Syed Muhammad Aala Imran Sherazi

Advocate High Court & Legislative Counsel

CEO & Managing Partner, Sherazi Law Associates

Litigator, legislative drafter, author and law teacher. Appointed Amicus Curiae by the Lahore High Court (2026 LHC 2886), drafter of primary and delegated legislation for the Government of Punjab, and author of several legal manuals and commentaries.

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Enrollment

Enrolled as an Advocate with the Punjab Bar Council since 2018.
Enrolled as an Advocate High Court in March 2020.
Member of the Lahore High Court Bar Association since June 2020.

Education

LLM (Corporate and Commercial Laws) — Merit
University of London International Programmes. Commercial Banking Law, Bank Customer Relation; Corporate Finance and Management Issues; Foundational and Constitutional Issues in Company Law; United Nations and Protection of Human Rights.
Oct 2020 – Aug 2021
Post Graduate Diploma in Law (International Business Law) — Distinction
University of London International Programmes. Corporate Laws, Commercial Laws, Banking Laws.
Oct 2019 – Oct 2020
Post Graduate Certificate in Banking and Finance Laws — Distinction
University of London International Programmes.
Oct 2019
LLB Hons. (QLD) — Second Class Upper Division
University of London International Programmes.
Aug 2014 – Aug 2017
Diploma in Law — overall Credit
University of London International Programmes.
Aug 2014 – Aug 2015
F.Sc Pre-Medical — 954/1100 marks (A+ Grade)
Forman Christian College (A Chartered University).
Aug 2012 – Aug 2014
Matriculation — 947/1050 marks (A+ Grade)
Adabistan-e-Soophia School.
Mar 2000 – May 2012

Work Experience

Sherazi Law Associates — CEO
Oct 2018 – Present
Pakistan College of Law — Visiting Faculty
Public Law (University of London International Programmes), British Constitution (Punjab University).
Jan 2022 – Present
Finance Department, Government of Punjab — Consultant
Consultant for Institutional Reforms.
Apr 2022 – Present
Lahore Development Authority — Legal Consultant
Counsel for High Court cases.
Oct 2025 – Apr 2026
University of Central Punjab — Visiting Faculty
Legislative Drafting and Statutory Interpretation.
Apr 2025 – Aug 2025
Department of Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Punjab — Law Associate
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023
Superior Law College — Visiting Faculty, Patron and Moot Coach, Law Moot Society
Oct 2018 – Apr 2022
Akhter Javaid Law Associates — Associate Head of Civil, Commercial and Corporate Wing
Oct 2017 – Oct 2018
Cornelius, Lane & Mufti — Associate
Jul 2017 – Oct 2017

Legislative Drafting

Drafting of more than 25 delegated legislations as Legislative Consultant for the Department of Irrigation, Government of Punjab.
Drafted amendments of the Punjab Irrigation, Drainage and Rivers Act 2023 for the Irrigation Department, Government of Punjab.
Drafted the Punjab Civil Servant Rules, 2026 for the S&GAD, Punjab.
Former Consultant of the Emergency Services Rescue 1122 Department, Government of Punjab, in drafting the Community Safety Building Regulations, 2022, and the Punjab Emergency Service (Appointment & Conditions of Service) Regulations, 2022.
Drafted the Punjab Women Protection Authority (Terms and Conditions of Employees) Service Rules 2026 for the Punjab Women Protection Authority.
Part of the provincial team, under the leadership of the Additional Chief Secretary, Punjab, that worked on Constitutional Amendments.
Vetted more than 400 various legislations for the Government of Punjab while working in the Department of Law and Parliamentary Affairs.
Legal Consultant and Legislative Counsel for numerous private and public institutions including the Finance Department, Punjab Consumer Protection Council, Government of Punjab and Rescue 1122 Emergency Services, Punjab.
Prepared drafts of the Pakistan Emergency Service Professionals Council Bill 2024, Punjab Enforcement Regulatory Authority Act 2024, IVY University Bill 2021, Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Bill 2021, Punjab Development Authority Bill 2024, Punjab Horticulture Authority Bill 2024, Punjab Water and Sanitation Authority Act 2025 and many other primary legislations for provincial government departments.

Professional Experience

Appointed as Amicus Curiae by the Honorable Lahore High Court in the seminal judgment in F.A.O. 3305/26, Muhammad Mudassar Iqbal through attorney Mubashir Iqbal v. The Lake City Holdings (Pvt) Ltd through CEO, cited as 2026 LHC 2886, regarding interpretation of the Punjab Establishment of Special Courts (Overseas Pakistanis Property) Act 2025.
Practical experience of more than 100 independent cases before the Honorable Lahore High Court, more than 250 civil suits, more than 125 criminal trials, and more than 250 cases before quasi-judicial forums such as the Department of Mines and Minerals, Cooperatives Department, Information Commission of Pakistan and Foreign Exchange Adjudication Division.
Assisted in the drafting of proposals for Constitutional Amendments to the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Legal expert for the Punjab Irrigation, Drainage and Rivers Act 2023 and delegated legislation made thereunder, Department of Irrigation, Government of Punjab (present).
Former Consultant and Advisor for the Punjab Cattle Market Management and Development Company, a public sector company registered as an NPO under section 42 of the Companies Act 2017.
Advisor and Consultant for Qalco Pakistan, Q-Oil (subsidiary of Qatar Oil) and Lahore Qalanders.
Panel lawyer for Treet Corporation and Ghani Shinwari Restaurants.
Conducted workshops as Resource Person for UNHCR, SHARP, and Swiss Embassy projects on human rights, refugee laws and prisoner rights, with the Punjab Judicial Academy, Punjab Police and Prosecution Department, Punjab.
Head of the Center for Dispute Resolution and Pro Bono Legal Services, a project of Sherazi Law Associates (SMC) Ltd.
Resource Person at the Pakistan Engineering Academy, Lahore, for irrigation laws.
Enlisted Advocate on the Panel of LESCO.
Legal Consultant, Adventure Foundation Pakistan, an NGO working in the public sector.
Advised various departments of the Government of Punjab on legal queries.
Contributor towards the publishing, compiling, vetting and reviewing of numerous primary legislations in the Punjab Code.
Worked on policy making of legislative projects of the Department of Law and Parliamentary Affairs.
Delivered presentations before the Secretary Law, Law Minister, Chief Minister and Judges of the Honorable Lahore High Court on various laws.
Vast experience of working under the Delegated/Secondary Legislation Wing of the Law and Parliamentary Affairs Department, Government of Punjab.
Vetting of more than 100 Provincial Government notifications, MoUs, agreements, and contracts with national as well as international institutions.
Practical experience of litigation representing clients before the Lahore High Court, Sessions Court, State Bank of Pakistan, Cooperative Department, Mines and Minerals Courts, Banking Courts, Magisterial Courts, Civil Courts, Family Courts, Election Commission of Pakistan, Information Commission of Pakistan and other tribunals.
Coached mooting teams for moot court competitions based on national and international law, including the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition and the Henry Dunant Moot Competition on International Humanitarian Law.
Conducted more than half a dozen moot camps focusing upon legal research, drafting and advocacy skills in various law schools.
Sound knowledge and understanding of constitutional law, legislative drafting, commercial and banking litigation, dispute resolution, civil litigation, transactions and preparations, review and revision of contracts, contract negotiation, tender documents, and other legal documentation.

Publications

Author of “The Commentaries on the Transfer of Property Act 1882”, “The Commentaries on Limitation Act 1908” and “Manual of Arbitration Laws in Pakistan”, published by Imran Law Book House, 2024 Edition.
Author of the first ever Pakistani law book on “Manual of Alternate Dispute Resolution Laws (ADR) with all amendments and up-to-date case laws”, published by Imran Law Book House, 2023 Edition.
Authored “Manual of Mines and Minerals Laws of Pakistan”, published by Imran Law Book House, 2025 Edition.
Wrote the article “Heterogeneity in Cyber Warfare and Need of Legitimizing Cyber Defence: A Case for Introduction of Developed and Transnational Cyber Laws in Pakistan” for the maiden edition of the UCP Law Journal in 2022 (UCP-JLLE).
Article published in the PCLSJL: S.M. Aala Imran, “‘Status Quo to be Maintained...’: In Need of a Legal Definition” [2018] 2(2) PCL Student Journal of Law 61–80.
Wrote several articles for LEAP-Pakistan, Academia.edu and Courting the Law.
“Mines and Mineral Laws of Pakistan” and “Commentary on Anti Terrorism Act”, published in 2026.

Lectures, Awards and Honours

Resource Person for the Swedish Government Project Workshops on Refugee Laws. Conducted a workshop on refugee laws for Prosecutors of Punjab in August 2024.
Resource Person for the Irrigation Research Institute and Pakistan Engineering Academy.
Conducted a series of lectures in the Irrigation Secretariat to the Zilladars and Canal Collectors on the Punjab Irrigation, Drainage and Rivers Act 2023.
Delivered promotion training lectures to Deputy Canal Collectors of the Irrigation Department, Government of Punjab, at the Pakistan Engineering Academy in January 2024.
Delivered lectures at the Irrigation Research Institute to Canal Collectors in December 2023.
Gave a detailed presentation on “Road to Civilization: Qualitative Analysis of the Punjab Consumer Protection Laws and Proposal for Reform” at the 8th International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Business Management, University of Central Punjab.
Guest Speaker at UCP, delivering a lecture on “Challenges to Ethical Living in Pakistan” in June 2023.
Former Member, Litigation Committee, Department of Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Punjab.
Conducted the 1st – 4th PCL Intra College Moot Court Competition from 2022 – 2025, along with detailed sessions on conducting legal research, legal drafting, memorial preparation, arguments formulation, and advocacy skills.
Nominated for the Global Lex Falcon Award, 2022, held in Singapore.
Judgments approved for reporting by the Honorable Lahore High Court, cited as 2020 CLC 1885 and 2026 LHC 2886.
Holding office as Chairperson, Commercial Law Reforms Committee of the Lahore High Court Bar Association (present).
Member, Advisory Council of the Society for Impact Advocacy, UCP (since 2022).
Member, Core Committee, Pakistan Association of Justice (PAJ).
Delivered lectures for Qanoondan and Legal Diaries.
Conducted a webinar session on “ADR & Nature of Disputes in Pakistan” on 31st July 2022 with the International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI).
Participated in a panel discussion as Guest Speaker on “Detecting and Investigating Corruption” at the University of Central Punjab in 2022.
Participated in a webinar as Guest Speaker on “Recently Used Important Articles of the Constitution and Its Interpretation” organized by the University of Central Punjab in 2022.
Organized, judged and initiated the first ever “Superior College of Law 1st Bilingual Moot Court Competition, 2022”.
Moot Master and Judge for preliminary and advanced rounds, including finals, of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th Olympiad’s National Moot Court Competition of the University of Lahore (2019–2025).
Judged UCP Taakra’s Moot Court Competition 2023.
Guest at the UCP Career Fair 2023, representing Sherazi Law Associates.
Conducted a Pro Bono Legal Health Clinic at UCP in 2023.
Judged preliminary and final rounds as Chief Guest in the 1st Superior National Moot Court Competition 2023 and the 2025 Intra College Moot Court Competition.
Represented Pakistan College of Law in the 32nd Jean Pictet Competition, held in Obernai, France.
Represented Pakistan College of Law in the International Mediation Competition, 2020.
Honorable Guest Speaker in the University of Lahore’s workshop regarding moot court competitions.
Cleared Intelligence and Academic Examinations for the position of Naval Law Officer (rank of Lieutenant) in the Pakistan Navy.
Shortlisted for the post of Law Officer, Department of Environment, Government of Punjab, in September 2022.
Judged the oral rounds, including quarterfinals, semi-finals and finals, of the 4th Lahore Grammar University, Defence, Lahore’s Legal Eagle Moot Court Competition in 2020.
Judged oral rounds of the TMUC International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition, 2021.
Judged the 2017 and 2024 UCL National Law Moot Competition, the 2018 Pakistan College of Law International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition and the 6th–12th Pakistan College of Law National Moot Court Competition.
Judged and marked memorials of the 2018–2024 National and International Rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition.
Coached the Pakistan College of Law team in the 2024 and 2025 National Rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.
Shortlisted candidate for the Supreme Court Clerkship Program in 2017.
Best Advocate in the fourth UCL National Law Moot in 2017.
Winner of the third UCL National Law Moot in 2016.
Certificate of achievement by the University of London for highest marks in Public Law in Pakistan and second highest marks in the world in the 2015 annual exams.
Received offer letters/invitations for Bar at Law from all applied institutes in 2017.
Member of the National Youth Assembly of Pakistan 2017–2018.
Participated in the first International Conference on Quality of Life, Health and Education, held in Lahore, Pakistan.
Participated in the Pakistan Mock Trial Competition 2018 (Semi-Finalists).
Top 9th Oralist at the 1st and Top 10th Oralist at the 2nd National Rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in 2016 and 2017 respectively.
Certificate of Merit for the subjects of Public Law, Contract Law, Property Law, Public International Law, Jurisprudence and Legal Theory, Equity and Trust Law and Introduction to Islamic Law.
Adjudicated the 6th National Pakistan College of Law Moot Court Competition held on 25th – 26th January 2019.
Nominated by Mr. Anwaar ul Haq Pannun, President of the LHCBA, as Additional Secretary, Anti Corruption & Crime Control Committee (Punjab) for the year 2018 – 2019.
Appointed as Member of the Lawyer Welfare Committee by the Punjab Bar Council on 14 October 2021.
Certificate for participation in the Shan-e-Pakistan seminar organized by the Punjab Bar Council.
Certificate of participation in the 2nd National Moot Court Competition 2024, held on 5–6 June at the School of Law, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad.
Adjudicator, 2nd Lahore School of Law National Moot Court Competition.
Judged the 1st Public Law Moot Court Competition, Punjab University Law College, 2024.
Certificate for Recognition of Meritorious Services as Adjunct Faculty Member of Superior Law College.
Judge, Final Round of the First National Law Moot Court Competition 2026 by Alley College of Law.
Honourable guest, AIOL Moot Court Society, presented by the Asian Institute of Law.
Participated in a debate on the topic “Governance Lekin Nizam Kiya” organised by the University of Lahore.

Media Appearances

Guest Panelist as Legal Expert at Wakeel Online, Samaa TV Channel (appearance at more than 4 sessions), Special TV, and Digital 360.
Guest Panelist as Legal Expert at Qanoon Bolta Hai, PTV News.

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