ALI ASIF KHAN
Barrister-at-Law of Lincoln’s Inn,
Advocate, Hon’ble Appellate & High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh
Specialization
Banking & Finance Law; Law of Contract; Law of Aviation; Employment Law & Labour Law; Criminal Law; Company Law, Merger & Acquisitions; Law of Telecommunication; Constitutional & Administrative Law; Law of Arbitration; Land & Real Estate Law (including Law of Transfer of Property); Commercial Law; Law of International Trade; Law of Intellectual Property Copyright; Law of Negotiable Instruments; Supreme Court & Trial Court Matters.
Qualifications
Advocate, (Appellate & High Court Division)
Supreme Court of Bangladesh
Barrister-at-Law of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, UK
Bar Vocational Course, Inns of Court School of Law (ICSL),
Post Graduate Diploma In Law (PGDL) in Professional & Legal Skills,
City University, London, UK
LL.B (Hons), University of London, UK
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Bar Vocational Course of the Bar of England & Wales.
BVC training by the Legal Education Training Institute (LETI) under the supervision of Bangladesh Bar Council.
Training on Multi-Currency Syndication Loan, Competition Law and Telecom Agreement conducted by Norton Rose and Herbert-Smith, Malaysia, 2008.
MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATION
Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association
Dhaka Bar Association
Bangladesh Bar Council The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, UK
Notre Dame College Alumni Association
Listed Lawyer in Martindale website: http://www.martindale.com/Ali-Asif-Khan/33702920-lawyer.html
POSITIONS
Partner, Hossain & Khan Associates
Ex-Member, 3G, International Terrestrial & Submarine Cable Licensing Committee, BTRC, June 2009 – March 2011
Legal Consultant, BTRC, June 2009 – May 2013
Senior Lecturer in LCLS and Bhuiyan Academy, August 2006 to January 2010
NOTABLE EXPERIENCES
ENERGY & AVIATION SECTOR
Biman Bangladesh Airlines Limited, in relation to PDP and Delivery Financing of 4 Boeing 777-300ER, 2 Boeing 737-800 and 2 Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner aircraft.
SEPCO, China for setting up a 1320MW Ultra Super Critical Coal Fired Power Plant in Bangladesh
Drafted the Memorandum & Articles of Associations and prepared complete Project Presentation Profile (both Final and Interim Reports) for SOUTH ZONE POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED.
TELECOMMUNICATION & IT
Prepared and drafted the Bangladesh Telecommunication (Amendment) Act 2010, the ILDTS Policy 2010, the Telecommunication Competition Regulations 2009-10, Licensing Guidelines 2009-10 on IGW, ICX, IIG & Submarine Cable for & on behalf of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
Assisted TM International (Bangladesh) Limited in the 30% Share Transfer to NTT Docomo, Japan.
Prepared and submitted detailed Reform Proposal on Laws relating to Cyber Crimes to the Law Commission of Bangladesh.
BANKING & FINANCE
Loan Syndication Project for the Lead Arranger, Prime Bank Limited, against a Loan Amount of Tk.110 Crore.
Loan Syndication Project of Dhaka Elevated Expressway, representing Modhumoti Bank Limited, a co-lender
CONTRIBUTIONS
Contributor in the World Justice Project “Rule of Law Index” since 2011
Have been awarded with Certificate of Appreciation from the World Bank and IFC for contribution and legal opinion in preparing the “Doing Business 2010: Reforming Through Difficult Times”, a yearly Investment Guide, measuring global business regulations, laws and their enforcement for investors in 183 countries.