COMPANY & COMMERCIAL

The modern business environment requires practical legal solutions, strategic commercial insight, and effective dispute resolution mechanisms. Businesses today face increasingly complex regulatory, contractual, and corporate governance challenges throughout every stage of their operations. From company formation and investment structuring to shareholder disputes and corporate litigation, businesses require responsive legal support to operate efficiently and protect their commercial interests.

At The Legal Era, we provide comprehensive legal services in relation to company, corporate, and commercial matters for local and international clients across Bangladesh. Our lawyers regularly advise entrepreneurs, startups, private companies, foreign investors, directors, shareholders, and business groups on a broad range of corporate and commercial issues.

We combine transactional advisory, regulatory compliance, and courtroom advocacy to provide practical legal solutions tailored to the commercial realities of our clients.

Corporate Advisory & Company Law Services

We advise businesses on all aspects of company law and commercial operations under the Companies Act, 1994 and other applicable laws and regulations of Bangladesh. We regularly assist local and foreign clients in navigating corporate regulatory requirements before the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC), Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), and other governmental and regulatory authorities.

Our services include:

👉 Incorporation of private and public limited companies

👉Preparation of Memorandum and Articles of Association

👉Joint venture structuring

👉 Shareholder agreements

👉Partnership and business structuring

👉Corporate governance advisory

👉Board resolutions and corporate documentation

👉Share transfers and restructuring

👉Increase and reorganization of share capital

👉 Foreign investment structuring

👉 Branch and liaison office setup

👉 Company secretarial compliance

👉 Regulatory approvals and licensing

👉Corporate due diligence

👉 Business acquisition and restructuring

👉Commercial risk assessment and compliance advisory

Commercial Transactions & Contractual Matters

Commercial relationships require carefully drafted agreements and effective risk management strategies. We provide legal support in relation to a wide variety of commercial and contractual arrangements, including:

✔️Commercial contracts and agreements

✔️Supply and distribution agreements

✔️ Service agreements

✔️ Agency and franchise arrangements

✔️Consultancy agreements

✔️ Employment and executive contracts

✔️Non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements

✔️ Technology and licensing agreements

✔️ Corporate financing documentation

✔️ Investment and shareholder arrangements

✔️Cross-border commercial transactions

✔️ Negotiation and legal review of contracts

Our objective is to ensure that commercial arrangements are legally sound, commercially practical, and capable of protecting our clients’ long-term business interests.

Company Litigation & Corporate Disputes

Corporate disputes may significantly affect business operations, shareholder relationships, and commercial stability. Our lawyers regularly represent clients in complex company and commercial disputes before Courts in Bangladesh including filling wide range of corporate and commercial proceedings before the Company Court of the High Court Division and Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. We understand the commercial sensitivity and urgency often associated with corporate disputes and work strategically to protect our clients’ business interests, investments, and corporate rights.

We handle matters involving:

✔️Shareholder and director disputes

✔️Oppression and mismanagement claims

✔️ Disputes concerning company control and management

✔️ Breach of shareholder agreements

✔️ Corporate deadlock disputes

✔️Disputes involving share ownership and transfer

✔️ Breach of fiduciary duties

✔️Commercial fraud and breach of trust allegations

✔️ Corporate insolvency and winding-up proceedings

✔️ Change of object clause

✔️Filling petition to conduct Annual General Meeting

✔️Recovery and enforcement matters

✔️Injunctions and interim relief applications

Foreign Investment & Business Expansion

Bangladesh continues to attract substantial local and foreign investment across multiple sectors. We advise foreign investors and multinational businesses on establishing and operating businesses in Bangladesh in compliance with applicable corporate and regulatory requirements.

Our services include:

* Foreign direct investment advisory

* Company incorporation for foreign investors

* BIDA approvals and registrations

* Joint venture structuring

* Cross-border transactions

* Foreign shareholder compliance

* Corporate immigration and work permit support

* Regulatory compliance and licensing

For more detailed information regarding foreign investment procedures and business establishment in Bangladesh, clients may also explore our dedicated Foreign Direct Investment & Business Setup page under practice area.

Legal Due Diligence

Legal due diligence is an essential component of commercial transactions, investments, acquisitions, financing arrangements, and corporate restructuring. Proper legal due diligence enables businesses and investors to identify potential legal, regulatory, financial, operational, and reputational risks before entering into commercial arrangements or investments.

At The Legal Era, we conduct comprehensive legal due diligence for local and foreign clients across a wide range of sectors and transactions in Bangladesh.

Our due diligence services include review and assessment of:

✔️ Corporate structure and ownership

✔️ Constitutional and corporate documents

✔️Shareholding and directorship records

✔️ Regulatory licenses and approvals

✔️Existing litigation and legal liabilities

✔️Contracts and commercial obligations

✔️Employment and labor compliance

✔️Tax, VAT, and regulatory compliance

✔️Intellectual property ownership and protection

✔️ Land, property, and asset documentation

✔️Banking and financing obligations

✔️ Environmental and sector-specific compliance

✔️Pending disputes and contingent liabilities

We regularly assist clients in matters relating to:

✔️Mergers and acquisitions

✔️Joint ventures and strategic investments

✔️ Foreign direct investment transactions

✔️ Company acquisitions and share purchases

✔️Commercial financing and secured transactions

✔️Real estate and infrastructure projects

✔️Vendor and partner risk assessments

Our legal due diligence reports are designed to provide practical risk analysis, identify compliance concerns, and assist clients in making informed commercial decisions with confidence.

Strategic Commercial Representation

We understand that commercial disputes and corporate decisions often involve significant financial and reputational implications. Our lawyers work closely with businesses to provide commercially focused legal solutions aimed at minimizing risk and protecting long-term operational stability.

The Legal Era remains committed to delivering effective legal representation and strategic commercial advice to businesses, investors, directors, shareholders, and entrepreneurs across a broad spectrum of corporate and commercial matters in Bangladesh.