Kakar Advocates LLC

Founded in 2013, Kakar Advocates is Afghanistan’s leading full-service law firm, widely recognized for providing high-quality legal services to international organizations, multinational companies, government contractors, financial institutions, NGOs, and domestic businesses operating in complex and evolving regulatory environments. Headquartered in Kabul, with a liaison office in Virginia, USA, the firm combines deep local knowledge with international legal standards to deliver practical, reliable, and commercially focused legal advice.

Kakar Advocates offers a broad range of legal services across multiple industry sectors, with particular strength in employment and labor, telecommunications, mining and energy, banking and finance, taxation, aviation, and corporate and commercial matters. The firm regularly advises clients on business establishment, corporate structuring, regulatory compliance, governance, licensing, and operational issues, as well as domestic and cross-border transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and joint ventures.

The firm also has a strong reputation for advising NGOs, international donors, and development organizations on formation, registration, governance, compliance, and ongoing engagement with Afghan authorities.

Kakar Advocates represents clients in complex disputes, including commercial litigation, arbitration, and mediation, and has experience in international arbitration proceedings. The firm adopts a practical approach to dispute resolution, combining strong advocacy with alternative dispute resolution strategies where appropriate.

The firm has beenconsistently recognized by Chambers and Partners as a Band 1 law firm and is ranked by Legal 500, reflecting its strong market reputation, depth of expertise, and longstanding client relationships. Through its strategic alliance with DLA Piper, Kakar Advocates supports complex cross-border matters by combining international reach with trusted local execution. The firm has also worked as local counsel with numerous reputable international law firms in central and South Asia, the Middle East, China, Russia, Europe, the United States and South Africa.