Managing Partner
CurrentSome very recent notable engagements include:Construction, infrastructure & industrial projects:-Advising Bangladesh's largest private oil & gas company in the construction of a US$ 1.25 billion mega-oil refinery project.-Advised for Bangladesh's first private sector bitumen plant worth US$200 million.-Advising in the construction of US$ 1 billion petrochemical complex project.-Advising in relation to the construction of a commercial seaport.-Advised in the construction of cement plants by a Danish & a German company. -Advising a construction company in a railway project. Merger, acquisition and transactional:-Advised a US corporation in the acquisition of Bangladeshi tech company-Currently facilitating a Swedish JV project in Bangladesh. -Acted in the acquisition of a 54.5 MW power plant and currently advising on multiple IPP power projects. -Advising a Netherlands based venture capital firm with its Bangladesh investments.Arbitration:-Successfully represented French contractors as lead counsels in ICC international arbitration seated in Singapore arising out of a construction dispute.-Successfully defended Bangladeshi conglomerates in three separate international arbitrations before GAFTA, London arising out of commercial and maritime disputes. -Representing a Bangladeshi hospital in a construction dispute arbitration. -Representing a Bangladeshi dredging company in a dispute arising out of government dredging project.-Representing a global commodities supplier in the enforcement of arbitration award.Contentious shipping and commercial litigations:-Representing a Singaporean oil co. & Malaysian insurance co. in civil litigation in Bangladesh arising out of complex oil supply disputes. -Successfully defended a global marine fuel reseller in admiralty suit in Bangladesh. -Representing a middle-eastern oil co. in admiralty suit culminating in settlement.-Defending a Swiss corporation in shipping dispute litigation with a Chinese co.