Barrister-at-Law Mr. Zahid. U. Jamil graduated from University College, London with an L.L.B. (Hons), is a Barrister of the Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, London, U.K and an advocate of the High Courts of Pakistan. He is a specialist in Banking, International Law, Property Law, Constitutional, Conflicts of Laws, Corporate Finance, Securitization, International Law of Trade (WTO), Privatization, Petroleum Law, Recovery of Loans, Transportation Law, Corporate and Commercial matters. He is also an experienced specialist in legal and policy advice relating to Information Technology, E-Commerce, Electronic Data Interchange, Telematic Data Interchange, software development and implementation, internet, intranet, WIPO patent and trademark, and contractual and evidential issues, and provides advice on drafting of agreements, with particular expertise in the aspects regarding jurisdictions without a statutory/regulatory frame work in this area. He has been, as a member of the Information Technology Law Forum, Ministry of Science & Technology, responsible as the core drafter of the Electronic Transactions Ordinance, 2002 and is currently working on the drafts of the Cyber Crimes Law, the Electronic Banking Law, Telecommunication & Convergence Law and the Anti-Trust Law relating to the Information Technology Industry of Pakistan. Currently he is working with AFACT, the Asian affiliate to UNCEFACT, as well as being on the International Chamber of Commerce EBITT Commision in formulating global and regional policy related to electronic commerce and transaction work. He is currently working with UNCTAD in drafting and updating the Transportation Law of Pakistan. He has been the Legal Consultant for the Task Force for Rehabilitation of Sick Industrial Units and has drafted rehabilitation plans for revival of sick as well as privatized units from a list of 800 Industries all over Pakistan. At present he is advising the US Government on a major project based in Pakistan, the State Bank of Pakistan on various regulatory issues and advising the first Pakistani Export Finance Agency Ltd. (PEFGA) on issues from incorporation to treaty reinsurance, Export Credit and Trade Law. The latter is the only Export Credit Guarantee Provider in Pakistan and is jointly owned by 13 commercial banks and the Asian Development Bank in a first ever public-private partnership in this sector of finance. He is a Professor of U.S. Constitutional Law at the Sindh Muslim Law College, University of Karachi, and also lectures in U.K. Constitutional Law for the LL.B. (Hons), University of London at L'Ecole, Karachi. Memberships: - Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, London - The Bar of England & Wales - International Bar Association - Inter-Pacific Bar Association - American Society of International Law - International Chamber of Commerce EBITT Commision. - Investment Promotion Network (IPAnet) (Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA's)) - Sindh High Court Bar Council - Sindh High Court Bar Association - Punjab Bar Council - Life Member Lahore High Court Bar Association - Lahore Bar Association - Karachi Bar Association - Professor of Law at the S.M. Law College - Member Pakistan Institute of International Affairs - Life member of the Pakistan Chapter of the English Speaking Union International - Member of Mensa International - Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International - Britannia Scholar - President Rotaract Club (Main) - UNCEFACT

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