Experience

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  Lee, khan & partners

  Jan 2002 - Dec 2005

  Partner

   Wide ranging experience in corporate and commercial law matters  Advising, drafting and negotiating various commercial contracts for leading corporations and conglomerates  Negotiating drafting various loan and security documents, advising and providing legal opinions on day to day banking and finance issues Company secretarial support for multi-national corporate clients High Court and district court litigation, arbitration proceedings

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  Deacons

  Apr 2007 - Nov 2008

  Senior lawyer

   Multitude of banking and finance works including project, acquisition and property finance transactions, at Deacons, Sydney Office. Deacons (now Norton Rose Fulbright) Negotiating and drafting complex multi-lateral financial transaction contracts, lending and security documentation and complex transaction management Advising on different legal and regulatory compliance issues to banks, financial institutions, corporations, groups and conglomerates

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  Cairn energy plc

  Jan 2009 - Jul 2010

  Head of legal affairs

   As in-house legal counsel and Head of Legal, responsible for all legal transactions and regulatory compliance management. Negotiating, drafting and vetting complex international and local multi-party contracts Training of employees through workshops and seminars on various legal and regulatory compliance requirements.

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  Grameenphone ltd

  Aug 2010 - Aug 2015

  Director and head of legal & compliance

   Grameenphone is subsidiary of Telenor Group of Norway and affiliate of Grameen Telecom established by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus. It is the largest mobile telecommunication operator by subscription in Bangladesh.  As General Counsel and Director – Head of Legal and Compliance, responsible for all legal and compliance matters, business and commercial laws advisory services. Additional role as Information Manager responsible for effective implementation of Telenor Group Information Management Policy across the organization Additional role as Privacy Officer responsible for effective implementation of Telenor Group Privacy Policy  Responsible for designing and implementing various strategies and policy advocacy in conjunction with stakeholder relations team and conducting trainings, workshops and seminars for approximately 5000 employees on various legal, regulatory compliance and policy requirements Show less

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  Amica veritas

  Sept 2015 - Aug 2018

  Principal lawyer and senior partner

  Founder and supervising Senior Partner of full-service boutique commercial law firm, providing end to end legal solutions including: Regulatory compliance advisory services in highly regulated industries like telecommunications and financial services Complex commercial transactions and cross-border contracts negotiations  Commercial dispute resolutions including arbitration proceedings  Private equity and M&A transactions Structured financing

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  Human rights for all

  Sept 2018 - Feb 2024

  Special counsel

  Human Rights for All is a charitable law firm based in Sydney dedicated to providing legal support and services on a pro bono basis to refugees and asylum seekers incarcerated in long term immigration detention in Australia. Responsible for end-to-end legal services to refugee and asylum seeker applicants, including but not limited to: Client representation before the Minister and Department of Immigration, Administrative Appeals Tribunal and Courts Statutory and policy interpretation, implementation and advocacy including Freedom of Information requests and review before the Information Commissioner Preparation and co-ordination of submissions and follow up before international human rights bodies, Australian Human Rights Commission and United Nations etc. Preparations and submissions before Administrative Appeals Tribunal, Federal Court and High Court of Australia Strategic litigation focusing on progressive interpretation and development of administrative law principles concerning civil rights Show less

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  Grata fund

  Jun 2023 - Feb 2024

  Acting general counsel
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  Amica veritas

  May 2024 - now

  Founder and principal lawyer

  AMICA Veritas started its journey with the vision of providing world class legal services thus contributing robustly to an ethical, just and equitable world.Our vision is to enshrine and facilitate freedom of international trade and commerce along with right of global migration for businesses and individuals alike. We aim to connect global businesses, investments and individuals across international borders in a legal, compliant, ethical and environmentally sustainable way. We further envision and enshrine human rights for all humans with equal dignity and rights in a globally sustainable natural environment protected from adverse effects of climate change.Amica Veritas operates at the nuanced intersection of freedom of international commerce and investments, freedom of global movement of business and individuals, universal human rights and right to sustainable natural environment. Our goal is to provide world class legal advice and services to facilitate international commerce and investments, business and individual migration while being compliant with international human rights and environmental sustainability laws and ethical standards. Show less