Expertise
JA Legal has extensive experience in White Collar Crime and its defense. Our firm’s criminal lawyers are considered as one of the leading criminal lawyers of Karachi, have secured acquittals and bails in most high profile and for sensitive clients, and have successfully conducted criminal trials representing our clients in the most professional and fearless manner.
Our criminal law team advises and represents clients across a wide spectrum of investigations, inquiries, and trial proceedings—particularly in complex, document-intensive matters involving economic and regulatory offences. We regularly act in cases and proceedings connected with the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), including matters arising from arrests, raids, summons, and notices.
Our services include strategic legal advice at the earliest stage, preparation of replies and representations, attendance before investigating authorities, bail (pre-arrest and post-arrest), trial advocacy, appeals, and constitutional remedies before the High Courts and the Supreme Court. We also assist clients with internal fact-finding, record management, and risk mitigation to ensure a coordinated, discreet, and legally sound defence.
We frequently advise individuals in relation to the correct strategies which they need to adopt in order to mitigate future loss. For instance, sometimes it is advisable to take a proactive approach when a client knows that an investigation/inquiry has been initiated against him in relation to some movable and/or immovable property, and if the client is innocent and if there is reasonable evidence in favor of him, it is strongly strategic to file a constitutional petition or sometimes a suit against the relevant governmental department(s) and its officers.
JA Legal’s criminal law team also advises and represents clients in money laundering matters and cases involving allegedly unlawful property transactions, including related investigations, bail, trial proceedings, and appeals.
WHITE COLLAR CRIME LEGAL SERVICES
We advise and represent individuals, executives, and businesses in most complex white-collar matters, from the earliest stage of inquiry through trial, appeal, and constitutional remedies and have capacity represent from initial trial to up the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Our services include:
Pre-Investigation & Crisis Response: Immediate guidance upon receipt of summons, notices, raid/search actions, or informal inquiries; strategic planning to protect rights and manage exposure.
Case Assessment & Defence Strategy: Detailed review of allegations, documents, digital records, and witness material to develop a tailored defence roadmap.
Representations & Proceedings Before Authorities: Drafting replies, objections, and legal representations; appearance and advocacy before investigating and regulatory bodies where required.
Bail & Interim Relief: Pre-arrest and post-arrest bail, protective petitions, and urgent interim relief to prevent unlawful coercive action.
Trial & Courtroom Advocacy: Defence in criminal trials, including cross-examination, evidentiary objections, and legal motions to safeguard due process.
Negotiations & Settlements (Where Appropriate): Engagement with prosecutors/authorities for lawful resolution options, including reduced exposure or alternative outcomes, depending on the case posture.
Evidence Development & Expert Support: Coordinating witness interviews, forensic/accounting input, and expert opinions to strengthen the defence narrative.
Constitutional & High Court Remedies: Petitions challenging unlawful proceedings, jurisdictional defects, procedural violations, and breaches of fundamental rights.
Appeals & Post-Conviction Remedies: Appeals, sentence suspension/reduction applications, and other post-trial remedies when required.
Compliance & Risk Mitigation: Internal reviews, documentation protocols, and preventive advisory to reduce future regulatory and criminal risk.