Legal services

Every business requires a change in form while the content changes. A legal entity is just a shell for a business, which must meet its needs at each stage of its formation and development, as well as reflect the changes taking place with it.

Our specialists provide comprehensive support of registration and reorganization of our clients' business, within the framework of which they render the following services:

• Conduct a preliminary check of available documents and scope of work;
• Independently accompany the entire process up to the dispatch of documents
• Inform about the terms and stages of registration and reorganization, agree on a plan of activities based on the tasks and goals of the business;
• Evaluate the available constituent documents, prepare draft decisions, protocols, articles of association, contracts, acts, notices, etc.
• Notify existing creditors and the registration authority, submit the necessary documents for publication of the notice of reorganization

Liquidation of a business is a lengthy and bureaucratic process that can cause a company significant financial and other difficulties, as well as business bankruptcy, which can entail significant litigation with creditors and damage the reputation of business owners.

Our specialists provide comprehensive support of liquidation of the company “turnkey” in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan: from termination of labor relations, inventory of assets and liabilities to the closure of bank accounts and exclusion from the register of legal entities.  

Also, our specialists provide comprehensive support of the bankruptcy procedure of the company, with the implementation of all necessary actions in the framework of this process, starting from bringing the accounting statements to the proper form for the start of bankruptcy and ending with the completion of the bankruptcy procedure.

Our specialists provide comprehensive subscription services to companies on all legal issues arising in the course of business activities, in particular, the provision of written and oral advice, timely notification of changes in legislation, directly or indirectly related to the company's activities, development and examination of legal documents, drafting letters, applications, claims, complaints, responses to inquiries, other documents, participation in negotiations with the client's counterparties, legal support of transactions of the client, legal support of the client's business, legal support of the client's business, legal support of the client's business activities, legal support of the client's business activities, legal support of the client's business activities, legal support of the client's business activities, legal support of the client's business activities.

Corporate relations arising between shareholders or between a company and its shareholders have a significant impact on the stable operation of a company, protection of the rights and interests of its shareholders, thus providing the ground for business prosperity.

Our specialists, having considerable experience in this area, provide a wide range of services on legal support of corporate relations and settlement of corporate disputes, in particular:

• Development and drafting of any corporate documents in accordance with legal requirements
• Development of corporate governance system and corporate documentation;
• Consulting and legal support of corporate procedures, including convening and holding meetings of shareholders and participants of companies, changes in the authorized capital, payment of dividends, settlement of corporate disputes
• Comprehensive legal support of acquisition and sale of shares and participatory interests in legal entities, starting from legal due diligence to successful closing of the transaction
• and other services

Our labor law and human resources experts provide our clients with a range of services that combine strategic business insight with practical legal guidance, including:

• Formalization and adjustment of HR documentation
• HR outsourcing
• Dismissal and hiring procedures
• Resolution of labor disputes.
• Personnel expertise
• Personnel structuring
• Development of bonus programs.

Today, the Republic of Uzbekistan is committed to attracting foreign investment in various areas of the economy and is taking all necessary measures to develop the investment potential of our country.

Our specialists provide companies with a wide range of services in the field of investment law, including legal support in obtaining investment benefits and conducting negotiations with state authorities, advising on foreign direct investments, including legal structuring of an investment project, as well as advising on the terms of investment contracts, including legal support in signing investment contracts with state authorities, such as contracts on priority projects, SE

Legal expertise of documents - research and analysis of documents for compliance of their content and form with the current legislation.

Our services in this area will identify legal errors in documents, possible risks and ensure their prevention, resolve disputes in the conclusion of contracts, identify their void or voidable terms. In case of identification of legal errors, our experts will propose solutions for their elimination or options to minimize risks to avoid negative consequences.

Our experts provide services on preparation of legal opinions for various forms of business taking into account the specifics of the company's activities, as well as the nature of the transaction according to the following stages: determination of the legal situation, setting of tasks and specific questions on which the opinion will be prepared, scientific and legal research of the issue, providing the client with a ready legal opinion.

When preparing legal opinions, our experts aim to inform the client as fully as possible about all possible risks and benefits associated with negotiations or the resolution of any legal issue.

M&A transactions are one of the most common ways to expand a company, to prevent possible risks of the impact of economic instability on the company's business, as well as to develop the business and maximize profits.

Our specialists offer the following services in this area:

• conducting market analysis and business strategy development;
• conducting comprehensive due diligence of the transaction object - identifying tax, legal, financial and operational risks;
• pre-sale preparation of the business/asset;
• independent assessment of business value;
• development of an algorithm of actions taking into account the client's interests and identified risks;
• preparation of necessary documents;
• defining and drafting commercial terms and conditions in sale and purchase agreements and shareholders' agreements;
• representation of the client's interests in negotiations.

When making real estate transactions, it is necessary to take into account the specifics of each individual type of real estate, as well as to conduct an additional check of typical risks, to take into account the nuances in the preparation of documents.

Our specialists are experts in the sale and purchase of real estate, whose skills and expertise will prevent you from such risks as double sale, the presence of a dispute about the right, false documents, unscrupulous realtor, illegal redevelopment, fraud in mutual settlements and others.

Business restructuring is a complex and responsible procedure that requires comprehensive knowledge in various areas of law. Creation and legal support of holding structures requires not only professional skills and in-depth knowledge of national legislation, but also in-depth expertise of international legislation.

Our specialists in the field of business restructuring, creation and support of holding structures provide comprehensive support of these procedures, including legal due diligence, legal support of the process itself, interaction with state authorities, comprehensive assistance in optimizing the business structure and others.

Our specialists have considerable experience in representing clients in state courts and arbitration institutions, including in foreign jurisdictions. Our specialists also have professional experience in pre-trial dispute resolution such as mediation, which in turn leads to timely resolution of our clients' disputes without unnecessary financial and time costs.

In particular, our specialists provide the following services in this area:

• elaboration of legal position and strategy of actions, analysis of risks and prospects of disputes;
• consulting at the pre-trial stage, including preparation of pre-trial letters and claims, participation in negotiations, preparation of applications for interim measures;
• ollection of necessary evidence, including by sending lawyer's requests to state bodies and organizations;
• representation of interests in arbitration courts and courts of general jurisdiction;
• representation of interests at the stage of execution of court decisions.

Our intellectual property specialists have professional skills of combining theoretical knowledge and positive practice aimed at protecting the interests of our clients.  

Our experts in this field have vast experience in assisting in national and international trademark registration for local and foreign companies, advising on license agreements, franchising agreements, and agreements on assignment of intellectual property rights, patenting inventions, utility models, industrial designs, patent searches, protection of intellectual property rights in pre-trial proceedings, representation of international companies in courts of different levels and state bodies

Our specialists have extensive expertise in analyzing and implementing the requirements of personal data and information security legislation, as well as legal support of information security processes.

Our specialists provide comprehensive support in this area, including assistance in mitigating the risks of violating information security legislation, applying restrictive measures, sanctions and fines from regulators, criminal or administrative liability.

Antimonopoly legislation provides a legal framework for the prevention, restriction and suppression of monopolistic activities and unfair competition, and is aimed at ensuring conditions for the effective functioning of competitive relations in the commodity and financial markets of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Our specialists in this area provide the following services, including:

• consulting on the application of antitrust and advertising legislation antitrust audits
• legal reviews
• representing clients in antitrust audits and court proceedings
• Support in negotiating transactions
• risk assessment structuring transactions taking into account current antimonopoly requirements