Supreme Court of Pakistan at night
Karachi · New York · Cyprus

Counsel of consequence, across borders.

Babar Law Associates is the practice of Ghulam Shabbir Babar, Attorney at Law and LLM (Europe), advising private clients, investors and institutions in Pakistan, the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union since 2004.

In partnership across three continents
Law Offices of Manuel B. Quintal, P.C.
UBL (United Bank Limited)
PassBeyond
Epirus Assets Real Estate Investment
Visa Doro
CHRO'NI & Associates Law Firm
Singularis Investment Ltd
Karma Developers
Law Offices of Manuel B. Quintal, P.C.
UBL (United Bank Limited)
PassBeyond
Epirus Assets Real Estate Investment
Visa Doro
CHRO'NI & Associates Law Firm
Singularis Investment Ltd
Karma Developers
22 years
In practice since 2004
Karachi · New York
Offices and associated counsel
LLM (Europe)
Bologna, Italy & Ghent, Belgium
UBL Legal Panel
Enlisted legal counsel, 2026
Practice areas

A practice built across jurisdictions

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01

Immigration & visas

Global immigration consultancy for individuals and families, provided since 2004 through Babar Law Firm and associated counsel in New York.

02

Citizenship & residency by investment

Golden Visa and property-based residency routes in Greece and Cyprus, including government-approved developments in Larnaca.

03

Banking & consumer law

Counsel to United Bank Limited as part of its enlisted legal panel, covering banking, consumer and recovery matters.

04

Corporate & commercial

Agreements, contracts, mergers, acquisitions and privatisation of firms, corporations and banks.

05

Litigation & constitutional petitions

Criminal, civil, family, labour and service matters, including constitutional petitions before the courts of Pakistan.

06

Mediation & ADR

Negotiated settlement and alternative dispute resolution for commercial and family matters.

Ghulam Shabbir Babar at his desk, Babar Law Associates, Karachi
About the firm

A sole practice with an international bench

Babar Ghulam Shabbir is sole Partner of Babar Law Associates, lawyer, academician and international consultant in immigration, corporate and commercial matters, in litigation practice since 2004.

The firm works alongside the Law Offices of Manuel B. Quintal, P.C. in New York, sits on the UBL legal panel, and is an Associated Partner of the European Master in Law and Economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam.

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Banking panel

Enlisted on the UBL Legal Panel

Babar Law Associates has been enlisted in the UBL Legal Panel Team since April 2026, providing banking law, consumer law and related legal services to United Bank Limited from Karachi.

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UBL, United Bank Limited
Honor

Invited as Judge · Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition

White & Case International Rounds · International Law Students Association (ILSA)

Hyatt Regency, Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., USA · 28 March – 4 April 2026

Recognition

Invited to speak, asked to advise

Speaking engagements, awards and appearances for bar associations, universities and the British Council.

Ghulam Shabbir Babar receiving a Study UK award at the British Council
Study UK · British Council
Recognition at the GREAT Britain & Northern Ireland event
Certificate of appreciation, Dynamic Law Association, 2024
Dynamic Law Association
Speaker, international scholarships webinar · 5 August 2024
Ghulam Shabbir Babar speaking at a university podium
Guest lecture
University address on law and immigration

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