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Bobir Karimov
Managing Partner of the Tashkent Office, LL.M.
Corporate Law and M&A International Arbitration and Cross-Border Disputes Compliance Investment Support
Bobir has over 20 years of experience in corporate law, M&A and cross-border investment transactions, complemented by a strong competition (antitrust) and regulatory practice. He holds an LL.M. from the University of Warwick (UK).
He previously served as Managing Partner of an international law firm and as First Deputy Chairman of the State Antimonopoly Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan, giving him direct, senior-level experience of Uzbek state authorities and of the approval and registration processes relevant to establishing and registering foreign-owned vehicles in Uzbekistan. He is also a recognized contributor to Uzbekistan's competition-law reform and a member of the Eurasian Antimonopoly Experts Alliance.
His clients have included major international corporations and financial institutions — among them KT Corporation, Sumitomo Corporation, Lukoil, Harbin Electric Ltd., CNPC, UzCard and Uzbekistan Airways – as well as government authorities and foreign investors, across regulatory, corporate and investment matters.
He previously served as Managing Partner of an international law firm and as First Deputy Chairman of the State Antimonopoly Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan, giving him direct, senior-level experience of Uzbek state authorities and of the approval and registration processes relevant to establishing and registering foreign-owned vehicles in Uzbekistan. He is also a recognized contributor to Uzbekistan's competition-law reform and a member of the Eurasian Antimonopoly Experts Alliance.
His clients have included major international corporations and financial institutions — among them KT Corporation, Sumitomo Corporation, Lukoil, Harbin Electric Ltd., CNPC, UzCard and Uzbekistan Airways – as well as government authorities and foreign investors, across regulatory, corporate and investment matters.
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Bobir advised:
a major Japanese corporation on entering into a geological exploration agreement and a production sharing agreement (PSA) in the Republic of Uzbekistan;
foreign investors entering the Uzbek market, including participation in negotiations with the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade, the State Assets Management Agency, the Ministry of Finance, the Cabinet of Ministers, and sectoral ministries (including the Ministries of Energy, Ecology, and Transport);
an investor in a transaction involving the privatisation of 100% of a state-owned company’s shares, including conducting legal due diligence, drafting and negotiating the share purchase agreement, and preparing and coordinating a draft government resolution granting tax and other project-related incentives;
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