Altay Mustafayev Law & Tax is noted for its cross-border transactional work, with a focus on the financial services, IT, telecoms and oil and gas sectors. Despite its recent establishment in January 2018, the firm counts multinational giants such as Google, Mastercard and Apple as key clients. The group’s core competencies include loan facilities, restructuring and insolvency, debt capital markets transactions (including eurobonds), M&A and general tax advice. Managing partner Altay Mustafayev leads the team, which is frequently engaged by leading international law firms to act as local Kazakh counsel in cross-border matters. Nigar Abdullayeva provides additional support.

Under the joint leadership of Aykhan Asadov, Delara Israfilova and Farhad Mirzayev, the team at BM Morrison Partners LLC is able to handle major transactions in Azerbaijan, ranging from privatisations, infrastructure and natural resources projects to major financings involving securitisations and debt. The group acts for a mixture of local and international clients, with recent work spanning the renewable energy, mining, food and beverages, retail and financial services sectors; new client additions include Balenciaga, Brown-Forman and Star Mining LLC. Director Leyla Safarova is also noted.

At Omni Law Firm, the main points of contact are managing partner Roman Alloyarov, Ismail Zargarli, Afag Abdullayeva and Nigar Jafarova. The firm’s wide-reaching experience covers banking and finance, with the team acting for prominent local corporates, global banks and IFIs on various financing matters, as well as capital markets transactions. It also advises on cross-border corporate and M&A matters, including production sharing agreements. The team has also experienced a notable uptick in restructurings and renewable energy projects. Senior associate Nigar Alimardanli is also noted.

The main point of contact at Allied Legal Partners Law Firm is managing partner Samir Hadjiyev, whose expertise can be seen across an array of practice areas, including corporate, employment, commercial and IP. The firm has also provides tax and customs advice. Recent client additions to note are multinational giants Meta, Voodoo and Nestle, among others.

Managing partner Kamal Mammadzada is the key name at De Novo Advisors; his main areas of practice include commercial, corporate and M&A, banking and finance, and capital markets. Other key individuals include senior associate Nargiz Kazimova and associate Sabina Kerimova, they have expertise in dispute resolution, real estate, tax and IP. Recent work involves advising clients operating in the banking, telecoms and fintech sectors, among others.

Managing partner Ilgar Mehti and Sharaf Asgarova lead the team at EKVITA, which handles work involving the public and private sectors, including matters relating to oil and gas, commercial litigation and arbitration, among other practices areas. The firm has recently been involved in work for clients operating in the technology, renewable energy, food and beverages, telecoms and agriculture sectors; the firm has added Azerconnect, Agro Dairy and Konti as new clients. Legal manager Emil Bashirov is also recommended.

GRATA International‘s areas of expertise include lease transactions, loan agreements between European financial institutions and local banks, cross-border M&A and employment. In addition, the team handles the registration of trademarks, patents and copyrights, as well as disputes in trademark infringement cases. Baku-based Ummi Jalilova heads the practice.

PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal‘s recent work spans a number of a sectors, including food and beverages, transportation, shipping, banking and energy. Areas of expertise include banking, finance and securities, corporate, compliance and commercial law, unfair competition and employment, among others. Director Elchin Mammadov heads the team, which also includes managing partner Movlan Pashayev and senior manager Leyla Sadikhova.

BDO Azerbaijan LLC‘s areas of expertise include commercial, corporate and M&A, tax, employment, IP and dispute resolution and the group is also able to draw on the firm's international network to assist clients with cross-border matters. The team focuses on the oil and gas, IT and telecoms, retail, logistics, marine, construction, manufacturing and technology sectors. Managing partner Yunis Salayev heads the practice alongside legal consultant Ruhulla Rahimov.

Caspian Legal Center is a Baku-based law and tax consultancy firm that has expertise advising on commercial, corporate and M&A, tax and customs and employment matters, among others Recent work involves acting for clients operating in the energy and oil and gas, banking, technology, pharmaceutical, construction and hospitality sectors. Managing partner Farid Nabili leads the team, which also includes legal manager Orkhan Beydiyev and senior associate Pari Gasimli.

Under the leadership of managing partner Anna Dreyzina, the team at NOTEM LAW FIRM handles a range of work for local and international individuals and foreign entities. Areas of recent growth include corporate and M&A, PPP transactions, energy and IP. The group also has notable strength assisting with migration, contracts, banking and finance and trade law and handling alternative dispute resolution.

Remells Law Firm advises local and international clients on a broad range of corporate and financial transactions; areas of expertise include advising on commercial contracts and arrangements, construction deals, financing arrangements and government regulations, among others. Its recent workload has seen it advising clients operating in the transportation, retail and technology sectors. Baku-based partners Rashid Aliyev and Sabit Abdullayev jointly head the practice.