Dentons > Tashkent, Uzbekistan > Firm Profile
Dentons Offices
58-a Bobur Street
100022 Tashkent
Uzbekistan
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Dentons is an international law firm with a strong local presence in Uzbekistan, supporting clients from a broad range of industries including energy, construction and mining. The team has particular expertise in development finance-funded projects and government mandates, although matters involving banking and finance, infrastructure and PPP, corporate and M&A are also significant drivers of work. Managing partner Eldor Mannopov leads the group alongside banking and finance head Shukhrat Yunusov and Bobur Shamsiev. Other key individuals include counsel Ulugbek Abdullaev and senior associate Sanjar Narzullaev.Practice head(s):
Eldor Mannopov; Bobur Shamsiev; Shukhrat Yunusov
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘Managing partner Eldor Mannopov is a flexible professional who is always ready to assist.’
‘Dentons unique ability to provide expertise in different jurisdictions is very helpful.’
‘Dentons have a very strong team focused on corporate law, PPP projects and debt raising.’
‘The team is committed to the given timeline and deliver a high quality of service.’
‘Compared to other law firms, we could see a huge difference in the knowledge and customer-focused approach of Dentons. The team understood our requirements quickly and gave the solutions seamlessly, proactively supporting our project execution.’
‘Eldor Mannopov was always available to address our critical queries and provided precise and workable solutions. Personally, I have not experienced such a swift response from other legal companies.’
Key clients
JSC National Bank for Foreign Economic Activity of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan
State Assets Management Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Hududgazta’minot JSC
Calik Holding
Work highlights
- Acting as external counsel for UzAssets Investment Company Joint-Stock Company under the State Assets Management Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan in their large-scale project on the privatization of eighteen state-owned enterprises from various strategic industry sectors.
- Advised Hududgaztaʼminot JSC, the national operator of gas distribution grids, on the $300m project financing for the installation of modern metering devices throughout Uzbekistan.
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Today Dentons is one of the leading international full service legal practices in Uzbekistan. Dentons’ clients benefit from our thorough knowledge of the laws and business practices of the country gained through many years of experience. We support clients from a broad range of industries, including energy, mining, transportation, infrastructure and PPP, financial institutions, automotive, technology and manufacturing. We regularly advise on a wide variety of transactions and matters, covering corporate/M&A, employment and labor, environment and natural resources, banking and finance, capital markets, intellectual property and technology, litigation and dispute resolution, life sciences, real estate, project development, as well as public policy and regulation.
Areas of practice Dentons’ lawyers and professionals provide services in the following practice areas and industry sectors:
Banking and finance: Dentons covers every aspect of banking and capital markets transactions in the world’s leading financial centers. Dentons helps clients access and invest new sources of capital, develop and use financial products, structure financing transactions, comply with regulations, respond to investigations and resolve disputes.
Competition and antitrust: Dentons provides legal advice and judicial assistance in all aspects of national competition law, consumer law, state aid, tender procedures and regulatory issues. Clients receive tailored, industry-focused advice on complex litigation, investigations by competition authorities, merger control, competition compliance, or commercial arrangements.
Corporate and M&A: Dentons provides clients with comprehensive legal advice on public and private M&A, joint ventures, corporate finance, private equity, disposals, corporate restructurings, and general commercial, antitrust and corporate governance issues.
Employment and Labor: With our global presence and contacts, Dentons is one of only a few firms that can provide multinational businesses with a coordinated solution to all their employment and benefits needs throughout the world. The team is known for their creative, business-savvy counselling skills and, when necessary, their results-driven, highly successful litigation practice.
Energy: With one of the world’s leading energy practices, Dentons guides clients on strategy, market entry, transactions, political and regulatory issues and dispute resolution. Its clients include oil majors, independents, distributors, power generators and utilities, financial institutions, public entities and large customers, new energy and old.
Intellectual property: Dentons’ lawyers identify, protect and help commercialize IP in the most highly developed markets – and in jurisdictions where IP laws and enforcement are still evolving. They represent global corporations, academic and research institutions, inventors and artists, venture capital firms and others invested in patents, trademarks, copyrights and proprietary property.
Litigation, dispute resolution and arbitration: Dentons’ highly reputable litigation and dispute resolution lawyers are particularly well known for helping clients resolve disputes in energy, construction and engineering, banking, restructuring and insolvency, life sciences and retail. The team is also highly experienced in EU trade disputes, investigations and international arbitration.
Mining: As a global Top 10 law firm with deep experience in the industry, Dentons can help you meet those challenges head-on. Our mining clients include issuers listed on the world’s major stock exchanges, including those in Australia, Johannesburg, Hong Kong, London, Moscow, New York and Toronto. Investment banking firms and financial advisors turn to us for our seasoned advice. It’s why we’re certain our global team’s experience will match your global reach.
Real estate: Dentons’ real estate practice is the largest in the world. The firm advises real estate owners, investors and lenders on some of the most complex development, acquisition, disposition, debt and equity transactions in today’s market.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Uzbekistan Managing Partner | Eldor Mannopov | tashkent@dentons.com | +998 78 150 31 05 |
Partner, head of Uzbek Banking and Finance practice | Shukhrat Yunusov | tashkent@dentons.com | +998 78 150 31 05 |
Partner | Bobur Shamsiev | tashkent@dentons.com | +998 78 150 31 05 |
Counsel, Corporate, IP/IT, Life Sciences | Ulugbek Abdullaev | tashkent@dentons.com | +998 78 150 31 05 |
Counsel, Litigation and Dispute Resolution | Saidakbar Bekitayev | tashkent@dentons.com | +998 78 150 31 05 |
Lawyer Profiles
Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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Mr Ulugbek Abdullaev | Ulugbek Abdullaev is a Counsel in Dentons’ Tashkent office. He has broad… | View Profile | |
Mr Saidakbar Bekitayev | Saidakbar Bekitayev is a Counsel in Dentons’ Tashkent office. He has extensive… | View Profile | |
Mr Eldor Mannopov | Eldor Mannopov is the Managing Partner of Dentons’ Tashkent office. He specializes… | View Profile | |
Mr Bobur Shamsiev | Bobur Shamsiev is a Partner in Dentons’ Tashkent office. He provides legal… | View Profile | |
Mr Shukhrat Yunusov | Shukhrat Yunusov is a Partner and head of banking and finance practice… | View Profile |
Staff Figures
Number of lawyers: : 12,000+ Number of professionals: : 20,000+ Number of locations: : over 200 Number of countries: : more than 80 At this office: : 20+Languages
70+ languages including: Arabic Afrikaans Azerbaijani Bulgarian Czech Dutch English French Georgian German Hungarian Italian Japanese Kazakh Mandarin Polish Romanian Slovak Spanish Turkish Ukrainian UzbekLegal Briefings
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