Mr Azmat is a senior partner in the Firm. Based out of Lahore, he mainly focuses on contentious matters and litigation. He regularly appears before the Supreme Court and other High Courts. He also provides a wide range of legal advisory, corporate, transactional and litigation services to a broad spectrum of companies and high-profile individual clients.

Mr Azmat has personally conducted more than 500 cases before the courts in Pakistan which include a wide variety of trial and appellate work in civil, criminal, commercial and banking matters. Mr Azmat also has a large number of reported judgments to his credit. He also specialises in drafting and negotiating commercial agreements. In 2013, Mr Azmat drafted and negotiated a concession agreement worth US$ 770 million on behalf of the Gwadar Port Authority. His clients include the Gwadar Port Authority and a former Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Mr Azmat did his LL.B. (Hons) from University of London and then went to become a barrister from the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn. Mr Azmat also completed a course in International Law from the prestigious Hague Academy of International Law in the Netherlands.

Mr Azmat started his law practice at the leading commercial law firm of Bhandari, Naqvi and Riaz (BNR) and thereafter established his own law firm
in 2008 with the name of Azmat and Azmat, Barristers and Legal Consultants. In 2015, Azmat and Azmat merged with Kilam Law.