SHAJJAN & ASSOCIATES SHAJJAN & ASSOCIATES Ranked “Band 1” law firm
SHAJJAN & ASSOCIATES is recognized as “Band 1” law firm by Chambers and Partners in their 2020 Asia-Pacific Guide released recently on December 5th.
The 2020 Asia-Pacific Guide of Chambers and Partners recognizes SHAJJAN & ASSOCIATES as a “Leading firm with an especially strong team of Afghan-qualified lawyers” who advise a diverse group of clients including “domestic and international government entities, as well as contractors and international corporates,” on areas of “labor, tax and real estate matters, as well as the registration of foreign businesses and local disputes.” The Guide further highlights that SHAJJAN & ASSOCIATES has “expertise in the technology and energy sectors” and is “well placed to assist with immigration and family law issues.”
The Guide describes SHAJJAN & ASSOCIATES’ strengths as highlighted by the law firm’s clients. According to the Guide, SHAJJAN & ASSOCIATES’ clients praise this law firm for being “extremely responsive” and “very efficient, supportive and thorough.” These clients comment on SHAJJAN & ASSOCIATES’ team and remark that “[t]hey are extremely responsive and keep us up-to-date, protecting our interests well” and that “[t]hey are very efficient, supportive and thorough.” These clients further praise SHAJJAN & ASSOCIATES for “[t]he clarity of their recommendations and suggestions.”
The 2020 Asia-Pacific Guide also recognizes Saeeq Shajjan, the Founder and Managing Partner, as a “Band 1” lawyer in Afghanistan. According to the Guide:
‘Saeeq Shajjan holds an impressive reputation among clients, who comment that “he does an excellent job and is engaged and understanding.” Additional interviewees note that he is “very knowledgeable, speaks excellent English” and is “a very pragmatic person.” His broad practice includes advising foreign and domestic clients on business licensing, employment law, taxation and dispute resolution. He is a locally qualified lawyer in Afghanistan.’
Chambers and Partners, headquartered in London, United Kingdom, publishes the leading rankings, trends and analysis in legal service profession through thirteen different yearly guides, covering practice areas across nearly 200 jurisdictions. Chambers’ Asia-Pacific Guide jurisdictions include Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Nepal, Afghanistan, and nine Pacific Island nations and it covers 30+ most internationally important areas of law such as Arbitration, Capital Markets, and Corporate/M&A.
In researching and ranking of law firms and lawyers, Chambers and Partners give due attention to client service quality and employs as methods of their research conducting interviews with clients and partner lawyers as well as assessing recent works done. As a result, law firms and lawyers may be ranked as Band 1, Band 2, or Band 3, with Band 1 being the highest ranking.
SHAJJAN & ASSOCIATES (S&A), is a law firm based in Afghanistan that was established in 2011. Attorneys at S&A are locally qualified lawyers and hold license from the Afghanistan Independent Bar Association. Four of S&A’s senior attorneys collaborate with Afghanistan Center for Commercial Dispute Resolution and ICC-Afghanistan as arbitration practitioners and members of Arbitration and ADR Commission. These attorneys possess excellent legal knowledge and enhanced professional skills garnered through studying at leading Afghan and U.S. law schools and being involved in diverse legal matters both at national and international levels.
The experience and qualification of S&A’s team give it the ability to render effective, efficient, ethical and professional advice and representation to its clients that include a diverse group of multinational corporations, private businesses, national and international organizations, foreign diplomatic missions and government institutions in Afghanistan and beyond. SHAJJAN & ASSOCIATES’ practice area includes legal counseling, strategic planning, litigation, legislative drafting, capacity building and pro bono work in a diverse area of laws.
For more information please visit www.shajjanlaw.com and www.chambers.com.