Specialising in cross-border litigation, Concern Dialog law firm fields a strong bench of litigators and arbitrators, catering to a wide range of industries including the energy, mining, telecoms, tech, finance and non-profit sectors. The firm is active in tax, defamation, unfair competition, commercial litigation, criminal law and employment disputes, and is well versed in acting for the Armenian government and semi state bodies on issues of constitutional law. Former deputy Minister of Justice Aram Orbelyan leads the firm’s arbitration and litigation practice, and currently chairs the Arbitrators’ Association of the Republic of Armenia. Narine Beglaryan heads up the corporate, banking and finance practice, specialising in M&A, share purchase transactions, contracts, corporate structuring, and date protection, as well as assisting with several high-profile litigations. Artur Hovhannisyan leads on tax and general administrative law, while Lilit Karapetyan focuses on energy and mining law with an emphasis on environmental issues. Hovhannes Khudoyan, Mariam Santrosyan and Martik Martirosyan are noted at the associate level.

K&P Law Firm caters to a host of multinational corporates, development institutions and foreign and local investors, with a focus on corporate and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, banking, finance, competition, and real estate. The firm serves key clients in the energy, mining, construction, IT, retail, tech and finance sectors. Tatul Khudatyan leads on most of the firm’s real estate and banking transactions, whereas Vardan Stepanyan heads up the banking and finance practice, with experience in corporate M&A, securities and corporate finance, as well as restructuring and insolvency matters. Gayane Virabyan, Ani Nargizyan, Anna Hakobayan and Zhanna Harutyunyan are key contacts.

Legelata Law firm has a strong background in offering transactional and regulatory support to the banking sector and also boasts domestic and international clients in the healthcare, construction and retail spheres. The team is particularly active in intellectual property, foreign investments, tax and corporate matters, as well as data privacy, advertising, customs and intellectual property portfolio management. The firm has recently expanded its capabilities in the IT space, advising startups on market entry and day-to-day operations. Managing partner Gor Margaryan leads the team with a focus on banking and finance, mergers acquisitions, tax and foreign investments. Recently promoted partner Arthur Buduryan leads on many competition, construction and renewable energy mandates. Senior associates Anzhela Abrahamyan and Aleksandr Egibyan are both core members of the team.

HAP LLC offers its corporate clients strong capabilities in dispute resolution, competition and public procurement issues, with a keen focus on bankruptcy and financial recovery. Named partner Hayk Hovhannisyan leads the firm with 23 years’ of cross-border advisory and advocacy experience, having served as a member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration and the Armenian Supreme Judicial Council. Bankruptcy expert and accredited mediator Gagik Grigoryan is well versed in banking, finance, employment and dispute resolution. Anna Margaryan specialises in procurement and competition protection law. The team is supported at the associate level by Tachat Voskanyan and Harutyun Hovhannisyan, with the latter having joined in April 2022 from Concern Dialog law firm law firm.

Founded in 2011, ELL Partnership Law Firm covers a range of business, corporate and litigation matters, including tax, PPP, IT, investment projects, international arbitration and IP mandates. The trio of Gohar Gevorgyan, Norayr Balayan and Taron Simonyan co-lead the team.