Saeed Hasan Khan

Saeed Hasan Khan has vast experience of advising clients on various issues like privacy & data protection, taxation, corporate, contractual obligations etc. and representing them before the authorities.

He has developed keen professional interest in emerging laws about personal data protection and have gained understanding of underlying concepts and principles governing the global data protection laws including General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union. He carried out great deal of research on personal data protection laws in various jurisdictions to have comparison of core legal principles in various jurisdictions. He has contributed professional articles about Data Protection and Cyber Security for Global Legal Group’s International Comparative Legal Guide to Data Protection, for Chambers and Partners, for Lexology Getting The Deal Through and for “OneTrust DataGuidance”. He has contributed professional article for MONDAQ on Data Protection and International Commercial Arbitration. He has also contributed for Global Legal Group’s International Comparative Legal Guide to Anti-Money Laundering.

During his over 20 years’ experience, he has practiced direct and indirect taxes (Federal & Provincial), which encompasses all three practice tiers: Advisory-Execution-Litigation. This includes tax planning, return preparation, risk assessment, tax audits, transaction advisory & opinions, representation before the authorities, dispute settlement (alternate means and ombudsman) and tax litigation. Advising on transfer pricing, country by country reporting and economic substance regulations. Advising on cross-border transactions, international tax treaties and carrying out tax due diligence. Advising on corporate structures, shareholder agreements, contractual stipulations between the companies, compliance and representation before the Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan. Interpretation of statutes and legal drafting are his special areas of interest.

During his professional career and experience, he has been exposed to various multinational, national, public sector entities’ taxation besides individual taxation of both Pakistani nationals and expatriate employees of the multinational companies.

He is an advocate of the High Court, a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) and a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals. He has completed a course from the London School of Economics and Political Science on “Data: Law, Policy and Regulation”.