Barrister Rizwana Yusuf

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  • Timeline

    Jun 2005 - Aug 2005

    Intern

    Kamal Hossain and Associates (Law Firm)
    Current Company
    Sept 2006 - now

    Senior Legal Counsel

    Dr. M. Zahir & Associates
    Nov 2006 - Jun 2010

    Associate

    Dr. M Zahir & Associates
    Jan 2007 - Jun 2013

    Faculty Member

    London College of Legal Studies
    Jul 2010 - Oct 2011

    Head of Legal Affairs and Compliance & Company Secretary / Assistant General Manager

    IPDC of Bangladesh Limited
    Oct 2012 - Nov 2015

    Legal Counsel

    Chevron
    Jun 2017 - May 2020

    Representative at South East Asia Region for UPEACE -CEE

    University for Peace (UPEACE) - UN Mandated
  • About me

    Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh.

  • Education

    • Wwf- india

      2008 - 2009
      Diploma environmental law a

      Activities and Societies: Online Discussion, Assignment and Term End paper submission Diploma on Environmental Law from WWF-India

    • United nation association university for peace (upeace)

      2008 - 2008
      Nonprofit leadership traning

      Activities and Societies: Course on Leadership and Non violent Approaches for Conflict Resolution, Negotiation, Mediation and Peace Building; Training Workshop on 'Peace and Conflict Resolution', organized by University for Peace.

    • University of northumbria

      2005 - 2006
      Post graduate diploma law in 2006

      I completed my Bar Vocational Training Course.

    • University of wolverhampton

      2004 - 2005
      Ll.b honors 2005

      I did my LL.B Honors

    • University of teesside

      2002 - 2003
      Diploma law in 2003

      I completed LL.B diploma

    • Tufts university - the fletcher school of law and diplomacy

      -
      Law and peace peace studies and conflict resolution competent
    • University of chittagong

      1995 - 1996
      Master’s degree english literature 2

      Completed Master of Arts on English Literature

    • Harvard law school

      -
      Negotiation
  • Experience

    • Kamal hossain and associates (law firm)

      Jun 2005 - Aug 2005
      Intern

      Worked as Intern for 6 months in 2005 under supervision of Barrister Sara Hossain;

    • Dr. m. zahir & associates

      Sept 2006 - now
      Senior legal counsel

      WRIT PETITION, COMPANY & ADMIRALTY MATTER, LAND AND PROPERTY, CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL DISPUTE, CIVIL & CRIMINAL, ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

    • Dr. m zahir & associates

      Nov 2006 - Jun 2010
      Associate

      Working closely with Dr. M. Zahir, a renowned company and constitutional expert. Work has been mainly litigation-based, involving preparing cases through legal research and clients’ conference, drafting petitions and defenses, appearing in Court cases etc. Enjoyed the benefits of working in a renowned and big corporate chamber, which included dealing with large foreign corporate clients like Lafarge, Youngone, C UTOPIA SA, Korea. IIDFC, IPDC, Procter and Gamble, US Fibres, Haewae etc. Other clients include: Mobil Bangladesh Ltd. NGGL ltd. Berger Paints, Eastern Housing, Seven Circle, ACI, One Bank, UCBL, Mutual Fund AB Bank, Al-Arafah Islami Bank, Kohinoor Chemicals, Rahat Realty, A-G Textiles etc. Worked for Bangladesh Bank and National Board of Revenue on several legal proceedings of public importance. Show less

    • London college of legal studies

      Jan 2007 - Jun 2013
      Faculty member

      Faculty of Public and Administrative law

    • Ipdc of bangladesh limited

      Jul 2010 - Oct 2011
      Head of legal affairs and compliance & company secretary / assistant general manager

      o Drafting and vetting agreements and other necessary documents o Filing NI Act, Artha Rin and Criminal cases.o Negotiation with default clientso Share Transfer and Company matterso Compliance with Regulatory bodieso Loan syndication

    • Chevron

      Oct 2012 - Nov 2015
      Legal counsel

      Major Capital Projects, Supply Chain management, Government Affairs, Base Business and Operations. Corporate negotiations with Contractors, Suppliers and Customers Compliance with Production Sharing Contract with Government Legal approval on financial matters Negotiate and finalize Litigation matters  Dispute management with 3rd party Review Contracts Terms and Conditions and prepare Risk memo for any variation in the contract Drafting and vetting legal documents including contracts, lease, financial, exploration, commercial and service agreements Provide Legal opinion as Subject Matter Expert to internal and external clients Offer general Corporate and legal advice to Human Resources on Hire of Labor, IT on Telecommunication regulations etc. Legal support to Planning, External Affairs, Security departments Subject Matter Expert on IP Show less

    • University for peace (upeace) - un mandated

      Jun 2017 - May 2020
      Representative at south east asia region for upeace -cee

      I will be acting as UPEACE Centre for Executive Education's (UPEACE-CEE) Representative for the South East Asian Region from July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018. In this capacity I will be playing a key role in starting the Hybrid Diploma in Social innovation from November 2017 in Bangladesh.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Contract management for oil & gas procurement professionals

      Gnaritas global pte. ltd. singapore
      Sept 2015
    • Fletcher summer institute for the advanced study of nonviolent conflict (fsi)

      The fletcher school of law and diplomacy
      Jun 2015
    • Core course on international oil and gas law

      Rocky mountain mineral law foundation
      Mar 2015
    • Law professional academy 2015

      Chevron
      Jul 2015
    • Contracts foundation

      Chevron
      Aug 2013
    • Negotiation for senior executives

      Harvard law school
      May 2008
    • Non-profit leadership course: maximizing impact

      University for peace (upeace)
      Apr 2008
    • Best negotiating practices create and capture value as you negotiate

      Watershed associates, inc.
      Apr 2013
    • Leadership and non-violent approaches for conflict resolution, negotiation, mediation and peace building

      United nations university
      Aug 2008
    • Influential leadership program

      Chevron
      May 2014
    • International treaty, law and practice

      United nations institute for training & research - unitar
      Apr 2015
    • Women leadership institute

      Cordaid
      Dec 2015
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Barrister Rizwana Yusuf
      Advocate Bangladesh Bar Council Feb 2010
    • Awarded to Barrister Rizwana Yusuf
      Barrister at Law Honorable Society of Lincoln's Inn Nov 2006
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Director Administration and Member Legal Department

      Issued by Non-Profit Organization on Jan 2004
      Non-Profit OrganizationAssociated with Barrister Rizwana Yusuf