Barrister Omar H. Khan is the Managing Partner and Head of the Chambers of Legal Counsel. He has already put his mark in the contemporary legal arena for his dynamism and legal innovations. He came from a family, which has always cherished social, cultural and educational values in their hearts. He had an excellent academic record all through his educational life and had participated in innumerable competitions and championships of different kinds with flying colours. In his professional life, he, along with the help of his associates, have been able to render legal services to his clients to their greatest satisfaction. With the continuous support from his growing clientele, he has pioneered the modern corporate law practice in Bangladesh. He has been regularly conducting corporate workshops and trainings on different legal topics and pursues pro bono activities in the western module. He has been serving clients based in over 30 countries across 6 continents. He is equally contributing to the commercial as well as development sector through his effortless legal services.
FDI, Labour & Employment Law, organizational structuring, corporate laws and development sectors laws the areas where he takes keen interest. He has the pleasure to represent Governments of 14 countries in different legal matters.

Barrister Omar H. Khan has started his legal career as an intern in one of the most renowned law firms in Bangladesh, Dr. Kamal Hossain & Associates immediately after completing his graduation and continued till pursuing his Bar.

Upon completion of his Bar from the Hon’ble Society of Lincoln’s Inn, UK, in 2005 he joined as a Junior Associate at Hasan & Associates, the largest corporate law firm of that time. Within a short time, he was promoted to associate and then to senior associate for his quality of and dedication to work. He has gained experience in Arbitration, Banking Law, Company Law, Contract Law, Negotiation etc. with the exposure to huge international and local clients of the chambers.

In 2007, Barrister Omar was privileged to join Grameenphone Limited as the Head of Legal & Compliance Department leading a large team of in-house counsels. Grameenphone is the largest telecom company in Bangladesh and one of the largest tax payers with the majority shareholding with Telenor, Norway. He gained insight of working in a renowned multinational and experienced the Nordic standard of corporate governance. He also led the legal team comprising of reputed international law firms for successfully rolling out the largest IPO in the history of Bangladesh for Grameenphone. He came out as one of the leading lawyers in Security laws, ICT and Telecom Laws, Competition law, Anti-corruption laws and laws related to consumer protection etc.

In 2009, he left Grameenphone and established Legal Counsel along with his other partner and has been working as the head of chambers since then. Legal Counsel now represents clients from 30 countries from different sectors. He has been leading the legal innovations in the country and Legal Counsel is considered as one of the most professional and reputed chambers of the country.

Barrister Omar also enjoyed teaching as a guest lecturer at different universities, including teaching Labour & Employment law and Industrial Relations at a post-graduate program at United International University and Company Law and Insurance law at Southeast University between 2009 and 2018. He is serving in the Board of a reputed insurance company in Bangladesh as an Independent Director.