Vazgen Grigoryan

Practice Areas

Vazgen Grigoryan is a Partner at Kosta Legal leading the firm’s Dispute Resolution and Corporate practices. He is a highly regarded litigator in Uzbekistan. With over 25 years of experience, he specializes in complex cross-border commercial litigation, regulatory enforcement proceedings, multi-jurisdictional investigations, corporate restructurings and insolvency. Vazgen represents clients in corporate disputes, multi-million debt cases related to commercial contracts and pledge agreements, as well as disputes with state tax and antitrust authorities and state-owned enterprises. He also handles recognition and enforcement of international arbitration awards and bankruptcy matters. Clients value his ability to navigate legal challenges.

As a practitioner of corporate and financial law, his expertise extends to corporate law, corporate finance, and corporate governance, where he assists with public take-overs and private acquisitions of shares and businesses, equity issues, including acting on issue and placement of shares, reorganizations, joint ventures, and general corporate work. Having gained substantial experience in the Uzbek banking industry, Vazgen is particularly adept in bank financing, focusing on syndicated and secured loans, structured trade finance, project finance, and acquisition finance. Clients appreciate his solution-oriented approach and extensive transactional experience.

Career

Vazgen joined Kosta Legal in 2017 and has been instrumental in building the firm’s Dispute Resolution practice. His prior work experience includes being a partner at several notable local law firms and holding a position at the National Bank of Uzbekistan.

Professional Memberships

Chamber of Advocates (Uzbekistan)

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Uzbekistan

Languages Spoken

English, Uzbek, Russian

Education