Ilkhom Azizov

Ilkhom Azizov has experience of advising foreign investors on all aspects of investing in Uzbekistan and doing business with Uzbek entities including share and asset acquisitions, joint ventures, privatisations, financings, taxation, legislative developments and property matters. He currently acts on a wide range of matters on which "Azizov & Partners" is advising in Uzbekistan. Participated with Gouldens (UK) (appointed special legal advisers to the Supreme Soviet of Uzbekistan under the TACIS programme of the EU) in advising Government of Uzbekistan on banking, financial sector and securities market reform (1993-1995). Participated with Matheson Ormsby Prentice (Ireland) under the TACIS programme of the EU in the working groups responsible for drafting Company Code and Commercial Code of Uzbekistan (1993-1995). Member of the working groups drafting Civil Code and Law “On Advocacy” (1993-1994 and 2002-2004 respectively). · Azizov & Partners

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Ilkhom Azizov advises foreign investors on all aspects of investing in Uzbekistan and doing business with Uzbek entities, including share and asset acquisitions, joint ventures, privatisations, financings, taxation, legislative developments and property matters. He is a co-founder of Azizov & Partners and participated in EU TACIS programmes advising the Government of Uzbekistan on banking, financial sector and securities market reform and in working groups drafting the Company Code, Commercial Code, Civil Code and Law “On Advocacy”.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&ABanking & FinanceCapital MarketsTaxReal EstateRegulatory / Public LawForeign Investment

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Uzbekistan

Azizov & Partners · Ilkhom Azizov has experience of advising foreign investors on all aspects of investing in Uzbekistan and doing business with Uzbek entities including share and asset acquisitions, joint ventures, privatisations, financings, taxation, legislative developments and property matters. He currently acts on a wide range of matters on which "Azizov & Partners" is advising in Uzbekistan. Participated with Gouldens (UK) (appointed special legal advisers to the Supreme Soviet of Uzbekistan under the TACIS programme of the EU) in advising Government of Uzbekistan on banking, financial sector and securities market reform (1993-1995). Participated with Matheson Ormsby Prentice (Ireland) under the TACIS programme of the EU in the working groups responsible for drafting Company Code and Commercial Code of Uzbekistan (1993-1995). Member of the working groups drafting Civil Code and Law “On Advocacy” (1993-1994 and 2002-2004 respectively).

Uzbekistan

Expertise

Advising foreign investorsPrivatisationLegislative drafting and legal reformBanking and financial sector reformSecurities market reformCompany and commercial law

Education

LLM, Northwestern University School of Law (USA), 1993
LLB (Hons), Law Faculty, Tashkent State University (Uzbekistan), 1984
Post-graduate course, Institute of State and Law, Russian Academy of Sciences (1987–1991) — Comparative Constitutional Law
Post-graduate studies in Comparative Law and International Economic Law (Moscow and USA, 1987–1993)

Admissions

Admitted to legal practice as an advocate, Republic of Uzbekistan (1995)
Member, Chamber of Advocates of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Languages

UzbekRussianEnglish