• About
• Experience

We are fully aware of the particularities of the legal framework governing employment, pension and migration as well as the pressures that companies, entrepreneurs and individuals face. Because of our deep knowledge of the constantly evolving legal framework within which the businesses operate, clients, from startups and growing businesses to major, industry and market-leading players, call upon and rely on our experienced team of lawyers that help navigating these challenges.

Our team of dedicated lawyers adopts a bespoke approach suitable for individual needs of the client from a wide spectrum of industries. Our clients rely on our advice on employment, employment policy, migration and other high-level strategic issues, as well  as complex day-to-day issues that have the potential to affect the businesses.

The issues we advise on spans a full spectrum of matters, from transactional and advisory to contentious and litigational, from structuring and drawing up tailored employment contracts to disputes arising in the context of employment, along with assistance in obtaining requisite permits from migration authorities. We also constantly advise our clients on complicated and controversial provisions of legislation,  furnish legal support on the employment aspects of complex corporate transactions and guide the clients through the challenges with a minimal exposure to risks. Our seasoned trial lawyers have broad experience in employment litigation, devise optimal litigation strategies to deliver the best possible outcomes to clients, having successfully argued employment law cases before courts of all instances throughout the country.

We are called upon for our proven track of records and extensive knowledge of the market and legal framework, no matter how intricate the matter is. Our legal team provides legal counseling covering a broad array of employment law issues including:

Advisory –  drafting and structuring employment contracts, employee relations, hours and pay, workplace discrimination, employee misconduct, disciplinary issues, redundancies and dismissals, compensation and benefits

Litigation – immense experience in contentious employment matters concerning pay, termination, redundancies, workplace discrimination, violation of workplace safety regulations, including representation of clients before all instances of courts

Currently counselling a local drilling company in an alleged wrongful termination dispute arising out of the violation of the company’s safety and workplace regulations, currently pending in the Baku Court of Appeals;

Acting as a counsel for an oil-gas company in a complex labor dispute involving claims by an employee seeking damages for the company’s alleged breach of commitments under the employment contract;

Advised a leading local publishing house on handling several instances of gross employee misconduct;

Represented an international logistics company in a large labor dispute alleging wrongful termination where we negotiated and secured a full and final settlement in favor of our client;

Assisted an oil-gas company with formulating its strategy in an intricate labor dispute stemming from termination of employment contract due to employee’s gross violation of workplace safety standards;

Counseled a local telecommunication company in an alleged wrongful termination dispute arising out of expiry of a fixed-term employment contract;

Assisted international companies in obtaining visas, work and residence permits for their expatriate employees based in Azerbaijan;

Advised a local wine waking company on challenge of decision of a state authority imposing fines for withholding obligatory payments to the budget;

Advised several local companies on hiring, hours and pay, dismissals, benefits, leave entitlements and other labor law issues.