Member Profiles

Ferdausur Rahman is a partner of A.S & Associates, a Legal 500 Top Tier Ranked, IFLR 1000, AsiaLaw and Global Law Experts Reccommended corporate law firm in Bangladesh. Mr. Rahman has recently won AsiaLaw Regional Award for Outstanding Practioner-Bangladesh and has been recognized by AsiaLaw and IFLR1000 as a Highly Regarded Practitioner. Mr. Rahman is also ranked as a Recognized Practitioner by Chambers & Partners. Mr. Rahman is a legal professional and compliance specialist with business and HR knowledge who leads the Employment & Labour Sector, Corporate Governance, Compliance & Regulatory Matters, Issues related to Govt., Non-Profit & Charitable Organizations and International & Commercial Contract related matters of the firm. Mr. Rahman is also an expert of alternative dispute resolution mechanism and is an Accredited Mediator of CEDR, UK and has participated in various out of court settlement process on behalf of his clients.

Ms. Fatima J Chowdhury is an Advocate of the Honorable Supreme Court of Bangladesh and a Barrister-at-Law from the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, United Kingdom. She got her Diploma in Law and her LLB (Honours) degree from University of London. And followed by her Post Graduate Diploma from Northumbria University.  Ms. Chowdhury specializes in the human rights law. She started her career in a renowned human rights NGO in Chittagong. Later she joined the International Crimes Tribunal, Bangladesh as a researcher of crimes against humanity. She also for worked for an international law firm Fox Mandal, Bangladesh before joining U.S. Embassy, Dhaka as Labour Advisor.  After her time with U.S. Embassy she moved back to practicing human rights law.  Ms. Chowdhury specializes in different aspect of Human Rights law with particular focus on international labour rights, women’ rights, constitutional matters. She is also advising multinational companies in corporate social responsibility and sustainable development goals. In addition to the human rights chapter of the firm, she looks over the legal aid division of Stellar Chambers to support the under-privileged people with necessary legal support.  Apart from her legal practices, she also sits in the advisory board of different charitable organizations. 

Ferdausur Rahman is a partner of A.S & Associates, a Legal 500 Top Tier Ranked, IFLR 1000, AsiaLaw and Global Law Experts Reccommended corporate law firm in Bangladesh. Mr. Rahman has recently won AsiaLaw Regional Award for Outstanding Practioner-Bangladesh and has been recognized by AsiaLaw and IFLR1000 as a Highly Regarded Practitioner. Mr. Rahman is also ranked as a Recognized Practitioner by Chambers & Partners. Mr. Rahman is a legal professional and compliance specialist with business and HR knowledge who leads the Employment & Labour Sector, Corporate Governance, Compliance & Regulatory Matters, Issues related to Govt., Non-Profit & Charitable Organizations and International & Commercial Contract related matters of the firm. Mr. Rahman is also an expert of alternative dispute resolution mechanism and is an Accredited Mediator of CEDR, UK and has participated in various out of court settlement process on behalf of his clients.

19 years of experience in advising multinational and local companies and foreign investors in Bangladesh. Acted as lawyer for gas exploration companies, energy, telecommunication, IT, FMCG, banking, financial intermediaries, private equity investors and export oriented apparel companies. Specialties: Corporate, syndicated financing, structured financing, merger and acquisition, telecommunication, energy, cross border investment laws and arbitration.

She has been admitted to practice in Barbados, Jamaica, the Turks and Caicos Islands, St. Vincent and The Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago and has had legal attachments to law firms in Jamaica, Washington DC, USA and the Turks and Caicos Islands. She began her legal career in Barbados in the Chambers of the late Rt. Hon. Errol Walton Barrow QC later joining Epworth Chambers in 1993 with Sir J. S. B Dear Q.C. Mrs. Woodstock Riley QC has extensive experience in civil litigation, in the High Court and Court of Appeal, insurance law, personal injury, labour and employment law, maritime law, construction law, conveyancing and family law. Clients have included regional and extra regional institutions, insurance companies, airline owners, ship owners, media institutions, hotels, architects, electrical contractors. She has experience in arbitration proceedings and, practical management of contractual and construction disputes. In 2009 she was honored to be appointed as a Queens Counsel and has acted as a Judge of Supreme Court of Barbados in 2009 and 2010. Currently is the Chairperson of the Barbados Bar Association Disciplinary Committee. Mrs. Woodstock-Riley QC was President of Soroptimist International of Great Britain & Ireland. She has travelled extensively in the Caribbean, the United Kingdom , Europe, Africa and Asia and has spoken in various forums on a variety of issues. She has been President of the Queens College PTA and a member and legal adviser of the Barbados Cancer Society Breast Screening Committee. Between 2010 – 2012 Mrs. Woodstock-Riley Q.C. was Chairperson of the National Advisory Council on Family Matters.