Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh.
LL.B. (Hons), University College London (UCL).
Barrister-at-Law, of Lincoln’s Inn
Independent Director, BRAC Bank PLC.
Nominated Director, bKash Limited.
Nominated Director, BRAC IT Services Limited.
Member, National Advisory Board for Impact Investment in Bangladesh.
Independent Director, LightCastle Partners.
M: +8801713036917
E: [email protected]
Anita Ghazi Rahman is a Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and the Founder and Managing Partner of The Legal Circle.
With over two decades of experience, she is widely recognised as one of Bangladesh’s leading corporate, finance and disputes lawyers. Her practice encompasses complex corporate and commercial transactions, investments, mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, regulatory advisory, and high-value litigation and dispute resolution. She regularly advises multinational corporations, financial institutions, development organisations, investors, boards of directors and leading domestic business groups on strategic legal, governance and regulatory matters.
Called to the Bar of England and Wales from Lincoln’s Inn in 2003, Anita was enrolled as an Advocate of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh in 2006 and became a Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh in 2025.
Her professional standing has been recognised consistently by leading international legal directories. She is ranked in Chambers Asia-Pacific for Corporate & Finance and Dispute Resolution, appears in Chambers Global, IFLR1000 (Highly Regarded), The Legal 500 and Asialaw, and was named to the Asia Business Law Journal’s A-List of Bangladesh’s Top 50 Lawyers in 2025.
Anita Ghazi Rahman serves as an Independent Director of BRAC Bank PLC and as a Nominated Director on the boards of bKash Limited and BRAC IT Services Limited. She is a Member of the National Advisory Board for Impact Investment in Bangladesh. Her boardroom experience and governance expertise make her a trusted adviser to companies navigating regulatory, compliance and strategic challenges in highly regulated sectors.
Beyond her commercial practice, Anita is a committed advocate for access to justice and legal reform. She is the Founder of Think Legal Bangladesh and the Publisher of the Legal Circle Law Reports (LCLR). Through her pro bono work, she has advised local and international non-profit organisations, social enterprises and public-interest initiatives on governance, regulatory and institutional matters, contributing to legal capacity-building and social impact programmes in Bangladesh and internationally.
Anita advises on the full spectrum of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, inbound and outbound investments, cross-border restructurings, franchise and distribution arrangements, and commercial contracting. She acts for multinational corporations, listed companies, private equity and venture capital investors and development-stage businesses across a broad range of sectors including telecommunications, financial services, technology, RMG, logistics, food and beverage and energy. As Managing Partner of The Legal Circle, Bangladesh’s Lex Mundi member firm, she coordinates cross-border matters with Lex Mundi member firms in over 100 jurisdictions worldwide.
Anita advises borrowers, lenders and issuers on a range of financing transactions, including term loans, project finance, loan syndication, standby letters of credit, subordinated debt and debt capital markets issuances. Her recent experience includes advising on social bond frameworks and Tier-II subordinated bond issuances for regulated financial institutions. She advises on Bangladesh Bank regulatory requirements applicable to banks and NBFIs and on the structuring of cross-border financing transactions, including foreign currency borrowings and regulatory approvals.
Anita advises boards of directors, independent directors and companies on governance matters, including board structures, directors’ duties and liabilities, code of conduct requirements, and regulatory compliance with BSEC and Bangladesh Bank guidelines. She has been engaged as a resource person by the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and UNDP in the development of the Draft Commercial Court Ordinance 2025 and has acted as an expert consultant on proposed amendments to the Companies Act, 1994, the Startup Policy and related legislation. She is a recognised authority on independent and nominee director liability and the governance of listed and regulated entities in Bangladesh.
Anita advises employers and employees on the full range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters, including executive severance, disciplinary proceedings, wrongful termination, incentive and equity compensation schemes, employee benefit structuring, and compliance with Bangladesh Labour Law and BEPZA regulations. She has advised leading domestic and international clients on workforce restructuring, HR policy development and cross-border employment issues, and has appeared before employment tribunals and regulatory bodies.
Anita heads The Legal Circle’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice, appearing before the High Court Division and Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Her practice encompasses commercial litigation, judicial review, public interest litigation, tax and customs disputes, company disputes, securities regulation and telecommunications matters. She has appeared in landmark cases before the Supreme Court and has acted as lead and co-counsel in public interest litigation that has shaped administrative law, regulatory practice and access to justice in Bangladesh.