Jamila Majidli
Senior Associate
Jamila is our highly skilled senior associate with outstanding experience in corporate law and antitrust law. Before joining our team, she had worked at an international law firm and held a senior lawyer position at Azerbaijan Industrial Corporation (AIC). Furthermore, she has served as a competition law trainer at the Legal Training Centre.
At VLM, Jamila handles our clients' complex antitrust, M&A, data protection, regulatory compliance, employment, corporate, and contractual matters. With her valuable know-how, Jamila provides in-depth legal advice to FMCG, energy, fintech, construction, and manufacturing companies.
Jamila is capable of drafting tailored contracts, representing businesses before government bodies, and managing licensing and other administrative procedures. Additionally, she professionally supports our clients in obtaining patents and trademarks in Azerbaijan.
Core Practice Areas
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Competition Law
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Corporate Law
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Mergers and Acquisitions
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Intellectual Property Law
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Contracts
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Labor Law
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Data Protection
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Consumer Protection
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Regulatory Compliance
Languages
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English;
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Turkish;
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Azerbaijani
Education
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Baku State University - LL.M. in Maritime and Energy Law;
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Baku State University - Bachelor of Laws
Key Accomplishments
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Played a key role in a team that incorporated and registered a foreign-national invested joint venture company in Azerbaijan, significantly contributed to the drafting of the Joint Venture Agreement (JVA).
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Successfully completed prolonged and suspended liquidation processes of foreign-invested companies within one business week.
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Secured permission from Competition Authorities to conduct the acquisition of a well-known international consulting company's shares
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Contributed to the team’s efforts in obtaining patents for plant varieties on behalf of a reputed company.
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Incorporated branches and representative offices of leading global oil and gas, heavy industries, technology, and construction companies in Azerbaijan, and provided comprehensive legal assistance to corporate legal matters
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Prepared a due diligence report covering corporate, competition, antitrust, and employment issues.
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Conducted official correspondences with authorized bodies, resolving disputed and prolonged issues by presenting solid proofs.
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Completed complex research on state borrowing and guaranteeing.
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Researched and advised companies on corporate governance standards in Azerbaijan, preparing all necessary documents, including but not limited to codes, charters, and regulations.
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Addressed corporate legal and antitrust inquiries from prominent foreign companies seeking to establish permanent representative offices in Azerbaijan.