Issue 7 2021

Acquisition International - Issue 7 2021 13 Company: A Hossain & Associates Contact: Ajmalul Hossain Website: ahossainandassociates.com Traditional Legal Excellence, Modern Legal Solutions legal firm operating with elegance and experience that is leading by example in its field, A Hossain & Associates is a firm qualified across multiple jurisdictions and realms of expertise, ready to be a client’s legal one stop shop. It was founded in the 1950s by Mr Asrarul Hossain, a Barrister and Senior Advocate, and leading mind in the industry; he was the first Bangladeshi Queen’s Counsel in England and Wales, and quickly made a name for himself that carried across to the company he began. His name and his expertise forged A Hossain & Associates into the best law firms in Bangladesh and beyond, a commercial law business that finds its drive and passion in creative services that always meet and exceed expectations. Fundamentally, it provides comprehensive legal advice for corporate entities and clients, including services to local and international companies on both contentious and non-contentious matters, refusing to shy away from a challenge when it is presented and rising to meet it head on. Each staff member in its is a brilliant legal mind that provides empathic, sensitive, intelligent work to A Hossain & Associates’ vast myriad of clients across the sectors of corporate, telecoms, banking, finance, security regulation, insurance, shipping, energy, power generation, trade, intellectual property, and dispute resolution. Thus, it sets an international standard for professional precedents in certain legal problems and complex cases. In tandem with this, its handling of complex commercial transactions and litigations has helped the set up of subsidiaries, branches, and representative offices across a variety of companies, adding yet more value to its efforts. Operating across Bangladesh, the UK, the US, and the Middle East, it most regularly deals with the provision of establishment, registration filing, restructuring, acquisition, public offering, stock market listing, division and disposition solutions, and shareholder disputes. AHossain & Associates is also proud to say it regularly advises the Bangladeshi parliament on constitutional law. Therefore, over its time in operation, it has gleaned the trust and respect of a variety of clients and industries who come to it for their legal advice and solutions – giving it a vast depth and breath of experience that allows it to step up to the plate no matter what the problem may be. Its work with the government has resulted in a multitude of landmark breakthroughs, too, including making martial law illegal, establishing the rule of law and democracy, and contributing to the enforceability of Arbitration awards. A multigenerational firm, the original prestige of the founder’s name has also not fallen away from it. At present, it has 3 practicing Barristers across England and Wales, setting it head and shoulders above its competition with ease and – as in all things – A operating with ethical conduct, intellectual rigour, fluid advocacy, and professionalism. One of its leading experts, Ajmalul Hossain QC, is a Barrister and Advocate whose reputation speaks for itself in his vast backlog of successful cases. He, and the others employed by A Hossain & Associates, have been the makers of this firm’s success in the modern day, with its team being constantly lauded for their effectiveness and innovation. This has kept the firm on its current path to being a constant rising star and a powerful voice for legal expertise, even in the face of growing competition and the battleground that is shifting legislation and dynamic legal paradigms. For instance, Covid-19 spurred many such shifts that A Hossain & Associates has been keenly keeping an eye on, in response setting up virtual courts, hearings, and litigation work, working hard to ensure the disruptions were minimal and continuing its international efforts. Therefore, as it moves forward, it will keep pushing for further expansion, with particular focus on arbitration, admiralty, banking, company, and advisory work in the future and beyond. A dedicated, talented law firm that has over 70 years of experience and a depth and breadth of capabilities that is hard to match, A Hossain & Associates has made itself a household name for legal work. Offering commercial legal advice and solutions to a myriad of diverse, prestigious clients, it has cut its teeth on resolving issues on local and international levels, earning itself the award for being the ‘Leading Litigation, Arbitration and ADR Lawyer of the Year’ for Bangladesh. May21051