Legelata Law firm > Yerevan, Armenia > Firm Profile
Legelata Law firm Offices
Erebuni plaza Business Center, office 412
26/1 Vazgen Sargsyan Street
Yerevan 0010
Armenia
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Armenia > Leading firms Tier 1
Legelata Law firm is noted for its work in the financial services sector, advising banks on regulatory compliance and transactions; the team also acts on the borrower side of transactions. Elsewhere, the firm counsels clients on compliance with a variety of regulations, including data privacy, advertising, and customs, with the management of intellectual property portfolios also a key focus. Managing partner Gor Margaryan focuses on banking and corporate law, while Arthur Buduryan became a partner in 2021 and has broad expertise. Alla Hakhnazaryan leads the team’s intellectual property and litigation work.Practice head(s):
Gor Margaryan; Alla Hakhnazaryan; Arthur Buduryan
Testimonials
‘The team is young, they are open minded personalities and it is just a pleasure to cooperate with them. We were looking for a long time to find a partner like Legelata LLC. Legelata is doing everything possible to give your questions exhaustive answers.’
‘They offer professionalism and respond in a timely manner with flexibility.’
Key clients
LC Waikiki
Huawei Technologies
Samsung Group
Coca-Cola HBA
Egis Group
Sberbank of Russia
Lego Juris A/S
China Machinery Engineering
4u.am CJSC
Z&A Stores LLC (franchisee of Burberry, Armani, Ralph Lauren and other luxury brands in Armenia)
Alfa-Bank open joint stock company
PNB Banka AS of Latvia
Krka d.d.
Coinstats LLC
GlaxoSmithKline Healthcare
Granite Management Services
American Centre for International Solidarity (Solidarity Centre)
Herbalife Nutrition, Ltd.
Work highlights
- Assisted PNB Banka Latvia in management of the credit organisation, which was under the liquidation process by selling its assets and portfolios, including providing representation in courts with regards to pending cases and providing reporting to Central Bank of Armenia.
- Advised Coinstats on the structuring of a bankable group of companies in receiving venture capital for development of a cryptocurrency trading platform from well-known venture capital funds.
- Advised China Machinery Engineering on the transactional documentation in connection with a power plant project, aiming to create a less risky structure for performance of its obligations under the construction contract
Lawyer Profiles
| Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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 | Miss Anzhela Abrahamyan | Anzhela Abrahamyan, Senior Associate in Legelata Law Firm Representative transactions “Huawei Armenia”… | View Profile |
 | Miss Nareh Avetisyan | Nareh Avetisyan is a Associate in Legelata LLC Representative transactions “NORVIK” UNIVERSAL… | View Profile |
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| Miss Nareh Avetisyan | Nareh Avetisyan is a Associate in Legelata LLC Representative transactions “NORVIK” UNIVERSAL… | View Profile |
 | Mr Arthur Buduryan | Arthur Buduryan, Partner in Legelata LLC Representative transactions “AgRif Cooperatief” of the… | View Profile |
 | Mr Karen Chichoyan | Karen Chichoyan, Associate in Legelata Law Firm Representative transactions “Huawei Technologies Armenia”… | View Profile |
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| Mr Karen Chichoyan | Karen Chichoyan, Associate in Legelata Law Firm Representative transactions “Huawei Technologies Armenia”… | View Profile |
 | Mr Aleksandr Egibyan | Aleksandr Egibyan, Senior Associate in Legelata Law Firm Representative transactions: -“Inomma PTE… | View Profile |
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| Mr Aleksandr Egibyan | Aleksandr Egibyan, Senior Associate in Legelata Law Firm Representative transactions: -“Inomma PTE… | View Profile |
 | Mr Gor Margaryan | Gor Margaryan, Managing Partner in Legelata Law Firm. Representative Transactions AGRIF Cooperatief… | View Profile |
 | Mr Artyom Poghosyan | Artyom Poghosyan, Associate in Legelata Law Firm Representative transactions “LC WAIKE RETAIL… | View Profile |
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| Mr Artyom Poghosyan | Artyom Poghosyan, Associate in Legelata Law Firm Representative transactions “LC WAIKE RETAIL… | View Profile |
 | Miss Victorya Sargsyan | Victorya Sargsyan, Junior Associate at Legelata Law Firm Representative transactions “LC WAIKIKI… | View Profile |
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| Miss Victorya Sargsyan | Victorya Sargsyan, Junior Associate at Legelata Law Firm Representative transactions “LC WAIKIKI… | View Profile |
Client Testimonials
CLIENT: Ms. Goedele Van de Plas, Legal Counsel
COMPANY/FIRM: Legal Counsel Incofin Investment Management (Belgium)
TESTIMONIAL: “We are very pleased with assistance of Legalata. The team in Legelata has been very pro-active and available any time of the day working to meet the tight deadlines for regulatory permits. We are very satisfied with the competence and polished negotiation skills that Legelata contributed to the transaction”
CLIENT: Giorgi Dalalishvili
COMPANY/FIRM: Regional CEO LC Waikiki Retail AR LLC
TESTIMONIAL: “The direct and effective work of your company contributes to the improvement and development of our activities.
We are grateful for the conscientious approach and look forward to further cooperation.”
CLIENT: Maggie Cheung, Partner
COMPANY/FIRM: Mayer Brown
TESTIMONIAL: “Legelata are experienced, professional and very responsive. Their team I worked with is also dedicated and reliable. I have enjoyed working with Legelata and would recommend them to others looking for legal service in Armenia.
We look forward to the next opportunity to work with Legelata.
– Partner at Leading International Law Firm”
CLIENT: Michael Hanna, Associate
COMPANY/FIRM: Kirkland and Ellis LLP
TESTIMONIAL: “Legelata’s team has been invaluable in providing practical and solution oriented legal advice on anti-trust, intellectual property and other various issues within the frames of the multi-jurisdictional acquisition. They have been very proactive and easy to communicate with.”
Press Releases
Legelata advises AGRIF COOPERATIEF U.A of the Netherlands in Acquisition of Stake in Inecobank cjsc
26th June 2018AGRIF COOPERATIEF U.A. is a fund managed by Incofin Investment Management in Belgium. Incofin Investment Management is an alternative fund manager which are focused on investments in emerging countries and are driven by desire to promote inclusive progress. Leading investors of agRIF Cooperatief U.A are leading development funds, banks, insurance companies, pension funds, high net worth and retail investors.
Legal Developments
COVID-19 -an excuse not to perform contractual obligations?
24th March 2020Covid-19 has been declared as pandemic by WHO. The pandemic has caused the global markets tumble and triggered massive government intervention for saving the economy as the economic activity sharply fell and panic spurred in financial markets. Many businesses now face situations where it is much more onerous or near to impossible to perform their obligations vis a vis their employees, but more importantly their counterparts and contractors.
Armenia: Prevention of Leadership Duality
3rd March 2020 When attempting to create corporations that safeguard the interests of shareholders, many companies implement a two-tier corporate hierarchy. At the first level is the board of directors: elected by the shareholders and on the second tier is the upper management: hired by the board. The one-tier board provides a better understanding of the operational issues at board level and clearer direction; nevertheless, it can simultaneously be hard for other board members to challenge a powerful Chief executive Director (CEO) who is also the Chairman of the Board (Chair).M&A: Share acquisition of IT companies – tax it or pass it?
13th December 2019Expansion of the business places the manager in front of the classical choice – grow organically or make an acquisition? Once the acquisition is decided to proceed upon and all other strategic considerations are satisfied, a business should decide whether the acquisition should proceed by acquiring assets or shares of a specific business.
Armenia intends to extend tax exemptions for IT industry
22nd June 2018IT industry in Armenia has seen a dramatic growth for the last few years. The industry size in 2017 has reached 765,1 million USD versus 559,1 million USD in 2015 which represents around 37% growth like for like (National Statistical Service of Armenia 2015, 2016, 2017).
Mergers and Acquisitions: Exceptions of exercise of pre-emptive rights in Armenia
22nd June 2018Mergers and acqusitions in the banking industry has been buoyant for the past couple of years in Armenia. This activity has been fuelled by the regulatory requirements for increase of the charter capital of the banks due to the desire of the regulator, the Central Bank of Armenia, to see larger and predictable players in the market easy to supervise. This has been coupled with the increasing interests of international players and investors towards the robust banking sector or Armenia which has offered stable exchange rates and much higher interest on debt and equity compared to that of developed markets such as Western Europe, North America and Middle East.
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