About
Provided by Kosta Legal
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.
We see our role as a local legal counsel in being first-to-call when our clients require high-quality and effective legal advice to facilitate their activities in Uzbekistan. This might 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.
Based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, we work 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.
Chambers Review
Kosta Legal is a notable law firm with a strong presence in the Uzbek market, advising on a variety of domestic and cross-border mandates. The firm serves a sizeable roster of mainly international corporates, providing tailored project financing and corporate structuring advice. The team is also instructed on litigation and employment matters, and has experience handling work in the energy, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries. Clients represented by Kosta Legal include the IFC and Bravo Pharmaceuticals.
Work Highlights
- Kosta Legal acted as local counsel for Asian Development Bank on a USD90 million wastewater treatment plant project in the Namangan district in Uzbekistan.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The strength of the team at Kosta Legal is their service-oriented and hands-on approach to the matters combined with an attention to detail."
"The lawyers are well versed in a rapidly changing regulatory environment, commercially oriented and perfectly understand the needs and difficulties that we face."
"The strength of the team at Kosta Legal is their service-oriented and hands-on approach to the matters combined with an attention to detail."
"The lawyers are well versed in a rapidly changing regulatory environment, commercially oriented and perfectly understand the needs and difficulties that we face."
Notable Practitioners
Nail Hassanov is a leading lawyer in Uzbekistan whose expertise extends across a range of instructions in the energy and infrastructure sectors, including project finance and development.
Azizbek Akhmadjonov advises clients from a range of industries, including agriculture, pharmaceuticals and energy. He handles construction matters and assists with setting up joint ventures.
"I can describe him as a flexible negotiator and an experienced leader of the legal team."
Vazgen Grigoryan is a partner in Tashkent who is adept at handling litigation and arbitration proceedings across a range of sectors, including agriculture, chemicals, oil and gas, and manufacturing.
"Vazgen always promptly and accurately responds to our requests."
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