Ulvia Zeynalova-Bockin

Practice Areas

Ulvia Zeynalova-Bockin is a Partner and Co-Managing Officer in Dentons' Baku office. Her practice focuses on banking law, debt capital markets, real estate finance, mergers and acquisitions, as well as corporate law and finance. Ulvia also has experience in securities and financial regulation, including work with the Corporation Finance Division of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. and advising clients with business interests in the CIS countries while working in Salans' New York office and, more recently, in Dentons Rodyk in Singapore.

She has provided legal support to local and international clientele in high-profile matters, including the first IPO to be listed on the Baku Stock Exchange, the first Azerbaijani law governed syndicated loan facility, the second largest recapitalization and restructuring in the history of the Azerbaijani financial sector, advising major investment banks on various issues related to derivatives, and participating in the privatization of the largest bank in Azerbaijan.

Career

Ulvia joined Salans (now Dentons) as Associate in 2009, Senior Associate since 2015, Counsel since 2017, Partner since 2020, and Partner and Azerbaijan Co-Managing Officer since 2022.

Professional Memberships

Ulvia was admitted to the New York Bar in 2010. and to the International Bar Association since March 2016.