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Farid Nabili

Farid Nabili

Asia-Pacific 2026

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Contributions and articles

2 Global Practice Guides

About

Provided by Caspian Legal Center

Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

Tax;

Corporate and M&A;

Project Development;

Construction;

Finance and Banking;

Regulatory;

International Taxation

Career

Farid Nabili is the Managing Partner of Caspian Legal Center. He advises multinational companies, financial institutions and domestic corporate groups on corporate, tax, regulatory and investment matters, with particular experience in major projects, construction, banking and finance.

Before founding Caspian Legal Center, Farid held senior legal and managerial positions in both the private and public sectors. He served as Head of the Tax Legislation Improvement Department at the Ministry of Taxes of the Republic of Azerbaijan, where he initiated and contributed to the introduction of several international taxation concepts into Azerbaijani tax legislation, including transfer pricing, the Tax Free regime, advance tax rulings and the general anti-avoidance rule. He previously worked for the Central Bank of Azerbaijan and served as head of legal at a major Azerbaijani investment group.

Farid also has substantial experience in construction and infrastructure projects and has advised on FIDIC-based contracts for major public and private developments in Azerbaijan. He has been teaching business and tax law at Azerbaijani universities for more than a decade.

Professional Memberships

Azerbaijan Bar Association;

International Bar Association (IBA);

European Institute of Corporate Governance

Publications

Author, Tax Law, Bilnet Publishing, Istanbul, 2023;

Contributor, Bloomberg Tax;

Tax Reporter for Azerbaijan, IBA Tax Committee Annual Reports;

Author of multiple articles on Azerbaijani and international tax law in international legal journals

Education

Baku State University

LL.B.

Central European University

LL.M.

Industry Sector Expertise

International Taxation;

Transfer Pricing;

Corporate Structuring;

Project Finance;

Infrastructure Development;

Regulatory Compliance;

Public-Private Partnerships

Chambers Review

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

General Business Law - Azerbaijan

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Band 2

Individual Editorial
Farid Nabili regularly advises companies across a range of sectors on real estate, company incorporation, employment and tax issues. He often represents foreign investors in Azerbaijan.

Ranked Individuals at Caspian Legal Center (1)

Azerbaijan

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