Vusala Babayeva-Nazirli

Senior Legal Associate

Vusala is a highly experienced senior member of VLM’s team, with a strong track record of advising both local and international clients across a wide range of business sectors, including construction, oil and gas, manufacturing, consumer markets, and financial services.

Vusala is a skilled specialist with expertise in the areas of international corporate structuring, business reorganization, consumer markets, project finance, banking, investments, and securities.

She supports her clients in legal and statutory compliance matters, capital markets, M&A, international conflict law, insurance legislation, contracts, corporate law, and so on.

Vusala provides her clients with extensive input in drafting, negotiating, and reviewing agreements, corporate and employment documents, distribution and franchising transactions, and so on. She is actively engaged both in legal and tax due diligence projects. Relying on her expertise in employment and human resources fields, she regularly deals with challenging labor law of our clients.

Core Practice Areas

Contracts
Corporate Law
Civil Law
International Corporate Structuring
Business Reorganization
Statutory Compliance
Capital Markets
Mergers and Acquisitions
Construction Law
Labor and Migration Law
Real Estate

Languages

English
Russian
Turkish
Azerbaijani

Education

Baku State University - LL.M in International Law
Baku State University - Bachelor of Laws

Key Accomplishments

Acted as an Azerbaijani legal expert in the UK courts upon the NCA (National Crime Agency) invitation to the UK.
Prepared detailed legal opinions and memorandums on corporate governance structure of insurance company in line with Azerbaijani laws, related party transactions of the Azerbaijani insurance company, transfer of shares of a prominent Housing and Construction Cooperative in Azerbaijan, assessment of potential cross-border financing involving UAE borrowers and a Russian lender.
Provided legal guidance through the process of increasing the charter capital for a leading international construction, shipping and logistics companies.
Assisted an international mineral water company with the process of the change of shareholder, director and increase in the charter capital.
Led and contributed to comprehensive legal due diligence for major companies in the oil and gas sectors, insurance, recycling in Azerbaijan.
Delivered due diligence investigations for a big fish industry, large bakery and fast-food chains in Azerbaijan.
Conducted comprehensive employment due diligence for one of the largest chains of the confectionery stores in Azerbaijan.
Led the provision of outsourced HR support, including daily support and labor law compliance, for a well-known international construction company.