Partner
Shavkat Akhmedov, PhD
Shavkat leads the firm's banking, labor 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 of hands-on practice 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
Education
- PhD in Law, University of Kent, United Kingdom
- LL.M, University of Essex, United Kingdom
- Tajik law qualification — Tajik State University
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
- Defended major Tajik bank in regulatory enforcement proceedings
Languages
- English — fluent
- Russian — fluent
- Tajik — native
