AS & Associates
Full-service firm AS & Associates offers a wide range of legal services to national and international clients. Their areas of expertise include corporate law, project finance, M&A, and regulatory and compliance-related services. The firm has a strong focus on the power and energy sector, banking and finance, capital markets, telecommunications, data protection and privacy, and litigation. Additionally, they provide corporate structuring and restructuring, regulatory assessment, employment, internal control and compliance, and legal audit services. Partner Ferdaus Rahman is a key figure at the firm, while partners ASA Bari and Farhana Khan departed in January 2023.
Bangladesh Law Partners BDLP
Dhaka-based full-service law firm Bangladesh Law Partners specialises in banking and finance, arbitration, and civil and commercial litigation. The firm’s lawyers have expertise in corporate law, regulatory affairs, securities law and corporate governance. They also advise on complex business transactions such as joint ventures, partnerships and international expansions. Led by barrister Shajib Mahmood Alam, the firm serves both domestic and international clients.
DFDL
DFDL is a full-service international-linked law firm in Bangladesh. It combines offshore expertise with local knowledge to advise clients across practice areas like mergers and acquisitions, energy projects, infrastructure and general corporate commercial matters. The firm uniquely offers both international and local expertise across banking and finance, restructuring, employment law, regulatory compliance and dispute resolution, in addition to energy, infrastructure and M&A. Partner Shahwar Nizam is a key contact.
Doulah & Doulah
With roots dating back to 1965, Doulah & Doulah now houses 12 partners and 18 associates. The firm is active in project financing and corporate and M&A work. Nasirud Doulah and Amina Khatoon are the main contacts.
FM Associates
FM Associates offers comprehensive services across business and corporate finance through a team of lawyers with diverse expertise. The firm’s specialists cover key practice areas including aviation, corporate and commercial law, dispute resolution, labour and employment law, and telecommunications advisory. Key contacts include Al Amin Rahman and Sarjean Rahman, who lead on corporate disputes and aviation matters, and AHM Belal Chowdhury, a highly experienced financial adviser handling tax and finance matters.
Rahman’s Chambers
Rahman’s Chambers is a full-service law firm with one of the largest networks in Bangladesh, operating from five locations nationwide. Founded in 2006 by Mohammed Forrukh Rahman, the firm continues a 100-year family legal tradition. Rahman’s Chambers comprises 17 senior lawyers and talented junior lawyers organised under nine specialised departments covering 31 distinct practice areas. These include shipping, construction, corporate finance law, dispute resolution and an international division serving cross-border clients. Narita Navin Khan and Md Abdul Khaleque are other significant figures.
Tanjib Alam & Associates
Tanjib Alam & Associates is a fully fledged law firm with vast experience in corporate and commercial practice in Bangladesh. The firm has also been involving in numerous telecom projects in the jurisdiction. Tanjib-ul Alam is a key figure.
VDB Loi
VDB Loi’s Bangladesh team provides legal, regulatory and tax advisory services in close cooperation with colleagues across the region. The Bangladesh practice is also well versed in the energy and infrastructure sectors. VDB Loi is represented in Bangladesh by VDB Loi Bangladesh Private, which focuses exclusively on non-regulated services. For Bangladesh law or tax advice the firm is represented by licensed Bangladesh advocates or tax professionals in association with VDB Loi. Key partners include Ariful Hasan, Mehebub Hossain and Osman Goni.
Source: AsiaLaw