Mr Rifat Rahman > Mahbub & Company > Dhaka, Bangladesh > Lawyer Profile
Mahbub & Company Offices
FLAT E1, HOUSE 37
ROAD 12/A
DHANMONDI, DHAKA 1209
Bangladesh
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Mr Rifat Rahman
Work Department
Mahbub & Company
Department(s)-
- Dispute Resolution
- Corporate & M&A
Position
Associate
Areas of Practice-
Dispute Resolution, Corporate Affairs, Mergers & Acquisition, Cross Border Investment, Employment, Fintech, Financial Regulation, Legaltech, Startups
Career
Mr Rifat Rahman joined Mahbub & Company in 2017 after completion of his LLB, and LLM in Financial Regulation & Compliance from the UK and upon being called as a Barrister of England and Wales by The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn. He is a young, energetic, and emerging legal professional. He works directly under the supervision of both the partners at the firm and leads a team of newly called Barristers at the firm.
Rifat’s tasks in the Dispute Resolution Department involve client conferencing, writing legal documents and opinions for local and foreign clients, drafting plaints, supervising new recruits, etc.
Rifat is also a member of the Corporate & M&A Department of the firm and is a key team member for high stake deals the firm undertakes. He has been handling the firm’s majority of international clients. His expertise in M&A, Cross Border Investments, Fintech, Financial Regulation, Legal Tech and Artificial Intelligence has been beneficial to the firm.
In addition to this, his practice area involves company matters, startups, foreign direct investment, judicial review, cross-border commercial affairs and employment law matters, etc. During his tenure at the firm, Rifat has worked with the firm’s notable local and international clients.
Rifat is also an Associate Arbitrator of ADR ODR International Limited and handles arbitration matters at the firm.
Rifat is an Elected Member of the Bar Representation Committee of The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, UK. He is a Member of the Junior Members’ Committee and Social Mobility Sub-Committee.
Note: Rifat is an Unregistered Barrister in England and Wales.
Languages
- English
- Bengali
- Hindi
Memberships
- Bar Representation Committee Member (Elected), The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn
- Member, Junior Members’ Committee and Social Mobility Sub-Committee of The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn
- Member of the Hall, The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, (UK) (Barrister-at-Law)
- Member, Barristers’ Association of Bangladesh (BAB)
- Member, The Law Association for Asia and the Pacific (LAWASIA)
- Associate Arbitrator, ADR-ODR International Limited
- Member, The Law Association for Asia and the Pacific
- Member, Young Arbitrators Forum
Education
- Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) – City, University of London, UK
- Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies (PgDL) – City, University of London, UK
- Master of Laws (Financial Regulation and Compliance) – BPP University, UK
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB) – London South Bank University, UK
Leisure
When Rifat is not at work, he loves spending time with family, visiting new places, travelling, working out and meeting people.
Lawyer Rankings
Bangladesh > Banking and finance
Practitioners who are part of Mahbub & Company‘s team in Dhaka ‘provide personalised solutions in a quick and efficient manner’, and often appear in court, as the firm has an excellent reputation for banking litigation, regularly handling complex Supreme Court matters. The diverse workload undertaken by the group includes mandates both in the traditional banking and the emerging fintech sectors, and it is lauded for its ‘vast knowledge of industries, from small company policies to wider legal advice.’ Practice head Saqeb Mahbub is a banking litigation and fintech expert, emblematic of the whole group, and is well supported by Tasmiah Zaman and Rifat Rahman at associate level.
Bangladesh > Corporate and M&A
At Mahbub & Company, the ‘supportive and knowledgeable‘ practice head Saqeb Mahbub‘s ‘network and subject matter expertise makes him a true partner for any business.’ The group is fast-growing when it comes to M&A mandates, which is symptomatic of a growing Bangladeshi economy, and the team has increased the number of mandates in the technology startup community. The team is commended for its ‘timely delivery and detailed work for any query’. Elsewhere, the group has a foreign investment practice, including entity structuring and set-up support for foreign investors. Also notable in the team are associates Mohua Morshed, Tasmiah Zaman, and Rifat Rahman, who have excellent client service protocols and a customer-oriented attitude.