A.M. Mahbub Uddin and Saqeb Mahbub lead Mahbub & Company's experienced dispute resolution team has a strong track record in judicial review and white-collar crime litigation, and is praised as 'one of the top dispute firms in Bangladesh'. Uddin regularly appears in the High Court and Supreme Court of Bangladesh, and Mahbub leads most of the group’s high stakes arbitration cases. As a whole, the group has a strong litigation practice in the Supreme Court and the District Courts of Dhaka and the port city of Chittagong. In 2022 and 2023, the group has continued to see an increase in commercial disputes and the firm’s arbitration practice handles a range of dispute types, including cross-border commercial, employment, construction, and real-estate disputes.
Testimonials
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- 'Mahbub & Company has handled our entire disputes portfolio for more than a decade because we have found their team to be diligent, reliable and extremely efficient. They have lawyers who are able to represent in the lowest tiers till the Supreme Court. They use a tech platform where we can log in and automatically be updated about our cases. This is very good for us as we have a large number of litigations with them.'
- 'A M Mahbub Uddin has a very good standing in the High Court and Supreme Court, and Saqeb Mahbub is also well known for his commercial disputes expertise. He is our point of contact partner and he is extremely diligent at maintaining communication, managing his team and being well prepared for cases.'
- 'They are prompt in response. Very good at specific response preparation.'
- 'Individuals are very much supportive in terms of accompanying our colleagues to face any arbitration.'
- 'Mahbub & Company has a very good reputation as one of the top dispute firms in Bangladesh. Their standing in the sector is always a major pull for us. The team is very adept at handling all kinds of disputes. Their speciality is complex commercial disputes. They handle cases with a lot of care and skill and their team is very good at research which always helps.'
- 'We have worked with both Mahbub Uddin and Saqeb Mahbub. Saqeb Mahbub punches above his weight; he is well known in the judiciary for his exceptional advocacy, particularly in commercial litigation.'
- 'They have a group of young, talented people that are self-organised and self-motivated individuals that are full of passion.'
- 'I think they have great communication skill and team work which makes them different from their competitors.'
Key clients
- Top Grade International Enterprise Limited
- Cartonal Italia Spa
- Madina Group Limited
- Premier Power Generation Limited
- Identity International Co. Ltd
- Tala Elhendy Josephano
- Qasem Industries Ltd
- Marriott International
- Europe-based drilling services company
- A Dubai-based construction firm
- Zetwerk Manufacturing Businesses Private Limited
- Sports Direct
- Fresenius Medical Care Asia Pacific Ltd
- Regent Airways
- DHL Global Forwarding Bangladesh Limited
- Metro Homes
Work highlights
- Advised a leading international hotel chain on a cross-border construction and contractual dispute.
- Represented one of the world’s largest international freight forwarding companies before the law enforcement and investigation agencies.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
A M Mahbub Uddin, Saqeb Mahbub