Mr. Syed Shayan Ahmed is the Director Law Programme and Co-Founder of Themis School of Law and is part of the teaching faculty for Law of Trusts & Equity and Public & Constitutional Law courses. He has also previously taught various other modules of the LLB Programme, including Islamic Law, Commercial Law and Contract Law.

He, along with the other founders, envisioned the establishment of a top quality law school in Karachi, which would not only focus on the academic success of the students but would also have a strong emphasis on development of supplementary programmes which would build the lawyering skills and intellect of its student body. To this end, Themis School of Law has pioneered and introduced various vocational courses which complement the LLB (Hons) curriculum.

By way of background, Mr. Syed Shayan Ahmed is a law graduate of the University of London and is enrolled as an Advocate and is a member of Sindh Bar Council and Karachi Bar Association. He also attended the University of North Florida, USA prior to his LLB (Hons) where he studied for an undergraduate degree in Political Sciences.

Having formally started his legal career from a top-tiered corporate law firm in Pakistan, where he was involved in major transactional and commercial matters, including advising on Pakistan’s first LNG Import Terminal Project set up at Port Qasim, Karach, as well as leading multiple transactions including structuring and legal documentation of complex Islamic financing products worth over PKR 3.5 billion, Mr. Ahmed has, over time, developed considerable expertise in both contentious and non-contentious matters relating to Company and Commercial Law, Banking and Finance including Islamic Finance, Property and Real Estate Law, Medical Negligence Law, Power Projects, Procurement Laws, Family Laws, Islamic Inheritance Laws including cross-border succession matters, Trademarks, and Labour and Employment Laws. He continues to provide advisory services to multiple organisations and individual clients on diverse array of legal matters and is also a trainer and faculty member for various executive education workshops and diploma programmes.

Mr. Junaid Ahmed is a Barrister-at-Law from Honorable Society of Lincolns’ Inn, and Advocate of High Court of Pakistan. He is a law graduate of the University of London and completed his Bar Professional Training Course from the University of West of England, Bristol, and completing his LLM with a dissertation focusing on International Trade Law. He is an accredited Civil and Commercial Mediator from ADR-ODR International, United Kingdom.

Mr. Junaid Ahmed is the youngest lawyer who Co-Founded Themis School of Law and then served as the CEO and Head of Law Programme for two academic sessions. He frequently lectures on various subjects including, but not limited to, Criminal law, Tort law, Jurisprudence, Property law, Company law and Intellectual Property law.

Areas of Practice:

1. Dispute Resolution (Civil, Commercial, Constitutional, Crime,Tax);
2. Transactional / Corporate Advisory

Mr. Khurram Rashid is a Barrister-at-Law from the Honorable Society of Lincoln’s Inn. He has been a Partner at Surridge and Beecheno, a top-tiered law firm of Pakistan with offices in Karachi and Lahore and has vast experience in legal practice and is involved in both contentious and non-contentious complex matters. Mr. Khurram has recently started his own law firm from where he regularly advises both local and international clients.

Mr. Khurram Rashid is also a renowned name in the academic field and has been teaching law for the past 20 years to students from a diverse background, including LLB, CA and ACCA students. His students highly appreciate and admire his teaching methodology and style of inculcating complex legal concepts in a simplified manner.

He will be teaching Contract Law at Themis School of Law.

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He will be teaching Jurisprudence & Legal Thoery at Themis School of Law.

Ayesha Iqbal is a law graduate of University of London International Programs. Having completed her LLB (Hons) she went on to pursue the Bar Professional Training (BPTC) Course from University of The West of England and was subsequently Called to the Bar of England of Wales. She has also successfully undertaken Alternate Dispute Resolution Training and is currently an Accredited Mediator.

Her professional background is mainly in the Intellectual Property sector where she has worked in the Trade Marks department for some time. Other than that, she has been an active member of Qaaf Se Qanoon Law Clinic where she has conducted training sessions in various areas of law.

She will be teaching Criminal Law at Themis Law School.

Mr. Shayaan specializes in comparative common law and Islamic law having qualified as both an English lawyer and an Islamic scholar, and practiced law in both Pakistan and the UAE. Shayaan has held appointments as senior lecturer for law at the Institute of Business Management and as tutor for European Union law at L’ecole for Advanced Studies. He has published on constitutional law and on statutory interpretation in eminent Pakistani law journals and is presently working on a monograph comparing Istehsan (juristic preference in Islam) with Equity in English law.

Prior to academia, he served as an associate to former Federal minister for law Mr. Khalid Anwer before moving on to hold positions as a legal adviser at Pakistan’s largest Islamic bank and an associate with a top Emirati law firm in Dubai. At the LLB he graduated top of his class and received the University of London External Programme's High Achiever Award for Pakistan. He also qualified as a Sharia scholar with grade ‘Outstanding’ receiving Ijaza in all six authentic books of Hadith from eminent scholars. He is particularly interested in the intersection between Islamic law and the interaction between states based on public international law and modern political theory, and aims to further his academic career with a PhD. He is fluent in Arabic and speaks good French.

He will be teaching Islamic law, Public law and Tort law at Themis School of Law.

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He will be teaching Introduction to Islamic Law at Themis School of Law.

Rayhab Afzal is an Advocate High Court and has practiced law, as a Litigator, for a considerable period of time in both Islamabad and Karachi. She completed her LLB (Hons.) from University of London followed by an LLM in International Business Law from University College London. She has previously taught Public Law and Contract Law modules of the University of London.

She will be teaching Public Law at Themis School of Law.

Ms. Chaudhary completed her BPTC in 2019 and is the member of the Honourable Society of the Lincoln’s Inn. She completed her LLB from the University of Landon in 2018 with a First Class Degree Award and numerous distinctions achieved throughout the LLB (Hons) Programme. Ms. Chaudhary was awarded the Certificate of Appreciation from UOL for obtaining the Highest Marks in Pakistan for Tort Law Module.

Ms. Chaudhary was also the Founder and President of the Intenational Law Students Association with the aim to disseminate awareness on legal issues in light of International Law. She has previously trained at renowned chambers in Karachi and volunteered to train Mental Health Workers for hearings in Magistrate courts in the United Kingdom.

She will be teaching Tort Law at Themis School of Law.

Mr. Ahsan Qazi has been involved with various International and National Moot Competitions. Notably, he has participated and represented Pakistan in the 60th Phillip C. Jessup Moot (White & Case International Rounds) held in Washington DC (USA), in the 31st Jean-Pictet Competition held in Obernai (France), in the 2018 Nuremberg International Moot held in Nuremberg (Germany), and in the 13th ICRC Henry Dunant Regional Moot held in Kathmandu (Nepal).

He has had the honor of being National Champion in the 2019 Phillip C. Jessup National Moot held in Islamabad and in the 2017 ICRC Henry Dunant National Moot held in Islamabad.

Additionally, he has attended various conferences on International Law from time to time.

Sana Pirzada studied Law at King's College, London and did her LLM from the London School of Economics (LSE) (specialising in Criminology & Criminal Justice). She did the Bar Vocational Course from BPP Law School and was subsequently called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 2008.

She has a diverse professional background - she is enrolled to the High Court of Sindh and regularly provides legal advice on civil matters. She is also affiliated with Excelerate Pvt Ltd whereby she deals with contractual and employment/ labour related issues. Sana is also a Trainer and conducts sessions (for professionals) on Gender Equity Laws, Employee Grievance Management, and Corporate Legal Skills and is currently conducting sessions on Procurement Laws on behalf of USAID.

She taught Jurisprudence & Legal Theory at Themis Law School for the Academic Year 2017-2018.

Ramsha Aijaz Ahmed, graduate of University of London LLB (Hons) International Programme, has extensive experience at various academic institutions, both as a faculty member and as part of the administration. After completing her law degree, she worked as an Associate at the law chamber of Mr. Hassan Akber, Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan.

She joined Themis School of Law in January 2016 and since then has been working as a Law Coordinator, where she is involved in both academic and student affairs.

She taught Tort Law at Themis School of Law for the Academic Year 2017-2018.

Warda is an associate at Mandviwalla and Zafar, a top tiered law firm. She is a barrister, having completed her BPTC from the University of the West of England for which she received the Buchanan Prize from Lincolns Inn for outstanding results. She is also an accredited Mediator.

Warda taught Criminal Law for the academic year 2017-2018.

Mr. Munim Masood graduated in Law from the University Of Liverpool, United Kingdom, in 2013 with a First Class Honours. Subsequently, he was called to the Bar of England and Wales from the Honorable Society of Lincoln’s Inn in 2014, after successfully completing the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC).

He has experience in a diverse range of legal practice areas and is currently an associate at Hafeez Pirzada Law Associates, a top-tier law firm of Pakistan with offices in Karachi and Islamabad. He regularly practices at the High Court of Sindh as well as providing legal advice and consultancy on both contentious and non-contentious matters.

He taught Commerical Law at Themis School of Law for the Academic Year 2017-2018.

Mr. Abdullah Rauf Puri is an Assistant Associate at Vellani and Vellani, a top-tiered law firm of Pakistan. His practice primarily focuses on corporate and commercial advisory matters. He also independently appears before quasi-judicial and judicial forums all over Pakistan. He holds an LLB (Hons.) from the BPP University College, London, UK. He is a Barrister-at-Law and a member of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn.

Abdullah is enrolled as an advocate with the Sindh Bar Council, as well as a member of Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) and the International Trademarks Association (INTA) (based on the firm’s membership).

He will be teaching Commercial Law at Themis School of Law.

Saleema Panjwani is a career-educator and an accomplished lawyer. Having completed her LLB (Hons) from the University of London, she went on to complete her LLM from Northwestern University, Pritzker School of Law. She has also done a Diploma course from Washington College of Law in the American Legal History. Her teaching career stretches back to 2008. Besides teaching, she has also worked in various fields, including Aga Khan Health Services, Pakistan and has worked greatly on the Environmental Laws concerning Pakistan.

She will be teaching Legal Systems and Method at Themis School of Law.