Mr Shukhrat Yunusov > Dentons > Tashkent, Uzbekistan > Lawyer Profile

Dentons
58-a Bobur Street
100022 Tashkent
Uzbekistan

Work Department

Partner, head of banking and finance practice

Position

Shukhrat Yunusov is a Partner and head of banking and finance practice in Dentons’ Tashkent office. He has extensive experience advising on banking and finance, corporate, contractual and regulatory issues. Shukhrat advises international financial institutions and foreign banks on Uzbek-focused financing mandates. He is a dual-qualified lawyer both in Uzbekistan and England and Wales jurisdictions – Solicitor of Senior Courts of England and Wales and Advocate in Uzbekistan.

Career

  • Partner – Dentons Tashkent, Tashkent (March 2019 – to date)
  • Counsel – Dentons Tashkent (formerly Avent Advokat), Tashkent (June 2012 – February 2019)
  • Senior Associate – Business Attorney Service, Tashkent (2008 – 2012)

Languages

English, Russian, Uzbek

Memberships

  • Law Society of England and Wales, 2015 – present
  • Chamber of Advocates of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2012 – present

Education

  • University of Durham, 2010, LL.M. in International Trade and Commercial Law
  • University of World Economy and Diplomacy, 2008, International Law faculty, Bachelor’s in Jurisprudence

Lawyer Rankings

Uzbekistan > Leading firms

(Next Generation Partners)

Shukhrat YunusovDentons

Dentons has a strong reputation in the Uzbekistan market, where it offers domestic and international clients a solid mix of contentious and non-contentious support. With key expertise in corporate law, banking and finance, M&A and project financing, the firm acts for government entities and clients across industries including energy, construction and mining. Leading the team is Eldor Mannopov, who has a strong reputation in energy and tax law and significant experience of handling cross-border transactions. The banking and finance team is led by the contractual and regulatory matters expert Shukhrat Yunusov, while the head of mining practice, Bobur Shamsiev , focuses on EPC contacts and subsoil projects. Ulugbek Abdullaev is the other name to note.