Afrin Ahmed is an Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh having 14 years of professional experience in the corporate legal field. In her professional life, she has worked in Juris Counsel with Advocate Tawfique Nawaz as well as a Legal Associate in Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed and Associates in her early career. She was the Senior Legal Counsel at Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre. (BIAC) for 6 years which is a project funded by IFC. She was involved in policymaking, International & local training arrangements & administration, facilitation of Arbitration and mediation, and communication & PR with stakeholders including Government, Corporate & International Organizations.
In addition to that during her 2 years at Rancon Group, she was involved in providing legal opinions & advice, strategies & planning, evaluating processes & finding gaps, monitoring and ensuring compliance, and managing the legal team in their 13 SBUs. Ms. Afrin regularly conducts training and seminar for various organizations including FICCI, Employers Federation of Bangladesh & BIAC. Ms. Afrin regularly advises several local and foreign companies in relation to EPC contracts, construction & developer disputes, project financing, employment issues, contractual claims, and disputes, etc. She has also conducted several mediations and negotiations for the client in resolving commercial and contractual disputes.
Under her professional leadership, she is the Sole Legal retainer of NAAFCO Group, Shetu Pesticides Ltd. Hong Kong Air Cargo Carrier Ltd., Adex Corporation Ltd. and Spectra International Ltd.
Education
Diploma-in-Law (University of London, UK) LL.B Hons (University of Wolverhampton, UK)