তানজিব আলম অ্যান্ড অ্যাসোসিয়েটস (Tanjib Alam & Associates): সিনিয়র অ্যাডভোকেট তানজিব আলমের নেতৃত্বে পরিচালিত এই চেম্বারটি কোম্পানি আইন, এনার্জি সেক্টর, এবং ব্যাংকিং ও টেলিকমিউনিকেশন খাতের আইনি সেবার জন্য সুপরিচিত।
Welcome to Tanjib Alam & Associates
Tanjib Alam and Associates is a full-service law firm in Bangladesh, particularly specialising in the corporate, financing and commercial sectors. Tanjib Alam and Associates takes pride in diligently serving its clients and is one of the very few law firms in Bangladesh that has a strong track record of being engaged in landmark legal disputes and transactions – via both court trials and alternative dispute resolution (ADR).
The principal areas of practice are Corporate and Securities, Financial Service, Foreign Investment, Admiralty and Maritime Law, Competition Law, Construction, Banking Services, Customs Law, Energy, Environment, Immigration, Intellectual Property, Labour and Employment, Public Law and Judicial Review, Taxation, Real Estate and Telecommunication. With a vast client list and soaring success rate, it is also a pioneer of investigative lawyering in the country, dealing with imperative issues like sexual harassment in workplaces. The ethos at Tanjib Alam and Associates is not only about providing the highest quality service with excellence in litigation and advisory work but also about ensuring an accessible and client-friendly environment. Since 2009, it has been breaking records and leaving behind its impactful footprints in various sectors of Bangladesh, confidently and with grace.
Tanjib-ul Alam
Barrister-at-Law
Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh
Senior Partner and Head of the Chamber
Mr. Alam is regarded as one of the leading corporate law experts in Bangladesh. He has unparalleled experience in banking, syndication, telecommunication, project financing, securitization, listing of public companies in stock exchanges, and advising foreign investors on regulatory issues in various sectors including but not limited to energy and telecommunication sector of Bangladesh. As a lawyer, he also has an impeccable understanding of constitutional law. He frequently sits as an arbitrator in both domestic and international arbitrations.
Mr. Tanjib-ul Alam was appointed as the Lead Consultant by International Finance Corporation (“IFC”) for drafting a new Companies Act for Bangladesh. In addition, he was involved in drafting the Bangladesh Telecommunication Act, 2001; Information and Communication Technology Act, 2006 as well as the proposed Broadcasting Act of Bangladesh. Mr. Alam was also involved in the drafting of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission Act. This goes on to demonstrate the splendor of his advocacy experience and analytical skills.
He played a key role in developing a number of products and solutions for mobile operators in Bangladesh and has been a part of numerous substantial telecom deals. Mr. Alam has also acted as a counsel representing Grameenphone Ltd. in the acquisition of GPIT by Accenture. He was the lead counsel for the merger of Robi Axiata Limited and Airtel Bangladesh Limited, the top two mobile phone operators of the country, which resulted in the largest merger in the history of Bangladesh. Mr. Alam also acted as the lead local counsel for bKash Limited, a mobile financial company; for acquisition of shares in bKash by IFC, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Alipay and recently, Softbank.
Mr. Alam is a renowned legal consultant in Bangladesh, and has been involved in various projects funded by the World Bank. He was the lead Corporatization Specialist and Consultant of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in the Public Procurement Reform Project funded by the World Bank.
Mr. Alam is also the lead counsel for the team of Tanjib Alam and Associates that is advising the premier bourse in Bangladesh, Dhaka Stock Exchange Ltd., in off-loading its share to Strategic Investor as per the Exchanges Demutualization Act, 2013. Mr. Alam is a Senior Advocate and appears before various benches of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of Bangladesh in both Appellate Division and the High Court Division, representing a wide range of clients on various issues including commercial litigations, judicial review petitions, company law matters, admiralty case, fiscal matters (income tax, VAT and Customs), etc. Mr. Alam is a leader in the power and telecommunication sector.
Barrister Tanjib was called to the Bar of England and Wales from the Hon’ble Society of Lincoln’s Inn in 1997. He has been practicing in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh since 2005.
The firm is dedicated to providing legal services and solutions, ensuring client satisfaction through its experienced and skilled team of professionals.
Experience in Corporate Transactions
The Firm has unparallel experience in private equity financing in Bangladesh across various sectors including retail chain stores, telecommunication service provider, readymade garments industry, motor vehicle manufacturing company, agro based business, pharmaceutical company etc. The Firm has been acting as a lead counsel on behalf of Brummer and Partners in Bangladesh for all its private equity investments in Bangladesh since inception of its operation in Bangladesh. The Firm has also acted as lead counsel either on behalf of the target company or the investor in various other private equity transactions involving funds from IFC, FMO, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Leapfrog, Infraco etc. The Firm has advised and represented Dhaka Stock Exchange in the strategic acquisition between the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chinese consortium of Shenzhen Stock Exchange and Shanghai Stock Exchange whereby the shareholders of DSE offloaded 25% of DSE shares to the consortium. The Firm also advised and acted as a counsel on behalf of Sri Lanka’s one of the major financial institutions in acquisition of majority shares in a local financial institution.