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Client Testimonials

CLIENT: Mansur Mammadov
COMPANY/FIRM: Plato Capital and Co. Investment Company
TESTIMONIAL: We want to express our sincere gratitude towards VLM and Partners, and Vugar, as they have dealt with almost all aspects of making our company even stronger. VLM and Partners demonstrated utmost professionalism in tackling all challenges, from establishing the company’s corporate structure to the matters related to the deals.

CLIENT: Tetiana Krimchenko
COMPANY/FIRM: IDS BORJOMI INTERNATIONAL
TESTIMONIAL: VLM and Partners is distinguished by the high proficiency level of rendered services and the diligent attitude of its lawyers toward the clients’ individual cases. VLM mainly assisted us in handling the process of reviewing and applying labor law provisions and drafting large-scale legal documents. VLM has established itself as an outstanding team of professionals with exceptional client care, a responsible approach, and excellent cooperation skills despite the remote provision of legal services. We are absolutely content to have an opportunity to work with qualified and reliable lawyers of VLM and Partners.

CLIENT: Azer Shiraliyev
COMPANY/FIRM: FRYDAY LLC
TESTIMONIAL: As the owners of one of the biggest fast-food channels, we are incredibly delighted to cooperate with VLM and Partners. We have worked together on structural issues and created different forms of agreements. Furthermore, as online sellers, we are sure that VLM and Partners is the best firm to seek advice in e-commerce matters.

CLIENT: Ignacio Gomez
COMPANY/FIRM: Thales International Western Countries B.V.
TESTIMONIAL: VLM and Partners have been essential in supporting our Company in Azerbaijan, providing valuable services in different areas such as Corporate Law, Labour Law, and Tax matters. Thanks to their continuous support and customer-oriented solutions, we can focus on our core business, ensuring that the legal aspects of our presence in Azerbaijan are well under control.

CLIENT: Azer Allahverdiyev
COMPANY/FIRM: Ismayilli Wine
TESTIMONIAL: VLM has done a marvelous job in such a short period, which helped us achieve our goals timely. The efficiency of their actions and the ability to foresee possible issues that could appear along the process played a significant role in overcoming the barriers swiftly. The contact between VLM and us was sustained perfectly for the sequence of the whole procedure. As a client, our satisfaction with the legal service rendered is beyond ultimate.

CLIENT: Fariz Ahmadov
COMPANY/FIRM: MOORE AZERBAIJAN
TESTIMONIAL: VLM and Partners delivered its services by confronting the legal aspects of various projects, which we are delighted with. VLM’s criteria, such as high-quality service, promptness, and being trusted, are something we appreciate and consider.

CLIENT: Baris Altiparmak
COMPANY/FIRM: TEKFEN
TESTIMONIAL: Vugar Mammadov has been a valued legal adviser to our Azerbaijan operations for a long time. Vugar has an open, responsible, erudite, and business-friendly team and what makes this team unique is their sense of availability for immediate response. VLM team has the depth of knowledge and qualification in local law and can find creative and lawful ways of solving challenges. We are impressed by VLM’s assistance in doing business.

CLIENT: Eivaz Mirzoyev
COMPANY/FIRM: MST LLC
TESTIMONIAL: Our experience with Vugar Mammadov and his team has been exceptional. VLM is a trustworthy and professional team of lawyers that always assist our company through tedious corporate matters with an exquisite attitude. VLM associates are always available to guide and provide prompt clarity of situations on time. Excellent legal skills, high-quality service, and individual approach to each case are qualities that keep our cooperation with VLM and Partners solid and stable — highly recommended!

CLIENT: Shamsi Akhundov
COMPANY/FIRM: FASTTECH LLC
TESTIMONIAL: VLM and Partners assisted us in too many things… from creating from scratch and establishing our business’s legal structure to obtaining all required licenses and permissions. Our company has quickly soared in our activity area with zero risk due to a solid legal establishment. Big thanks go to VLM and Partners.

CLIENT: Anar Bayramov
COMPANY/FIRM: FRUITCOURT LLC
TESTIMONIAL: VLM and Partners is an excellent law firm to cooperate for contracts law, customs and tax issues, litigation, and investment law. They are a significant asset for an agricultural company and are highly recommended.

Diversity

VLM and Partners is committed to pursuing values such as diversity, encompassing a variety of destinations, including gender, race, age, political beliefs, geography, religious affiliation, national origin, sexual orientation, and other protected classes. We can firmly state that none of these attributes play a role in our recruitment and hiring decisions or our choice of partners and clients.

As indicated in our Code of Conduct: “We have expectations about how we deal with one another, and certain types of behavior are not acceptable at VLM. It includes harassment, discrimination, and bullying, bystander responsibilities, how concerns or complaints may be raised and dealt with, and consequences for breaches. VLM takes inappropriate conduct seriously, and everyone is required to be familiar with our workplace expectations, including as outlined in this Conduct.”

We are proud that two-thirds of our staff are women. It demonstrates that gender has never been an issue open for discussion while hiring employees.

We are glad that our team originates from different geographical places, and nations might have different life values and political beliefs depending on the geographic areas and groups they come from. This factor enriches our line of sight in communicating with clients.

We are also pleased to note that we give law students and young graduates a chance to work with experienced professionals through our internship programs. We get extra motivation seeing that we help the younger generation at the beginning of their careers, contribute to their future, and allow them to learn from our experience.

VLM and Partners, as a firm, places extreme importance on the matters of equal pay to its employees from different races, religions, genders, sexual orientations, and other diversities.

International Capabilities

Relying on our successful partnerships with several well-known European law firms, we are capable of securing your legal interests in a wide range of European jurisdictions.
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As an example, we have engaged in a long-standing business relationship with reputable Czechian law firms.

​Moreover, we actively cooperate with firms from France, the UK, UAE, Israel, Türkiye, and Russia in dealing with cross-border legal matters.

We always look forward to meeting and exceeding our clients’ expectations and ensuring that each of our clients is satisfied with our work and the result, which is our joint success. The firm has worked with a wide range of clients all around the world, including:

• Biggest Azerbaijani and foreign banks and investment companies;
• Holding companies;
• Trading companies;
• Leading insurance companies;
• Aerospace company;
• Oil and Gas companies;
• Agriculture companies;
• Biggest fast-food company;
• Food and Beverage manufacturing companies;
• Azerbaijani design companies;
• Luxury retail companies;
• Construction companies;
• The largest chain of confectionery stores in Azerbaijan, etc.

The Team

VLM is comprised of legal and tax professionals with deep international experience. Our team members have gained extensive experience in leading local companies and companies of countries such as the United Kingdom, Italy, and Turkey.

Extending its capabilities across the ocean, VLM’s professionals has provided tailored legal advice and solutions for a high-stake renewable energy project in Solomon Islands.

We present cases in English, Azerbaijani, Russian, and Turkish. In addition, our team members speak German, French and Italian languages.

The network

We have successfully represented the interests of our clients before the courts and arbitrations of various countries, including:

• Switzerland
• The United Kingdom
• Dubai
• Turkey
• Slovenia
• The Czech Republic
• Russia
• Latvia
• Malta
• Montenegro