Professional Background & Practice Overview
Nighat Nawaz is an experienced Advocate of the High Court and Jurist at Law with a diverse practice encompassing civil and commercial litigation, corporate and commercial advisory, constitutional and administrative matters, contractual disputes, banking, family law, infrastructure, construction and energy-sector projects.
She has extensive experience in legal research, contract drafting and vetting, legal opinions, litigation strategy, regulatory compliance, negotiations and alternative dispute resolution. Her professional practice includes advising national and international clients engaged in major infrastructure, engineering, construction and power-sector projects, including large-scale project engagements involving contractual compliance, risk assessment and dispute-related advisory.
She also has substantial courtroom experience, having been involved in pre-trial, trial and execution proceedings, oral advocacy, examination and cross-examination of witnesses, legal representation, and proceedings before judicial and administrative forums.
She holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from The Islamia University and a Master’s degree in Political Science (M.A.) from the University of Sargodha. Her academic background, combined with her professional experience in advocacy, litigation, corporate advisory, contractual matters and legal research, reflects her continued interest in jurisprudence, legal theory and the practical development of law.