Mazhar Bangash

Mazhar Bangash is a Partner and Head of Trade Law in Pakistan at RIAA Barker Gillette, specialising in International Trade Law. He services international clients operating in Afghanistan and leads the firm's Trade Law Department from the Islamabad office. He was recently appointed as a panellist at the WTO for trade disputes.

Mazhar's international trade expertise encompasses WTO trade remedy instruments (anti‑dumping, countervailing and safeguard measures), tariff and non‑tariff assistance, customs, trade policy incentives, WTO dispute settlement, and free and preferential trade agreements. He previously served as Chief Legal Officer at the National Tariff Commission and the Trade Remedy Investigating Authority of Pakistan, where he was involved in drafting and implementing Pakistan's anti‑dumping, countervailing and safeguards laws. He has successfully defended exporters facing anti‑dumping investigations at various international forums.

Mazhar holds an LL.M. from the University of Wales (1997), an LL.B. (Hons) and a B.A. from the University of Peshawar. He is a member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council and the Peshawar High Court Bar Association.

He is recognised by Chambers Asia-Pacific and The Legal 500 for his expertise in international trade law, with clients describing him as "a competent, knowledgeable professional" and "outstanding".