Reimagining legal practice in Bangladesh amidst new global realities

Saqeb Mahbub is a corporate and commercial lawyer practising M&A, employment and banking laws. He is a Partner at Mahbub & Company, a leading full-service firm based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Saqeb Mahbub is ranked a "Leading Individual" in Legal500 Asia Pacific Rankings.

Preetha is a litigator with over 25 years of experience in civil and commercial litigation and arbitration. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and empanelled as an arbitrator with the Asian International Arbitration Centre. She acts for clients in a broad range of disputes involving joint-ventures, supply of services and goods in the information technology sector, leasing and financing and land matters, to name a few. She has built considerable experience particularly in the area of asset recovery in fraud matters requiring involvement at the forensic investigation stage, providing strategic advice on evidence gathering, obtaining interlocutory orders for preservation of assets and evidence, and ultimately handling the litigation to recover the client’s assets. Preetha also heads the Tax and Revenue practice and acts for clients in disputes with the tax authorities. She has been ranked in Chambers Asia Pacific for Dispute Resolution for the past 4 years and has been described as “fast at picking up complicated issues and very good at giving precise advice”. Preetha also sits on the advisory board of the Asia Pacific Regional Forum at the International Bar Association.

Called to the Bar of England and Wales and currently practicing as an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh having 11 years of experience as an arbitration practitioner and transactional lawyer. Presently the Managing Partner of ACCORD CHAMBERS, one of Bangladesh's leading law firms. Successfully represented clients as the lead counsel in several international arbitrations alongside participations in numerous domestic arbitrations and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards. Regularly represents clients before the arbitration bench, admiralty & company bench of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, High Court Division, and is frequently instructed by top tier international law firms for cross-border contentious and non-contentious matters.