Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, held a gala event at the prestigious Hyatt Regency Tashkent to celebrate its recent expansion in Uzbekistan. Approximately 100 leaders of the Uzbek business community attended the reception, including representatives of major multinational and domestic companies, government ministries, and foreign embassies.

In July of this year, Dentons significantly enhanced its presence in Uzbekistan through a combination with highly ranked law firm Avent Advokat. A team of ten lawyers, led by partner Eldor Mannopov, joined the Tashkent office. The Firm’s expanded presence in Uzbekistan strengthens its market-leading position across CIS and Central Asia.

Uzbekistan Managing Partner Eldor Mannopov is a highly ranked lawyer in business law, and is recognized as a market leader in construction matters. He also focuses on international trade, arbitration, M&A, tax, litigation and compliance. He is well known for his experience working with Chinese and other Asian clients.

In his keynote address at the event, Eldor Mannopov commented, “We are witnessing important reforms in Uzbekistan, representing an entirely new chapter in the independent history of our country. We are proud that Dentons has taken a strategic decision to expand its presence in Uzbekistan at this moment, as a testimony to our shared confidence in a bright future.”

Aigoul Kenjebayeva, Central Asia Regional Managing Partner, said, “Uzbekistan is becoming a hot spot for international investment as a result of the new government’s efforts to create a more favorable business environment. In particular, the government’s recent opening of the currency control regime is creating a great deal of interest and excitement.”

Richard Singer, Dentons Europe Chief Managing Partner, added, “We heard tremendous enthusiasm from the foreign investors who attended the event. Many of them told us that Uzbekistan is the next big thing in Central Asia, and complemented us on the quality and experience of our team, as well as our foresight in investing in the market at this critical time.”

Through its legacy firms, Dentons has been present in the Uzbek market for almost 20 years. Following the combination with Avent Advokat, Dentons now has 11 lawyers in the Tashkent office.

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