Team

01.2023 – present

Senior Associate,

- legal support for major investment projects in the oil and gas industry, chemical and petrochemical sectors, and construction field in Uzbekistan;

- legal support of investment agreements, financing-related transactions, contracts based on PC, EPC, and other mixed structures, identification and assessment of sanction risks;

- advising and preparing legal memoranda on interpretation and application of the the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Russian Federation, concluded contracts and/or draft contracts;

- legal representation of clients in economic court.

06/2021 – 12.2022  

Senior Legal Counsel, Contracts Department, Service of Deputy Director-General on Legal Issues,

LUKOIL Uzbekistan Operating Company LLC (LUOC)

- comprehensive legal support for contractual activities of LUOC, Marketing company and Investors under the PSA;

- work with the main complex tasks of the Contracts Department, including large construction contracts based on EPC, PC and other mixed structures, contracts for the sale of produced hydrocarbons, etc.;

- development and maintenance of contracts governed by various legal systems, including, but not limited to, the law of England and Wales, the law of the Russian Federation, the law of the Republic of Uzbekistan, etc.;

- advising and preparing legal memoranda on interpretation and application of the law of different jurisdictions, PSA, various types of  contracts;

- organizing the work of the Contracts Department during the absence of the HOD.

06/2021 – 12.2022

Legal support for the activities of the downstream project – LUKOIL Uznefteprodukt LLC (LUNP)

- full legal support for the activities of LUNP, including but not limited to contractual, corporate work and litigation;

- work with government bodies and solving legal, tax, customs, and other issues of LUNP;

- organization of interaction with PJSC LUKOIL and the founders (participants) of LUNP on corporate legal and related issues.

12/2016 – 02/2020, 06/2022 – 12.2022

Sales and Supply Manager, LUNP

- management of financial and economic activities of LUNP in the field of import deliveries, reception and storage of petroleum products, sales of products on the retail market and under supply contracts;

- determination of development strategy, organization of financial and commercial plans of LUNP;

- development of enterprise standards for logistics, marketing and organization of transportation and storage of petroleum products.

01/2017 – 05/2021

Lead Legal Counsel, Service of Deputy Director-General on Legal Issues, LUOC

09/2013 – 12/2016

Legal Counsel, Service of Deputy Director-General on Legal Issues, LUOC

- legal review of draft contracts, preparation of proposals for solving problems arising during the performance of contracts, including the preparation of letters, claims and negotiations;

- active participation in drafting and updating of 19 standard forms of contracts of LUOC;

- preparation of legal memoranda on interpretation and application of the law of various jurisdictions;

- Legal and documentary maintenance of Steering Committees, interaction with government bodies;

- Legal support during inspections carried out by the Authorized body within the framework of PSA and by state bodies within the framework of legislation and corporate audit by LUKOIL parent company, preparation of arguments for PSA cost recovery;

- Legal review of bid (tender) documentation and corporate acts, examination of tender proposals’ documents received from potential suppliers of goods, works and services, preparation of recommendations for Tender Commission.

10/2012 – 07/2013

Legal assistant, Global Brand LLC

- Providing the business entities with consulting on various legal issues;

- Legal support for the state registration of legal entities, as well as their re-registration with drafting of a package of relevant documents (articles of association, minutes / decisions of the founders, etc.);

- Legal support for M&A agreements and other agreements for the reorganization of legal entities with drafting of a package of relevant documents;

- Participation in the preparation of claims and representation of business entities in courts.

Additional activity:

2020-2021 legal support and coordination of the project "Joint venture of PJSC LUKOIL and JSC Uzbekneftegaz for the extraction of minerals", drafting and preparation of the full package of documents (articles of association, financing agreement, legal memoranda and others), as well as organization and participation in the negotiation process between the parties.

Professional awards and acknowledgment:

Certificate of Appreciation for achievements and diligent work from the Director General of LUOC, August 2021

The Best Corporate Legal Service team member, the International Legal Forum “Tashkent Law Spring” organized by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan, April 2019

Certificate from the President of PJSC LUKOIL on conferring the title “Best Young Specialist of the Year in the “Lawyer” nomination” among organizations of the LUKOIL Group, July 2016

09/2013–

07/2015

Tashkent State Institute of Law, Uzbekistan

Degree: Master of Law, GPA: 86 %

09/2008–07/2013

University of World Economy and Diplomacy, Uzbekistan

The 9^th place in entrance examinations (more than 700 participants), class captain

Degree: Bachelor of Law, GPA: 83,3 %

09/2011–07/2012

Legal clinic “School of legal skills”

Languages: English (advanced), Russian (fluent), Uzbek (native), Tadjik (conversational)