Samiya is an Associate in the Corporate Structuring practice in Qatar.

Prior to joining the firm, Samiya worked as in-house counsel for a multinational corporation in Pakistan where she was primarily involved in the coal energy and foods businesses and advised on corporate commercial and in-house issues, Board related matters, commercial arrangements and transactions, competition law, environmental laws, corporate governance and litigation matters.

Samiya has also worked at a tier 1 Pakistan based full service law firm where she advised local and international clients on corporate and commercial law including incorporation of companies, mergers, demergers and other restructurings, transactional work, joint ventures, competition and anti-trust matters, employee, labour and industrial relation matters and Intellectual Property. Her client portfolio comprised of companies in various fields including beverages and foods, pharmaceuticals, petroleum, and companies in the health sector.