History
MJLA LEGAL was established in 2003 as Mujtaba Jamal Law Associates (MJLA) with a vision to become a modern professional service firm benchmarked against international standards with a sterling reputation for excellence, innovation and integrity.
MJLA started as a full-service corporate law practice, and its first office was situated at Fane Road, Lahore. The areas of practice covered corporate and commercial, banking and finance, employment and labour, intellectual and real property, environment, and dispute resolution.
Clients trusted us with their legal mattes which had sensitive business implications. We strived hard to live up to their expectations. The team, work and clients expanded fast, and soon MJLA gained reputation for delivering legal solutions which make positive business sense and give practical advantage to the clients.
Clients were particularly pleased with the innovative approach, commitment to excellence, service standards, professionalism and integrity of MJLA team. We worked with businesses of all sizes (start-ups, SMEs, multinationals, listed companies, business groups, large family-owned enterprises), mostly as their retained legal counsel offering advice on a wide range of legal issues from routine and elementary queries to high-value, complex and challenging assignments. We represented clients in diverse forums (Payment of Wages Authority, Labour Courts, Appellate Tribunals, Regulatory Authorities, Civil Courts, District Courts and High Courts).
We worked very closely with several multinational enterprises and international law firms on Pakistan law related matters, and within a year of our existence were picked-up by international legal directories for the quality of our work and dedication to serve the best interests of our clients. Since 2003-04, MJLA has been consistently ranked among the leading corporate and commercial law firms of Pakistan by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific. In 2006, Chambers Global Guide, London, recognised us as one of the leading law practices of Pakistan, and so did Chambers Asia Pacific from 2009 onwards.
We at MJLA take tremendous pride in benchmarking our capabilities against international standards, and keenly observe developments in the legal services at the global level. By 2010, it was obvious that legal services across the globe were undergoing a fundamental transformation. The value chain, business model and client relationships in legal services are being redefined, requiring corporate and commercial law firms to reinvent themselves by aligning with the changing marketplace.
In keeping with our proactive approach, in 2012 MJLA decided to become a specialist business law firm, focusing on selected areas of practice to deliver world-class value to its clients through innovation and thought leadership.
We believe that our initial years of broad-based practice coupled with our current razor-sharp focus on selected areas of expertise give us the depth and breadth to provide strategic, expert and innovative solutions to leading businesses for their most sensitive, complex and challenging transactions, projects and disputes.
MJLA started as a full-service corporate law practice, and its first office was situated at Fane Road, Lahore. The areas of practice covered corporate and commercial, banking and finance, employment and labour, intellectual and real property, environment, and dispute resolution.
Clients trusted us with their legal mattes which had sensitive business implications. We strived hard to live up to their expectations. The team, work and clients expanded fast, and soon MJLA gained reputation for delivering legal solutions which make positive business sense and give practical advantage to the clients.
Clients were particularly pleased with the innovative approach, commitment to excellence, service standards, professionalism and integrity of MJLA team. We worked with businesses of all sizes (start-ups, SMEs, multinationals, listed companies, business groups, large family-owned enterprises), mostly as their retained legal counsel offering advice on a wide range of legal issues from routine and elementary queries to high-value, complex and challenging assignments. We represented clients in diverse forums (Payment of Wages Authority, Labour Courts, Appellate Tribunals, Regulatory Authorities, Civil Courts, District Courts and High Courts).
We worked very closely with several multinational enterprises and international law firms on Pakistan law related matters, and within a year of our existence were picked-up by international legal directories for the quality of our work and dedication to serve the best interests of our clients. Since 2003-04, MJLA has been consistently ranked among the leading corporate and commercial law firms of Pakistan by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific. In 2006, Chambers Global Guide, London, recognised us as one of the leading law practices of Pakistan, and so did Chambers Asia Pacific from 2009 onwards.
We at MJLA take tremendous pride in benchmarking our capabilities against international standards, and keenly observe developments in the legal services at the global level. By 2010, it was obvious that legal services across the globe were undergoing a fundamental transformation. The value chain, business model and client relationships in legal services are being redefined, requiring corporate and commercial law firms to reinvent themselves by aligning with the changing marketplace.
In keeping with our proactive approach, in 2012 MJLA decided to become a specialist business law firm, focusing on selected areas of practice to deliver world-class value to its clients through innovation and thought leadership.
We believe that our initial years of broad-based practice coupled with our current razor-sharp focus on selected areas of expertise give us the depth and breadth to provide strategic, expert and innovative solutions to leading businesses for their most sensitive, complex and challenging transactions, projects and disputes.