Nazia Kabir is a reputed corporate lawyer with nearly two decades of experience in commercial, banking, and company law matters. She joined the firm “Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed & Associates” in 2005 and became a partner in 2013. As a corporate partner, she represents local, multinational, and international clients on matters involving telecommunications, workplace disputes, mergers and acquisitions, oil and gas, employment matters, legal and regulatory compliance, project financing, and public-private partnership projects. Nazia has successfully closed several transactions supported by the Asian Development Bank, Japan International Cooperation Agency, International Labour Organization, and International Finance Corporation.

In addition to her transactional work, Nazia regularly represents clients in mediation and arbitration proceedings. She has played an integral role in various law reform committees, actively assisting in the drafting and amendment of several notable laws in Bangladesh. Nazia is retained as external counsel for a multinational telecommunications service provider and is a staunch advocate for women's rights. She has been empanelled on sexual harassment dispute resolution committees for several local and multinational companies and conducts training sessions for various multinational companies and institutions on the prevention of sexual harassment in the workplace.

Nazia was called to the Bar of England and Wales by the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, London, in 2004, and subsequently enrolled as an Advocate of the Dhaka District and Sessions Court and the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.

She takes keen interest in human rights related issues specifically women rights amd empowerment in socio-economical and corporate fields with special concentration in SME involving women.