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Kosta Legal Offices
40a Mustaqillik str.
Tashkent, 100000
Uzbekistan
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Kosta Legal > The Legal 500 Rankings
Uzbekistan > Leading firms Tier 1
Azizbek Akhmadjonov, Nail Hassanov and Vazgen Grigoryan head the team at Kosta Legal, whose wide-ranging expertise benefits a number of foreign clients in Uzbekistan. The firm represents investors dealing with state bodies, lenders and investment targets in complex project financings and PPP arrangements. Elsewhere, the group handles incorporation, liquidation and bankruptcy matters in the corporate space, as well as M&A transactions and restructuring exercises. Further areas of expertise include competition law, dispute resolution, real estate and construction. Other key individuals include counsel Maxim Dogonkin and senior associate Jakhongir Olimjonov.Practice head(s):
Azizbek Akhmadjonov; Nail Hassanov; Vazgen Grigoryan
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘The team is flexible and available as required. It is innovative and doesn’t press on following precedents. They are open to challenges which each transaction can bring and offer valuable solutions.’
‘Nail Hassanov has been great at finding solutions for PPP projects in the water sector. This was the first program of its kind and required innovative thinking and explanations.’
‘Jakhongir Olimjonov has been available when required and his attention to detail and speed of execution has facilitated the process throughout.’
‘Nail Hassanov has a very straightforward approach which, combined with strong intellect, means you always feel that you know where you stand and what needs to be done. Maxim Dogonkin is a very strong counsel who works with Nail and together provide fantastic support to investors.’
‘Kosta Legal has market-leading experience in power and renewables projects in Uzbekistan. Nail Hassanov is highly recommended and one of our go-to lawyers in Uzbekistan.’
‘The firm’s lawyers are well-versed in the rapidly changing regulatory environment in Uzbekistan, commercially oriented, and perfectly understand the needs and difficulties faced by clients.’
‘Vazgen Grigoryan is a highly professional, has extensive experience in corporate law and dispute resolution, and enjoys great authority within the legal market of Uzbekistan. He is well acquainted with the principles of our work and always responds promptly and accurately to requests.’
‘Nail Khasanov and Maxim Dogonkin are highly qualified specialists with professionally and responsible approach.’
Key clients
Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC
Asian Development Bank
DeFacto
Électricité de France
International Finance Corporation
Maxam Corp. International SL
Philip Morris International
Sandoz-Novartis
Sanofi
Unitel LLC
Work highlights
- Assisting Électricité de France, Kyuden Corporation, Nebras Power and Sojitz Corporation in preparing for the tender and implementing the project for the financing, designing, construction, and operation of a 1,200–1,600MW combined cycle gas turbine power plant in the Syrdarya region of Uzbekistan.
- Advising Murad Buildings, one of Uzbekistan’s largest developers, on implementing a $1.2bn project for the construction of housing, social, and commercial infrastructure facilities on a land plot of 420 hectares in Tashkent.
- Representation of Indorama Kokand Textile in a dispute over the undersupplying of cotton with a cotton producer, which took place in the court of first instance.
Kosta Legal > Firm Profile
The firm: Having established the firm in 2015, partners of Kosta Legal have been working in the legal market of Central Asia for over 15 years and have been long recognised as leading experts in their fields of practice by international legal directories. Lawyers of Kosta Legal have extensive experience of assisting foreign companies, multinational corporations, international and regional financial and development institutions, including those operating in the oil and gas, energy and chemical industries.
The firm continues its extensive growth and development. In 2017, Kosta Legal merged with Grigoryan and Partners, a law firm of some of Uzbekistan’s most highly regarded litigators and corporate law practitioners with more than 20 years’ experience. This merger has significantly strengthened Kosta Legal’s commercial litigation and corporate practices.
Kosta Legal is likewise determined to expand geographically with more offices being opened across Central Asia in 2018-2019.
Areas of practice: Kosta Legal is a results-oriented law firm offering a wide range of legal services to both new entrants and well-established businesses in Uzbekistan with particular expertise to offer legal advice and services to foreign investors.
Services of Kosta Legal may include examining complex multi-party loan agreements for their compliance with Uzbek legislation or hiring/firing personnel; representing a client in negotiations for an investment agreement with Uzbek authorities or assisting in obtaining relevant licences to undertake necessary business activities; litigating in court on behalf of a client over a multi million-dollar dispute or assisting in obtaining visas for staff.
Headquartered in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Kosta Legal works with multi national and Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions (including regional development banks), the governments of different states, and small and medium-sized businesses, along with start-ups.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Banking and finance | |||
| Competition and antitrust | |||
| Compliance and regulatory | |||
| Corporate and M&A | |||
| Cross-border trade and customs | |||
| Dispute resolution, arbitration, ADR | |||
| Energy and natural resources | |||
| Labour and employment | |||
| Pharmaceuticals and healthcare | |||
| Project finance and infrastructure development | |||
| Real estate and construction | |||
| Retail and consumer goods | |||
| Telecommunications, media and technology |
Staff Figures
Number of lawyers : 9Languages
English Russian Uzbek German Japanese- Leading firms