Our Journey of Innovation

Since 2004, AFMalik Law and its founder, Dr. Ammara Farooq Malik, have pioneered new approaches to legal practice, governance and business innovation.

• 2004 – Dr. Ammara Farooq Malik laid the foundations of Seplaa through the establishment of a University of London law school, creating the platform that would later evolve into AFMalik Law and the wider Seplaa Group.
• 2008 – Became Pakistan’s first digital advocacy lawyer, pioneering the use of digital platforms for legal advocacy and education.
• 2014 – Established Pakistan’s first woman-led digital corporate law firm.
• 2018– Expanded the firm’s practice to become Pakistan’s first corporate and impact law firm offering ESG advisory services.
• 2019 – Awarded a United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) grant to develop an Intellectual Property Toolkit for Business Incubators.
• 2023 – Dr. Ammara Farooq Malik became the first Pakistani elected to Chair the Asia-Pacific Board of the Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers (GAIL).
• 2023 – AFMalik Law became an early adopter of AI Ethics within legal practice and advisory services.
• 2025 – Became the first law firm to integrate the proprietary 5CW™ Framework into legal and governance advisory, enabling organizations to strengthen People, Planet, Profit, Policy & Purpose.
• 2026 – Dr. Ammara Farooq Malik elected to the North America Board of GAIL.
• 2026 – Expanded into Legal Intelligence™ and Legal Tech solutions, combining legal expertise with AI-enabled tools, governance systems and digital innovation.

Dr. Ammara Farooq Malik

BA. (KC), LL.B., MA (PU,PK), LLM (UoL, UK), Exec. Ed (Oxf), DBA (BSN, NL).

Founding Principal Attorney & International Legal Tech 

• GAIL North America Board Member 2026-2027
• Former Chair, GAIL APAC Board (2023-2025)
• Former Chairperson, Lahore High Court Bar Association Committee 2020-2021