Mr Reshad Imam > Akhtar Imam & Associates > Dhaka, Bangladesh > Lawyer Profile

Mr Reshad Imam

Work Department

Corporate and Commercial Law
Foreign Investment
Litigation (Company and Constitutional)
Commercial Arbitration
Labour and Employmen
Bangking, Finance, Microfinance and Securities
Power
Insurance
Tax
Family

Position

Partner

Career

Professional Qualifications:

• 2007, Barrister-at-Law, Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, UK
• 2009, Enrolled as an Advocate on the Roll of the Bangladesh Bar Council
• 2010, Permission to practise in the High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh

Directorship:

• Appointed Independent Director of Phoenix Finance & Investment Limited, a leading financial institution in Bangladesh, in light of his expertise in the financial sector and corporate ethics

Profile:

Reshad Imam is a Partner at the firm and an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He was appointed as an independent director of a leading financial institution in Bangladesh, Phoenix Finance & Investments Ltd. Upon completing his LLM from the University of Cambridge, he worked under the renowned politician and counsel, Dr. Abhishek Singhvi in Delhi, India. At Akhtar Imam & Associates, he specialises in Company and Commercial Law, Constitutional and Administrative Law, Banking, Finance and Securities Law and Labour and Employment Law. He regularly challenges decisions of government authorities through High Court proceedings (judicial review), appears on behalf of national and multinational companies in proceedings before the Company Bench, appears as counsel in domestic and international commercial arbitrations and provides corporate advisory services to private and public sector clients across diverse industries. He has advised clients like British American Tobacco Bangladesh (BATB), Radiant Pharmaceuticals Ltd., GBB Power Limited, Millennium Bangla Ltd, Aman Group, Brittania Group, Pubali Bank Ltd., Padma Bank Ltd., Premier Bank Ltd., Bangladesh Commerce Bank Ltd, VISA Inc. over the years. His experience in Bangladesh has been acquired over 12 years. He has built up a reputation as a tough litigator who always walks the extra mile for his clients.

Languages

English and Bengali

Memberships

Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association
Dhaka Bar Association
Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn

Education

Academic Qualifications:

• 2006, LLB, University of Buckingham, UK
• 2008, LLM, University of Cambridge, UK

Academic Honours:

• Topped International Banking and Finance in LLM in University of Cambridge
• First Class Honours in LLB
• Best Performance Prize in Constitutional and Administrative Law in LLB
• Best Performance Prize in Preliminary Examinations in LLB
• Good Performance Prize in Part 1 Examinations in LLB
• Merit-based International Students’ Scholarship for the LLB