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Managing Partner

Asad Salahuddin

The Founding & Managing Partner at Lex Legal Practice, Mr. Asad Salahuddin is a legal practitioner trained in the United Kingdom. Mr. Salahuddin is one of the leading information technology lawyers of the country and is playing a prominent role in the digitization of financial payments in Pakistan.


In the absence of adequate legislation and jurisprudence on matters involving informational technology law in Pakistan, the transaction structure adopted by Mr. Salahuddin serves as a precedent across the board, for a variety of information technology transactions and business arrangements. He has played a key role in modernizing branchless and mobile banking in Pakistan, e-money transactions, integration of payment gateways, setting up of online marketplace platforms, and licensing of banking applications and analytical software. In addition to Information Technology Law, Mr. Salahuddin specializes in Real Estate & Infrastructure, Mergers & Acquisitions and General Corporate law matters.

Notable Advisory Roles

  • Mr. Salahuddin is currently serving as an advisor (by special invitation) on the Prime Ministers Committee on Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) in Pakistan. 
  • He has served as a member of the standing committee on liaison with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP).
  • Mr. Salahuddin has also served as an advisor to the Ministry of Planning Development & Special Initiatives (Pakistan), for its program on economic empowerment of Pakistan’s youth.
  • Recognized as a contributor towards USAID's assessment on "Rapid Landscaping of Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture in Pakistan".

Rankings

  • Ranked as a "Leading Lawyer" in Telecommunications, Media & Technology (TMT) for Asia Pacific 2022 by The Legal 500.
  • Ranked as a "Leading Lawyer" in Telecommunications, Media & Technology (TMT) for Asia Pacific 2023 by The Legal 500.
  • Ranked as a "Leading Lawyer" in Telecommunications, Media & Technology (TMT) for Asia Pacific 2024 by The Legal 500.
  • Ranked as a "Leading Individual" in Band 1 for FinTech Legal - Pakistan 2023 by Chambers & Partners.
  • Ranked as a "Notable Practitioner" within the "Leading Fintech Advisers Worldwide" guide 2023 published by the Chambers & Partners.
  • Ranked as a "Leading Individual" in Band 1 for FinTech Legal - Pakistan 2024 by Chambers & Partners.
  • Ranked as a "Leading Partner" in Telecommunications, Media & Technology (TMT) for Asia Pacific 2025 by The Legal 500.
  • Ranked as a "Leading Individual" in Band 1 for FinTech Legal - Pakistan 2025 by Chambers & Partners.

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