People

Asad Qayyum

Managing Partner

Direct No.: +968 2113 2888

Key Areas of Expertise:

  • Capital Markets (Debt and Equity)
  • Banking and Finance (including Islamic Finance)
  • Natural Resources (Oil, Gas and Mining)
  • Projects and Real Estate
  • Corporate and Commercial

Professional Memberships and Affiliations:

  • Law Society of England and Wales (2011)
  • Bar Council of England and Wales (2002)
  • Lahore High Court Bar Association (2005)
  • Punjab Bar Council (2004)
  • Lahore Tax Bar Association (2004)

Notable Achievements and Testimonials:

  • Oman Lawyer of the Year (2025) – IFLR Middle East Law Awards
  • Band 1 Market Leading Lawyer (Corporate and Finance) (2025) – Chamber and Partners
  • Highly Regarded Lawyer (2018 to 2025) – IFLR 1000
  • Next Generation Partner (2020 and 2021) – Legal 500
  • Highly Recommended (2020 to 2025) – Chambers and Partners

 

Some of Asad’s testimonials (sourced from leading publications like Chambers and Partners and IFLR 1000) for 2025 include the following:

  • “he is not only the best lawyer in Oman but is also the best lawyer in the Gulf region”
  • “his level of sophistication is very strong”
  • “he is highly attuned to the commercial realities of working in Oman and is able to provide on-point legal advise in a pragmatic and commercial manner”
  • “excellent lawyer with diverse international experience in corporate and finance transactions”
    “exceptional lawyer”

Education:

  • Economics and Finance, B.A. – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor – 1999
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Law – BPP Law School – 2000
  • Bar Vocational Course – BPP Law School – 2001
  • International Commercial Arbitration, LLM – University of Westminster – 2002
  • Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test (QLTT) – BPP Law School – 2008

Languages Spoken:

  • English
  • Urdu
  • Punjabi
  • Hindi