HASSAN ASSOCIATES AND CONSULTANCY has progressively emerged as the first choice of foreign corporations for shipping and dispute resolution matters in the jurisdiction of Bangladesh. The firm’s “Admiralty & Dispute Resolution Department” is now the premier shipping practice in Bangladesh best known for its capacity to respond instantaneously in urgent admiralty disputes where time is of the essence. The firm works in close collaboration with top tier international law firms based in the UK, Singapore, Hong Kong and India and is frequently instructed by them as well as global corporations on contentious and non-contentious matters including both wet and dry work. Legal counsels of the firm have successfully represented owners of vessels, cargo owners, insurers and P & I Clubs in litigations before the admiralty court of Bangladesh and also secured arrests and speedy release of vessels from detention.
Besides shipping matters, HASSAN ASSOCIATES AND CONSULTANCY also has a very strong presence in commercial litigations and arbitrations practice and in securing enforcement of foreign arbitral awards. It is instructed by offshore corporations to represent not only in domestic arbitrations but also in international arbitration before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Singapore which is a solid testimony to the firm’s wider recognition in arbitration practice. Furthermore, the firm is currently representing foreign corporations based in Singapore, Malaysian and the UAE in complex and high-value civil and commercial litigations in Bangladesh. Counsels of the firm has also represented global enterprises for the successful enforcement of multitude of foreign arbitral awards resulting from international commercial arbitrations before the ICC, FOSFA, ICA, SIAC etc.
HASSAN ASSOCIATES AND CONSULTANCY is known for taking the most pragmatic approach so as to achieve speedy relief for clients in a litigation system that is anguished with the shortcomings of cost, delay and complexity by engaging with its intuitive regional knowledge. Known as “pro-settlement lawyers”, its counsels have also earned a reputation of exemplifying tactical and strategic acumen that positively contributes to the out-of-court settlements during early stage of litigations in which it is engaged. This is what makes HASSAN ASSOCIATES AND CONSULTANCY distinct from others.
The “Corporate, Transactional and M & A Department” of HASSAN ASSOCIATES AND CONSULTANCY is best known for providing complete legal solutions including contract negotiation, transaction structuring and legal documentations in complex corporate transactions, EPC turn-key contracts & project documentations, JV and Public-Private Partnerships projects, general commercial & supply contracts, real estate acquisition and management. It has also been instructed as legal counsels for take-over and set-up of multiple large-scale power plant projects.
The firm regularly assists foreign corporations with their acquisition of Bangladeshi target companies and also represents Bangladeshi companies with in-bound M & A transactions and joint venture projects in collaboration with off-shore partners. HASSAN ASSOCIATES AND CONSULTANCY has also earned its solid reputation in providing one-stop legal services to foreign investors and not-for-profit organizations to set up businesses and operations in Bangladesh, establish Branch Offices or wholly foreign owned subsidiaries and ensure licensing & regulatory compliance for start-ups.