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INTRODUCTION

Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah is a jurist with a strong academic bent, combining senior appellate adjudicatory experience with sustained engagement in teaching, research, and institutional reform.

During his time on the Supreme Court of Pakistan, he authored over 450 reported judgments and decided more than 5,000 cases, shaping commercial, constitutional, and rights-based jurisprudence. Alongside his judicial work, he emerged as a leading voice in arbitration, mediation, judicial innovation, and the principled use of technology and AI in legal systems.
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COMPANY CORE VALUES

Our lawyers offer clients a range of integrated global capabilities, including some of the world’s most active M&A, real estate, financial services, litigation and corporate risk practices.

Arbitration & Mediation

If you have robust labor and employment policies in place, our in-depth HR auditing services ensure your company is legally compliant.

Strategic Legal Consultancy

Protect your trademarks, copyrights, patents, trade secrets, confidential information and other intellectual property rights around the world.

Academia

We protect clients international enterprises and we never stop working to further develop our worldwide legal network.

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PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

A timeline of my professional journey—from founding Afridi, Shah & Minallah (1997) and teaching roles, to elevation to the Bench (2009), Chief Justice of Lahore High Court (2016–2018), Supreme Court (2018), Rhodes Committee Chair (2020–2024), Senior Puisne Judge (2024), and resignation (13 Nov 2025).

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Professional Engagements

Arbitration & mediation · Strategic advisory · Academia (LUMS / Yale / UPenn)
13 November 2025

Constitutional Resignation

Resigned on constitutional principle regarding the 27th Constitutional Amendment
2024

Supreme Court Judge

Senior Puisne Judge, Supreme Court of Pakistan
2020–2024

Rhodes Committee

Member & Chairman, Rhodes Scholarship Committee (Pakistan)
2018

Supreme Court Elevation

Elevated to the Supreme Court of Pakistan
2016–2018

CHP

Chief Justice, Lahore High Court
2010

Chairman

Floods Commission (Punjab): “A Rude Awakening”
September 2009

Lahore High Court

Elevated to the Bench
1997–2009

Teaching

LUMS, Punjab Law College, Pakistan College of Law, Civil Services Academy, Rausing Executive Education Centre
1997

Founding Partner

Founded Afridi, Shah & Minallah

COMPANY DETAILS

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion means that we are continually working to surpass our previous efforts in recruitment, retention and promotion of diverse attorneys. We continue to expand our outreach to the legal community through our diversity initiatives, business development, community involvement and pro bono engagements. We are honored by the recognitions that affirm these efforts and are always driven to do more.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion means that we are continually working to surpass our previous efforts in recruitment, retention and promotion of diverse attorneys. We continue to expand our outreach to the legal community through our diversity initiatives, business development, community involvement and pro bono engagements. We are honored by the recognitions that affirm these efforts and are always driven to do more.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion means that we are continually working to surpass our previous efforts in recruitment, retention and promotion of diverse attorneys. We continue to expand our outreach to the legal community through our diversity initiatives, business development, community involvement and pro bono engagements. We are honored by the recognitions that affirm these efforts and are always driven to do more.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion means that we are continually working to surpass our previous efforts in recruitment, retention and promotion of diverse attorneys. We continue to expand our outreach to the legal community through our diversity initiatives, business development, community involvement and pro bono engagements. We are honored by the recognitions that affirm these efforts and are always driven to do more.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion means that we are continually working to surpass our previous efforts in recruitment, retention and promotion of diverse attorneys. We continue to expand our outreach to the legal community through our diversity initiatives, business development, community involvement and pro bono engagements. We are honored by the recognitions that affirm these efforts and are always driven to do more.

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