Jehangir Badar

In-house legal counsel with 14 years' experience across commercial litigation, arbitration, corporate advisory and contract management, including 4+ years leading legal and commercial functions on projects up to USD 500M. Enrolled advocate with a strong litigation and arbitration foundation, now applying that grounding to corporate legal advisory, contract drafting and vetting, regulatory compliance and dispute management within commercial organisations. Comfortable acting as sole legal point of contact, coordinating with external counsel, and advising business teams on legal risk.

Group Head — Legal, Commercial & Contracts - Albario Global FZC - Iraq (site-based)

(2025-05)

1,642 MW CCPP (Combined Cycle Power Plant) Project, Iraq (site-based)

• Act as sole legal and commercial point of contact for the project, advising on legal risk, contractual exposure and compliance across all site activities
• Draft, review and negotiate variations, change orders, subcontracts and commercial correspondence, ensuring legal enforceability of the company's position
• Advise on and manage claims and contractual notices to protect entitlement and defend against Liquidated Damages (LD) exposure
• Review and monitor performance bonds, advance payment bonds and guarantees for legal and commercial compliance
• Standardised contract templates and subcontract agreements to reduce legal risk and improve execution consistency
• Introduced contract monitoring and approval controls that measurably reduced overtime costs

Legal Counsel & Contracts Manager - SPEC Oil & Gas - Dubai, UAE

(2022-11 - 2025-03)

USD 500M Oil Refinery Project, Dubai, UAE

• Held a dual legal and commercial mandate: provided legal advisory alongside contract administration on a USD 500M oil refinery project
• Managed full contract lifecycle — drafting, legal review, negotiation and execution of EPC and subcontract agreements
• Advised on claims, variation orders and contractual notices, including Liquidated Damages (LD) exposure and bond/guarantee compliance
• Supported dispute resolution processes, preparing legal documentation and coordinating directly with external legal teams on arbitration matters
• Negotiated 50+ agreements including joint ventures, subcontractor contracts and supplier agreements
• Improved contract processing and legal due-diligence workflows, shortening turnaround time

Lead In-House Counsel - InfoTech (Pvt.) Ltd - Lahore, Pakistan

(2021-09 - 2022-09)

• Sole in-house legal resource, established internal contract management and compliance systems from the ground up
• Negotiated and managed 60+ commercial contracts, including service agreements and SLAs
• Led legal compliance initiatives, including data protection and regulatory requirements
• Provided day-to-day legal and contractual advisory support to business and operational teams

Associate to Senior Associate - SRA Law Firm - Lahore, Pakistan

(2012 - 2021)

• Progressed from Associate to Senior Associate over 9 years, handling commercial litigation, contract disputes and arbitration matters
• Managed claims and contractual disputes end-to-end, including case strategy, evidence preparation and hearing support
• Represented and advised clients in arbitration proceedings on commercial and contractual matters, including matters referred under ICC, DIAC and LCIA rules
• Built the litigation, advisory and commercial-dispute foundation later applied to in-house and corporate legal roles

LL.B. - Bachelor of Laws - University of the Punjab (2008 - 2011)

B.A. - Arts - Bahauddin Zakariya University (2006 - 2008)