Feisal Naqvi joins 3VB as Associate Member

Members of 3VB are delighted to announce that international arbitration specialist, Feisal Naqvi, has joined Chambers as an associate member.

Feisal has substantial experience in handling commercial and constitutional disputes in Pakistan, with a focus on arbitration and international matters. Feisal is Pakistan’s current representative to Working Group III of UNCITRAL looking at how to reform Investor State Dispute Resolution. He also served recently as the primary draftsman of the arbitration act prepared by the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan. In July 2024, Feisal was appointed as a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR for a three year term. Earlier, Feisal was a member of the ICCA Task Force on Standards of Practice in International Arbitration co-chaired by Professor Guido Tawil and Abby Cohen Smutny.

Feisal has provided extensive consulting services to major international organisations, including assignments for the ADB, the World Bank, UNDP and USAID on topics such as the independence of the judiciary, the ease of doing business in Pakistan and the renewable energy sector in Pakistan.

After graduating from Princeton and Yale Law School, Feisal practised initially in New York before returning to Pakistan to establish the law firm of Bhandari Naqvi Riaz (BNR). Feisal is ranked in Band 1 for disputes resolution in the Chambers and Partners’ Asia-Pacific Guide 2024. He is also recommended by Lexology 2025 (formerly Who’s Who Legal) as an expert on arbitration.

Feisal is an influential public commentator and writer. Over the years, he has written regular weekly columns for practically all the major English newspapers in Pakistan. Feisal has also written in the international press including for the Guardian, the Washington Post, and Newsweek Middle East. He also appears regularly in the media, sharing insights on legal issues and other relevant topics.

Please contact our Senior Practice Manager Stuart Pullum, with any enquiries relating to Feisal’s practice.