Faisal K. Daudpota, Senior Partner

Faisal K. Daudpota's practice covers transactional and contentious matters relating to competition, intellectual property, data protection, information technology, telecommunications, and competition.

Mr. Daudpota has developed a niche in the area of competition law in the Middle East and has advised a number of clients on competition law regimes in the select jurisdictions of the Middle East. He recently coordinated advice to one of the world's largest food and nutrition companies as to merger control regulations as to merger control regime in Saudi Arabia.

Mr. Daudpota is expert at counseling clients on all aspects of laws relating to intellectual property prosecutions and enforcement in many jurisdictions all across Middle East as well as internationally; managed multiple litigation's and instructed counsels in trademark infringement and counterfeiting matters in various countries.

Mr. Daudpota has also worked on intellectual property projects for Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD), has co-authored the digital signatures law for, has authored intellectual property laws for the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) (to be promulgated), and has commented on a number of national legislations around the world.

Mr. Daudpota also has the experience of advising clients in various other areas of laws, such as, banking, Internet, data protection (including the issues pertaining to privacy, data processing, and data transfer, electronic and digital disclaimers on public access websites and secured web portal, conflict of laws issues in relation to data protection compliance), Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), data protection, privacy, civil liberties, human rights, customs, criminal, maritime and anti-corruption.

Mr. Daudpota has also advised World Bank on Pakistan's legal regime relating to construction licensing, property registration, business start-up, bankruptcy, corporate governance, corporate tax, employment regulations, and contract enforcement.

Mr. Daudpota has been a member of Interpol's Intellectual Property Crime Action Group (IIPCAG), World Customs Organization's IPR Strategic Group, and the Steering Committee for the Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy.

In the capacity of member to the Steering Committee for the Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy, Mr. Daudpota has co-organized international conferences in Brussels, Geneva, Istanbul, Rio de Janeiro, Bucharest, Paris, Washington, and Dubai.

Mr. Daudpota has authored many articles covering various legal disciplines. He has also spoken at many international conferences and seminars, especially, those at World Intellectual Property Organization, World Customs Organization and Interpol, in various countries around the world.

Junaid Daudpota

Email: junaid@daudpota.com