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PIDW · CPEC Roster

Expertise for the work.
Judgment for what follows.

Complex investment, infrastructure, and cross-border activity needs more than a directory. It needs a trusted route to the right professional, at the right moment, for the right mandate.

Three pathways · One governed roster
Bring the right expertise into the roomDescribe who you need to meet
Apply to join the CPEC Roster

For those seeking a professional

Find the expertise your matter needs.

The CPEC Roster is PIDW’s curated gateway to professionals who can help prevent, manage, and resolve the issues that accompany major projects and international commerce.

Begin by identifying the role, jurisdiction, sector and language your matter requires. The guidance below explains the approach to selecting and engaging a professional.

Tell us what your matter needsRequest a focused introduction

For seekers · Planning your selection

A shorter route from need to credible choice.

  1. 01

    Define the need

    The seeker identifies the matter, mandate, sector, and stage of the project or dispute.

  2. 02

    Identify the expertise

    Consider whether your brief needs dispute resolution, consultancy / advisory, or Peace Mandate expertise. These are the proposed roster pathways.

  3. 03

    Plan your due diligence

    Before approaching a professional, consider the credentials, conflicts, availability, language, and jurisdictional fit you will need to review.

  4. 04

    Engage independently

    Any mandate proceeds through the parties’ own due diligence, consent, and contract.

Start with the brief, not the directoryShare the expertise you need

Roster governance

Confidence begins before the introduction.

The proposed roster model would organize profiles by expertise and include credential checks to support informed selection. Every appointment would remain the seeker’s independent decision.

01

Curated and vetted

Admission is intended to reflect relevant experience, professional standing, and fit with the selected category.

02

Credentials verified

Qualifications, institutional affiliations, and material experience can be checked before a profile is presented.

03

Clearly categorized

The proposed categories would help seekers assess expertise, sector, jurisdiction, language, and professional role.

04

Choice remains independent

The proposed roster is intended to support discovery and due diligence; it does not guarantee selection, appointment, or work.

Let your credentials stand up to scrutinyApply to join the roster

For professionals · Interest in joining

Choose the expertise pathway.

Interested in joining the proposed roster? Choose the category that reflects your expertise to express interest. The three pathways work alongside one another as projects move from planning to delivery, operation, and dispute. Expressing interest does not confirm admission or appointment.

01

Resolve · Avoid · Determine

Dispute Resolvers

Independent and specialist capability for commercial, construction, infrastructure, and cross-border disputes.

  • Arbitrators across ICC, LCIA, SIAC, HKIAC, and local frameworks
  • Mediators for negotiated commercial and construction outcomes
  • Adjudicators and FIDIC-focused decision makers
  • DAB and DAAB practitioners for standing or ad hoc boards
  • Construction law specialists and claims consultants
  • Delay, quantum, technical, and forensic expert witnesses
Put your dispute expertise forwardApply as a resolver
02

Structure · Comply · Protect

Consultancy / Advisory

Practical legal and strategic support for investors, sponsors, contractors, and joint ventures entering or operating in Pakistan.

  • Market-entry and joint-venture structuring
  • Corporate legal support and contract review
  • Risk review and regulatory advisory across relevant authorities
  • Construction, infrastructure, FIDIC, claims, and EOT advice
  • Dispute avoidance and pre-dispute strategy
  • Contract administration through the project lifecycle
Bring structure to complex projectsApply as an advisor
03

Dialogue · Neutrality · Trust

Peace Mandate

Practitioners suited to sensitive dialogue, mediation, and arbitration where legitimacy depends on consent and credible neutrality.

  • International dialogue and facilitated negotiation
  • Commercial and public-interest mediation
  • Neutral-seat arbitration support in Islamabad
  • Process design for multi-party or cross-border matters
  • Culturally fluent engagement and procedural stewardship
  • Trust-building before positions harden into disputes
Help difficult dialogue move forwardApply to the Peace Mandate

The wider story

Follow the opportunity. Prepare for complexity.

Place your expertise where opportunity is growingChoose a roster pathway

For professionals · Express interest in joining

Where does your expertise belong?

Select a category to pre-fill the interest form. This records interest only; it is not an application, appointment, endorsement, certification, or guarantee of work.

Resolve what complexity creates Guide projects with confidence Turn dialogue into durable outcomes