Two partners. Every file.

Both partners read law at leading UK universities — Kent, Essex and Manchester — and have spent their careers translating between common-law expectations and Tajik civil-law reality. At AAA, the partner you meet is the partner who runs your matter.

Shavkat Akhmedov
Partner

Shavkat Akhmedov, PhD

Shavkat leads the firm's banking, labour law, data protection and litigation practices. With a PhD from the University of Kent and an LL.M from the University of Essex, he combines deep academic training with two decades as the local counsel of choice for development banks and international financial institutions operating in Tajikistan.

Practice Areas
  • Banking & finance — loan documentation, security packages, regulatory advice
  • Employment & labour law — workforce structuring, terminations, disputes
  • Personal data protection — compliance frameworks, cross-border transfers
  • Litigation & dispute resolution — economic courts, regulatory proceedings
  • Project finance — multi-source financing for energy and infrastructure
Selected Experience
  • Local counsel on 60+ EBRD financings across banking, micro-finance and energy
  • Advised IFC on multiple equity and debt investments in Tajik financial institutions
  • Drafting input on Tajikistan's personal data protection legislation
  • Counsel on Tajikistan's first-ever sovereign Eurobond offering
Education
  • PhD in Law, University of Kent, United Kingdom
  • LL.M, University of Essex, United Kingdom
Farhad Azizov
Partner

Farhad Azizov

Farhad leads the firm's taxation, securities, TMT, mining and land-law practices. An LL.M graduate of the University of Manchester, he has spent his career at the intersection of Tajik fiscal regulation and the cross-border concerns of multinational clients — a perspective that has made him a go-to adviser on tax-driven structuring and natural-resources transactions.

Practice Areas
  • Tax & customs — corporate tax, VAT, transfer pricing, treaty access
  • Securities — bond issuance, Eurobonds, green bonds, listing advice
  • Technology, media & telecoms — licensing, regulatory, content
  • Mining & natural resources — concessions, JV structuring, royalties
  • Land law — long-term lease, perpetual-use rights, land allocation
Selected Experience
  • Advised on Tajikistan's first attempted listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • Counsel on 5 major oil & gas transactions (Total, CNPC, Santos, Loon, Nostrum)
  • Tax structuring for inbound investment into Tajik mining and manufacturing
  • Drafting input on Tajikistan's Tax Code reform and PPP framework
Education
  • LL.M, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Tajik law qualification — Tajik State University

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