Leges Advokat

Leges Advokat is a boutique law firm in Uzbekistan that provides the highest quality legal services with deep and intimate knowledge of Uzbek legislation and practice. We offer a comprehensive range of legal services to multinational corporations, international financial institutions, sovereign states and their agencies, as well as domestic corporations and financial institutions.

Lawyers of Leges Advokat have the experience, technical and support resources necessary to meet the full gamut of clients’ needs in the market of Uzbekistan.

The law firm is committed to providing our clients with efficient, consistent, high-quality service combined with an innovative approach.

Although the firm was established in 2004, lawyers of Leges Advokat have been providing a wide range of legal services to local and foreign businesses for twenty-five years, representing corporations across a wide spectrum of businesses and industries.

Our sectoral strengths are particularly deep in:

• Antitrust and Competition: advising on merger control, abuse of dominance, anti-competitive agreements, and interactions with the Antimonopoly Committee;
• Banking and Finance: acting for borrowers, lenders, and DFIs on syndicated loans, secured transactions, financial regulation, and project finance;
• Corporate Law: advising on corporate structuring, M&A, joint ventures, governance, shareholder rights, and reorganizations;
• Customs and International Trade: supporting clients with Uzek trade law compliance, import/export rules, duties, and cross-border trade structuring;
• Data Protection and IP: advising on personal data compliance, cybersecurity, and the protection of trademarks, patents, and know-how;
• Dispute Resolution (Litigation and Arbitration): representing clients in commercial litigation and international arbitration, and serving as legal experts in foreign proceedings;
• Insolvency and Bankruptcy: advising on restructuring, liquidation, debt enforcement, and creditor protection under local insolvency law;
• Investments and PPP: advising on foreign direct investments, concession projects, PPP structuring, and government contracts;
• Labor and Employment: supporting clients on employment contracts, labor disputes, compliance with evolving labor law requirements, and HR policies;
• Real Estate: advising on land acquisition, leasing, construction law, including FIDIC, development projects, and real estate finance;
• Tax Law: providing general tax advice, compliance support, analysis of double taxation matters, and optimization of corporate tax structures.

We are especially proud of our role in enabling major international businesses to establish and scale operations in Uzbekistan across sectors such as energy, infrastructure, production, fintech, and food store chains. In the past year alone, we advised on high-value cross-border transactions and regulatory mandates involving multilateral lenders, sovereign borrowers, private equity investors, and state-owned entities.