Case studies
What the work actually involved.
A deal list tells you what a firm was on. These set out what the client was trying to do, what was difficult about it here, what we did, and who led it.
- 01Energy / PPP
Bangladesh's first LNG import terminal
Transaction counsel on the floating storage and regasification unit at Maheshkhali — the first LNG import capacity the country had, and the template for the terminals that followed.
- Client
- IFC and Excelerate Energy
- Our role
- Transaction counsel
- Led by
- A.B.M. Nasirud Doulah, A.B.M. Badrud Doulah
- 02Capital markets
Acquisition of a strategic stake in the Dhaka Stock Exchange
Acted for the Chinese exchange consortium acquiring a strategic stake in the Dhaka Stock Exchange under the demutualisation framework.
- Client
- Shanghai Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchange
- Our role
- Acquirer's counsel
- Led by
- A.B.M. Nasirud Doulah, Dr Amina Khatoon
- 03Infrastructure
SASEC road corridor financing
Lender's counsel to the European Investment Bank on the financing of a South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation road corridor project.
- Client
- European Investment Bank
- Our role
- Lender's counsel
- Led by
- A.B.M. Badrud Doulah, A.B.M. Nasirud Doulah
- 04Trademarks
Establishing the well-known mark doctrine in Bangladesh
Established that a mark well known internationally is protected in Bangladesh across all classes — the doctrinal precedent the firm's IP practice is built on.
- Client
- Nokia
- Our role
- Counsel
- Led by
- A.B.M. Sohailud Doulah, A.B.M. Shamsud Doulah
- 05Trademarks
Parallel imports as use of a mark in the territory
Supreme Court judgment establishing that parallel and unofficial-channel imports constitute use of a mark in Bangladesh — decisive for brands exposed to grey-market distribution.
- Client
- Confidential brand owner
- Our role
- Counsel
- Led by
- A.B.M. Shamsud Doulah, A.B.M. Sohailud Doulah