Caspian Legal Center

Caspian Legal Center (CLC) is a Baku-based full-service Azerbaijani law and tax consultancy firm mainly specialized in business law. CLC is internationally ranked by Legal 500, Chambers and Partners IFLR 1000, World Tax and World TP for several years. Managing Partner Mr. Farid Nabili is a member of Taxation Committee at the International Bar Association, being selected as National Tax Reporter for Azerbaijan by the International Bar Association (2019-2022). Before joining CLC, Mr Nabili has led Tax Law Reforms Unit at the Ministry of Taxes where he authored several chapters of the Azerbaijani Tax Code currently in force; led Legal Department of one of the largest private investment groups in Azerbaijan and, worked as leading lawyer for the Central Bank of Azerbaijan. Legal Manager and a Chevening scholar Mr Orkhan Beydiyev, who holds LL.M degree from Queen Mary University and has worked as the unit head at the Ministry of Economy before joining CLC, supports and advises the team relying on his unique practical experience in business regulation and commerce in Azerbaijan. Key Clients: The majority of the clients are multinational enterprises, including several FORTUNE Global 500 companies operating in Azerbaijan or having business transactions with local companies. The recent Key Clients are: Four Seasons Hotel, MAN Energy Solutions Schweiz AG, British American Tobacco, Pasha Development (Pasha Group), International Committee of Red Cross, Azerbaijan Energy Regulation Agency, UN International Organization for Migration, Scanwell Norway, Hikvision, Gilan Holding, HCL Technologies, Bolt, Shanghai Electric Group, Midea Group, Huawei Azerbaijan, Explico/Vodafone, METKA EGN, FINCA Azerbaijan, AzeriGaz, several contractors of BP and SOCAR. Practice areas: Corporate, Commercial and Company Law Services, Taxation and Accounting Support, primarily in Energy, Oil-Gas, Renewable Energy, Finance and Banking, Construction, ICT, Hospitability, Trade and Services industries.