation, he quickly specialised in commercial, maritime and international law. The firm’s clients primarily consist of national state entities, local corporate clients, multinationals, banks and international organisations. Because of its network of correspondents established throughout the years, Fernand CARLE Law Firm has an international presence which ensures effective representation of the firm’s clients worldwide. The core of the firm’s activities in Congo Brazzaville is devoted to multinational companies especially those in the oil, gas and forestry sectors. The firm has also intervened on behalf of the National Committee for privatisation, for which the firm managed the ceding of national companies in the water, electricity, telecommunications, transport, forestry and hotel management sectors. Fernand CARLE Law Firm consists of five lawyers, five associates, a significant administrative staff and a secretariat. Sector undertaken: • Oil and Gas law • Maritime law • Forestry law • Mines law • Tax law • Commercial Law • Economic law • Business criminal law • Labour law • Patent and intellectual property law • Real-estate law • Banking law • Law on the prevention of unpaid debts and recovery procedures • Corporate Bankruptcy law • Law on measures of execution • Law of securities • Insurances law • Professional civil liability law • Public and administrative law • Transport law • International and Community law • Law on the amicable settlement of the litigation and arbitration • Assistance, information and training of corporate leaders