Accord Chambers

Petroleum, Power & Energy

• Advised in the construction of Bangladesh's first private sector bitumen plant worth US$200 million extending over 63 acres of land.
• Advising Bangladesh's largest private oil & gas company for a US$ 2 billion petrochemical complex plant project including complete project documentation and negotiation.
• Advising on a US$ 1 billion mega-oil refinery project involving the country’s largest syndicated finance.
• Currently engaged with due diligence for multiple independent power projects (IPP) and advising foreign investors on project land acquisition & regulatory compliance.
• Advising China’s leading power and energy company and construction company with investments in the power, petroleum and petrochemical projects.

Construction & Infrastructure

• Advising in relation to the construction of a jetty and multi-purpose commercial seaport.
• Advising a telecom tower company on agreements with the mobile phone operators and telecom regulators.
• Negotiated and drafted multiple contracts for the construction of cement grinding units in Bangladesh by Danish and German engineering companies.
• Advising a Dubai-based company for the construction of an integrated cement plant in the United Arab Emirates.
• Advising a construction company in a railway project of Bangladesh Railway in joint venture with an international rail construction contractor.
• Advising a Korean contractor company with legal and regulatory compliance in Bangladesh pertaining to a construction contract for airport development works.
• Drafted agreements with Dhaka City Corporation for public roads and roundabout maintenance project inside Dhaka city.
• Advised for the construction of a state-of-the art specialized hospital.
• Advising Bangladesh’s largest real estate and township company for the last 15 years and undertaking legal vetting for land purchase, acquisition and township projects.

M&A and Transactional

• Advised a US corporation in the acquisition of a leading Bangladeshi tech company.
• Currently facilitating a Swedish joint venture (JV) project. Undertook investment structuring, drafted Joint Venture Agreement, incorporated JVC etc.
• Advised in the acquisition of a 54.5 MW power plant including due diligence and project documentation.
• Advising prospective foreign investors for investments in multiple IPP power projects.
• Advised two Netherlands based venture capital firms with its investments in Bangladeshi start-ups.
• Advising a Dubai based investments advisory firm on securities laws and regulatory frameworks of Bangladesh.
• Undertook complete negotiation for the buyer’s side in the acquisition of a Ready-Made Garment (RMG) factory originally owned by a Japanese subsidiary.

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 Russian state-owned company in arbitration proceedings arising in connection with nuclear power plant.
• 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 arising out of complex oil supply disputes.
• Successfully defended a global marine fuel reseller in admiralty suit in Bangladesh.
• Representing a middle-eastern oil company in admiralty suit culminating in settlement.
• Defending a Swiss corporation in shipping dispute litigation with a Chinese company.
• Representing a Japanese company in a trade dispute with its Bangladeshi counterparts.

Employment & Labour

• Represented a multinational tobacco company in litigations before the Labour Court.
• Drafted employee manual, employment terms and appointment letter for a French multi-national construction contractor.
• Advised a USAID chief of party on employee separation and settlement packages for Bangladesh.
• Drafted Employee Handbook for Bangladeshi subsidiary of a multi-national real estate company.
• Representing a multi-national company with litigations arising out of dismissal and termination of its employees.
• Frequently advising foreign corporations on non-contentious employment law matters including drafting standard employment contracts and services rules.