Sevil Hasanli
Legal Associate
Sevil is a highly skilled lawyer specializing in commercial, intellectual property, and migration law. Throughout her career, she has contributed to diverse projects across the energy, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, real estate, and public procurement sectors, consistently delivering exceptional results.
She has advised on company registrations for both local and foreign founders, handled corporate changes, supported the acquisition of work and residence permits, resolved employment issues, and registered trademarks locally and internationally. Sevil is also experienced in drafting a broad range of commercial contracts, including sale and purchase, service, lease, franchise agreements, as well as preparing legal opinions and client-focused guidance documents.
Prior to joining our team, she served as a lawyer at a local consulting firm, where she focused on public procurement, and dispute resolution through mediation and litigation, and compliance support.
In addition to her legal practice, Sevil has actively developed her professional skills through volunteer work with international NGOs and government agencies, achieving notable success in both legal and collaborative environments.
Core Practice Areas
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Contracts
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Corporate Law
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Employment Law
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Migration
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Intellectual Property
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Compliance
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Public Procurement
Languages
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English
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Turkish
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Azerbaijani
Education
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Baku State University - Bachelor’s Degree in Law
Key Accomplishments
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Provided legal guidance to a foreign investor in the renewable energy sector, ensuring compliance with real estate regulations;
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Assisted the local subsidiary of a prominent energy and construction company in acquiring work and residence permits for expat employees in compliance with Azerbaijan’s migration laws;
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Conducted risk analysis of a shareholder agreement for a foreign investor establishing a beverage plant in Azerbaijan;
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Supported the sale and purchase of shares in a well-known local healthcare center and handled the registration of related corporate changes;
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Successfully safeguarded the interests of a leading company in the ICT and high-tech sector by justifying prolonged violations of competition laws in the market, providing the client with a legal opinion aimed at resolving the issue.
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Provided ongoing support in the field of Human Resources to a subsidiary of a major Luxembourg-based outsourcing company in Azerbaijan, which employs approximately 150 staff.
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Supported a prominent company in the oil and gas sector, as well as a government agency, in preparing policies necessary to obtain the ISO 37001 certification (anti-bribery management system).
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Delivered comprehensive legal support to a local company in the film industry by preparing various sales, service, and lease agreements for three major projects, ensuring the registration of intellectual property rights for authors involved and facilitating project execution.