Doulah & Doulah

The corporate section is the single largest practice in the firm. Doulah & Doulah possesses market leading practice in this sector and involves in most complex corporate matters in Bangladesh. The firm has established itself as a specialist in negotiating Joint Ventures and relevant documentation.

The firm advises on straightforward registrations, incorporation, contractual matters and uncomplicated ventures through to complex investment projects, finance, M&A, divestment, demerger and corporate restructurings.

The firm has established itself as one of the leading employment and labour law consultants with a view to helping employers become more proactive in employment law-related matters to prevent legal issues before they arise towards benefit to all employees and employers as a whole.

Some of the areas for which the firm provides counseling include employment compliance check, finalizing employment policies, developing and drafting affirmative action plans, termination agreements, alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, early retirement programs, restrictive covenants and employment contracts.

The firm maintains a very large clientele in the competition and antitrust arena including Microsoft, Samsung, Tetra-Pack, Mitsubishi, LG, Moneygram, ZTE, HP, Associated British Foods, Toyota, Amazon, Google, Grameenphone, ZTE, AT&T, Virgin, YKK etc.

Relevant counseling advice has also focused on wage and hour issues, employee privacy rights, employment-related tax issues, family and medical leave matters, unionizing efforts, terminations, leave of absence policies, workers' compensation, safeguarding trade secrets and intellectual property, insurance coverage for employment law claims, and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms for resolving employee grievances and legal claims.

The firm also acts in range of labour and employment disputes including termination disputes and employment benefits. It has qualified lawyers with practice qualification at the highest judicial level i.e. the appellate division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh to pursue employment disputes. It also offers mediation services in resolving industrial disputes as per local rules and regulations.

Our firm provides complete assistance regarding copyright counselling in general, copyright registration and searches. Our practice also covers the enforcement of copyright on the Internet. The firm can also assist you in drafting and obtaining different authorizations related to copyright uses, transfer of rights, assignment and other agreements and contracts with users and performers.

Services also include the drafting of licenses and publishing and editing contracts. Litigation services offered in the copyright field encompass the repression of unfair and unauthorized use both in the civil and criminal arenas, including temporary restraining orders and search and seizure injunctions.

In the changing global economy, tough business decisions are inevitable. Litigations cannot be avoided all the times. The litigation practice at the firm has a track record of dealing with disputes of different categories. As businesses pursue strategies, their enforcement and litigation concerns likewise expand. Many of the clients see enforcement and litigation as a form of risk management. In particular, it possesses expertise in managing complex, multi-faceted cases involving multiple claims and parties.The firm represents clients in some of the largest and significant matters, particularly in the areas of intellectual property, construction, banking and energy. The firm has a successful track record in challenging the actions of administrative and regulatory authorities and enforcement of government contracts in constitutional petitions. It also has extensive experience in judicial review of administrative decisions by the Govt. authorities.Major tribunals the firm involved in include:

• General dispute & litigation: Multidimensional litigation practice is a specialty at the firm. The firm has so far represented a large number of clients in domestic courts. Major clients in large value litigations include Fortune Swimwear, Toa Decorient, Cargill, BNP Paribas, Arel Ingenrie, Ecri Inginerie, Rupam, Pratt Finance, Sabah Shipyard, Saipem s.p.a., Hyundai, Alteco, People’s Ceramics, Sankyu etc.
• Admiralty Court litigation: The firm handles a wide range of shipping matters for both domestic and international clients including owners, agents, P&I clubs, financiers, charterers and cargo interests together with their insurers.
• Security Exchange Commission Tribunal: Being a market leader in the areas of capital market the firm represents clients before Security Exchange Commission tribunals. Recent client includes Bank of New York Melone, Parsheng Securities, Global Emerging Markets etc.
• Labour Courts & Disputes: Doulah & Doulah frequently represents its clients before labour courts in Bangladesh on various employer-employee relations issues, disciplinary actions, and compliance issues. Recent clients on such matters include GAP, Edinburgh Wollen Mills, TechOne Global, etc.
• Money Loan & Bankruptcy Court: The firm frequently represents various banks and borrowers in money loan courts and bankruptcy trials towards creditor issues, company bankruptcy plea, restructure etc. Recent clients include International basics Agrani bank etc.
• International Tribunals & Courts: Doulah & Doulah represents clients in big value matters in suits lying before international Courts. Recently it has completed successful representation in two largest anti-dumping suits in US courts. It also provided opinion in recent Siemens corruption cases. In addition, it has just facilitated win of Omnicorn Ship Management on a private port dispute in a US court. Besides it frequently represents international bankruptcy courts in Bangladesh on various matters including service of notices, opinions etc.
• Enforcement of Foreign Money Judgments & Arbitral Awards: The firm specializes in enforcement of foreign money judgments in Bangladesh. Recent clients include Statoil Asia, Intelsat, Fortune Swimwear etc. The firm specializes in enforcement of foreign money judgments in Bangladesh. Recent clients include Indutech, Cargill etc.
• Writ Petitions & Judicial Reviews: The firm has a successful track record in challenging the actions of administrative and regulatory authorities and enforcement of government contracts in constitutional petitions. It also has extensive experience in judicial review of administrative decisions by the Govt. authorities. Recent matters include customs duty issues for ZTE and against award of an international tender against public procurement rules.
• Intellectual property Tribunals: Doulah & Doulah is the leading composite IP law firm in Bangladesh. It represents a number of international brands before the trademark and patent tribunals in Bangladesh including Colgate, Nokia, Pepsi Co., etc.
• Tax Tribunals: Doulah & Doulah is a leading Tax law firm in Bangladesh. It represents a number of conglomerates before the tax tribunals in Bangladesh including Maxim, SC Johnson and so on.

Real estate practice is an integral part of D&D's industry wide practices. At one hand D&D assists clients in real estate finance and large real estate conveyances. On the other hand it helps project sponsord in extensive land due diligence for their procurement in range of industrial and infrastructure development purchases. In fact the land due diligence, land registration, land price / rent negotiation, land securitization has become an integral function at the firm's project development practice.

In addition, the firm is well versed with global environmetal standards, and requirements including the Equator Principal. It advises its clients from the very beginning in different phases of land procurement so that during financial closes all of the expectations and requirements of the multilateral lenders / DFIs are fullfilled.

The firm also possesses experience in advising clients and especially sponsors in rehabilitation requirements of loal inhabitants, acquisition for project purposes under public acquisition and requisition laws, and easements for project purposes. Besided the firm has also acted for a number of stakeholders in getting listed in different foreign stock exchanges where clearance of land ownership after extensive land due diligence is a very important aspect.Some recent expriences in 2019 are outlined below:

• Large scale land due diligence in five power projects in 2019
• Land due dilgence for a number of projects before procuremnt of land in Economic Zones and Hi-tech Parks
• Acquisition of land through district commissioner for two power projects
• Public land lease negotiation for one solar park
• Road easement through public land for one industrial project
• Successful easement for tower for power line construction for two power projects
• Guidance for rehabilitation of inhabitants in two projects
• Project alnd swap / tranfer for two industries in two export processing zones
• Land due diligence for five large infrastructure acquisition including First Dhaka Elevated Expressway