THE FIRM

ACCORD CHAMBERS is a dynamic full-service law firm based in Dhaka, Bangladesh that offers “complete legal solutions” to its domestic and international clients. Clients frequently need more than plain legal advice, whether they are entering the Bangladesh market for the first time, continuing businesses, engaging in piecemeal transactions or project execution. They need a “reliable partner”.

The core ethos of Accord Chambers is to not confine itself within the tenets of conventional law firms in Bangladesh but to take a step beyond: advance one-stop package for its clients as their local partners to address all concerns in the corporate and commercial context. In the premises, the firm advises not only on mainstream legal affairs, including litigation and dispute resolution but also on investments, transactions, business strategies and operations from the perspective of Bangladeshi laws and regulations.

What differentiates Accord Chambers from the rest are the innovative and practical business-centric approach of our vastly experienced members, the well-proven capability to do the unorthodox and our ability and first-hand experience of pulling off large-scale projects that are truly first of its kinds for Bangladesh.

State-of-the-art Shipping & Dispute Resolution Practice

We have an impressive Shipping & Dispute Resolution practice and notable contentious matters capabilities covering a wide range of disputes.

ADMIRALTY & DISPUTE RESOLUTION DEPARTMENT

Our Admiralty & Dispute Resolution Department has progressively emerged as the top choice of foreign corporations, insurers, P&I clubs and international law firms for contentious shipping and dispute resolution matters and arbitrations involving the jurisdiction of Bangladesh. ACCORD CHAMBERS now has the premier shipping practice in Bangladesh best known for its capacity to respond instantaneously in urgent contentious admiralty matters where time is of the essence. 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, Accord Chambers 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 seated in Bangladesh but also in international arbitrations before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Singapore and GAFTA in London which is a solid testimony to the firm’s wider recognition in arbitration practice. It also assists in the enforcement of foreign arbitration awards in Bangladesh and has rich experience in enforcing ICC, SIAC, FOSFA, GAFTA, ICA arbitration awards as well as obtaining interim protective reliefs for its clients.

CORPORATE, TRANSACTIONAL & M&A DEPARTMENT

Our Corporate, Transactional and M&A Department is best known for frequently advising both foreign corporations and leading Bangladeshi conglomerates on a wide range of corporate, commercial and transactional matters including inbound M&A transactions, joint ventures, industrial and infrastructural project documentation and undertaking legal due diligence for large scale infrastructure projects, construction and industrial projects. The firm is widely recognised as a clear market leader in the oil, gas and energy sector and the construction sector in Bangladesh. Accord Chambers also provides one-stop legal services to foreign investors and not-for-profit organisations to set up businesses and operations in Bangladesh, establish Branch Offices or wholly foreign-owned subsidiaries and ensure licensing & regulatory compliance for start-ups.

The firm further offers complete legal solutions including cross-border contract negotiation, legal documentation in complex corporate transactions, EPC turn-key contracts & project documentation, JV and Public-Private Partnerships projects, general commercial & supply contracts, real estate acquisition and management.

Highly experienced Deals Team

We have unmatched experience in acting as lead counsels for some of Bangladesh’s largest construction & infrastructure projects and M&A deals

Recognitions, Awards and Partnerships

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OUR TEAM

We have spearheaded some of Bangladesh’s largest projects & deals. Our lawyers have first-hand experience of handling major complex cases and high-value transactions. Check out our unmatched experience.

OUR EXPERIENCE

Our motto is to provide complete legal solutions. Hence we offer a wide range of services

OUR SERVICES

We serve clients from diverse sectors

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What others say about us…

Accord Chambers has an excellent practice that advises its domestic and international clients on the full range of legal issues. Its corporate offering has been busy advising on a variety of large scale construction and infrastructure projects and on numerous foreign investments and M&A transactions. The agile team frequently works in close collaboration with major international law firms in the UK, Singapore, China, UAE, Hong Kong, Vietnam and India. Its Admiralty and Dispute Resolution practice is also flourishing. Managing partner Suhan Khan has been called to the Bar of England and Wales and also practises as an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Senior partner Mamun Chowdhury is a seasoned practitioner who is vastly experienced in all aspects of commercial litigation. ‘Accord Chambers is an extremely professional law firm composed of highly dedicated lawyers. It is a mixture of experienced professionals and young talent‘.

What the team is known for

Emerging corporate practice, deft in assisting international and domestic clients with project financing, acquisitions and development, particularly in the energy sector. Additionally experienced in advising clients regarding cross-border M&A and investments from a wide range of industries. Also well versed in employment issues, as well as the healthcare, insurance and telecommunications sectors.

Suhan Khan is “very cooperative and accommodating, and readily accedes to clients’ requests,” according to an interviewee. He possesses particular expertise in assisting clients with M&A and joint ventures in various sectors, as well as matters relating to energy, infrastructure, technology and telecommunications.

“The biggest strength of Accord Chambers is its team and its experience.  The firm’s arbitration practice stands out as it is one of the very few law firms in Bangladesh that has first-hand experience of representing clients in international commercial arbitrations. It is the first choice for corporations in Bangladesh when faced with international and cross-border disputes.”

‘The team is readily available and accessible around the clock with impressive response times. Unlike many conventional law firms in Bangladesh, members of Accord Chambers speak boardroom language and always come up with innovative yet practical solutions to critical business problems‘.

Strengths

A source notes: “Accord Chambers has performed in an exemplary way. The quality of the work is excellent and the responsiveness is very good.“

Another interviewee comments that “their team assists with clear explanations and the exact amount of precision needed, and they are always there to support you.“

‘Members of Accord Chambers have a thorough understanding of EPC and turnkey contracts and various industrial projects and can thus act as your trusted partners in the course of negotiating highly complex industrial contracts. The team has an extensive understanding of how businesses function in Bangladesh and will, therefore, make sure that the required legal, technical and commercial outcome is achieved.’

‘What distinguishes Accord Chambers from other firms in Bangladesh is its ability to maintain international standards and professionalism. The members of the firm have a deep understanding of legal and business risks involved in complex cross-border contracts and have the experience of regularly handling project documentation and transactional structuring.’

‘What is impressive about Accord Chambers is that it does not confine itself to typical legal services but rather acts as your domestic business solutions partner. Starting with the very negotiation and drafting of joint venture agreements all the way to the incorporation of JVC and contracts thereafter, the firm really provided a one-stop-shop and added value at every stage of the deal’.