Tarannum Tasnim > DFDL Bangladesh > Dhaka, Bangladesh > Lawyer Profile
DFDL Bangladesh Offices
5TH FLOOR, HOUSE #153, ROAD #11
BANANI, BLOCK – E
DHAKA 1213
Bangladesh
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Tarannum Tasnim
Work Department
Bangladesh
Position
Partner
Career
Tarannum is qualified to practice as an advocate in Bangladesh and is enrolled with the Bangladesh Bar Council.
She has 13 years of experience, including in power, energy, infrastructure projects, banking and financing transactions, and mergers and acquisitions. She regularly conducts due diligence to advise developers on the legal feasibility of projects and provides structuring advice.
Tarannum also advises clients on capital market and securities issues, corporate secretarial matters, labour and employment challenges, and hospitality and aviation matters.
Tarannum is ranked as an “Up and Coming” projects and energy lawyer in Bangladesh by Chambers and Partners, which described her as having a “problem-solving approach to the cases that she takes on.”
Education
She graduated from the University of Dhaka and completed her LL.M. there.
Lawyer Rankings
Bangladesh > Banking and finance
Shahwar Jamal Nizam leads the banking and finance team at DFDL Bangladesh, whose highlights in 2022 and 2023 included assisting two of the biggest finance companies in the world on their potential investments in Bangladesh. Within the group, there is international offshore expertise, as well as experience working on major transactions and financing deals domestically. Tarannum Tasnim and Mahboob Aziz regularly handle litigious matters for the team. Its structure is similar to that of an international law firm, which helps the group when handling cross-border matters.
Bangladesh > Corporate and M&A
Seen by clients as ‘a high-quality firm providing broad legal support for foreign multinationals entering Bangladesh’, DFDL Bangladesh often handles large foreign investment matters, and ‘is recommended for its ability to guide international clients through the complexities of investing in Bangladesh.’ Managing director Shahwar Jamal Nizam has been key in the group’s ability to assist international clients with their first investments into Bangladesh, utilising is ‘very broad network, both with international law firms and companies within Bangladesh’. Tarannum Tasnim and Mahboob Aziz and are also notable members of the team.