Sara Aghamaliyeva

Practice Areas

Sara Aghamaliyeva is a Senior Legal Associate at VLM and Partners with significant experience advising domestic and international clients in key sectors such as renewable energy, pharmaceuticals, M&A, intellectual property, and cross-border transactions. She brings a strategic and pragmatic approach to legal matters, with a focus on complex regulatory frameworks, multi-jurisdictional deal structuring, and the negotiation of high-value commercial agreements.

Sara has been instrumental in the development of renewable energy projects in Azerbaijan, advising foreign and local investors on large-scale solar and wind energy projects in the Garabagh and Gobustan territories. Her role includes drafting and negotiating Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), EPC contracts, Transmission Connection Agreements (TCAs), and O&M contracts, as well as navigating licensing and land acquisition procedures.

She plays a key legal advisory role in Azerbaijan’s first pharmaceutical manufacturing project, where she reviews sector-specific agreements such as Licensing Agreements, Technology Transfer Agreements, and Packaging Agreements, ensuring compliance with industry standards and evolving regulatory requirements.

Sara has a robust track record in mergers and acquisitions, including advising on regulatory filings, competition clearance, and merger control approvals. Notably, she contributed to securing one of the first merger control approvals under Azerbaijan’s new Competition Code for a major international transaction.

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