Mr Gor Margaryan > Legelata Law firm > Yerevan, Armenia > Lawyer Profile

Legelata Law firm
BLUE BUSINESS CENTER, AREA 60
4/3 ARAM STREET
YEREVAN 0010
Armenia
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Work Department

Banking & Finance Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Foreign investments, Corporate & Tax Law, Litigation & Arbitration, Intellectual property.

Position

Managing Partner at “Legelata” LLC

 

Career

2010 – to date.   “Legelata” LLC CJSC, Managing Partner,

2014 – 2018.   Fawaz Alhokair Group, General Counsel,

2010.   Asian Development Bank,

2010.   Central Bank of Armenia,

2008 – 2010.   “AM’ Law Firm, Senior Associate,

2007 – 2010.    “Defense” Law Firm, Senior Associate,

2006-2007   Foreign Financing Projects Management Center, Ministry of Finance of RA, Lawyer.

 

 

Representative Transactions

  • agRIF Cooperatief of Netherlands in  acquisition of stake in “Inecobank” CJSC.
  • Incofin Investment Management, legal support for the process of acquiring shares of “Araratbank” CJSC.
  • Agence Française de Développement, legal support in extending the loan to the Armenian government.
  • Legal support for a transaction on loan from Proparco Ameriabank.
  • Legal support for the Danish Export and Trade Finance Fund.
  • Servizi Assicurativi del Commercio Estero – SACE, legal support under the export credit.
  • Legal support in transactions with the EBRD under the legislation of the Republic of Armenia in the field of taxation, rights of creditors, insolvency and foreign investment.
  • Alhokair Group, legal support with Sukuk issues.
  • Alhokair Group, legal support in the field of tax and corporate restructuring.
  • Burberry plc, legal support in litigation related to intellectual property rights.
  • In an arbitration tribunal relating to a multimillion-dollar sale and purchase agreement.
  • RCF Holding Management LLC over ICSID arbitration against the Government of the Republic of Armenia.

Languages

Armenian, English, Russian, Spanish.

Memberships

  • RA Chamber of Advocates
  • Accountant Qualification, Armenia

Education

  • 2024.   Certificate in M&A Success Strategies Online – Insead Business School.
  • 2015 – 2017.   Master of Business Administration (MBA), Manchester Business School.
  • 2008 – 2010.   LL.M in Law and Finance (with merits), – Goethe University, Institute for Finance, Germany.
  • 2006 – 2007.   LL.M in International Trade Law (with distinction), – University of Essex, UK.
  • 2000 – 2004.   B.A in Law – Yerevan State University

Lawyer Rankings

Armenia > Leading firms

Legelata Law firm is perhaps best known for its banking and finance expertise, with a solid track record in assisting domestic and international financial institutions with regulatory and transactional matters. The firm is well versed in handling due diligence proceedings and advising companies on a range of corporate issues, tax, IP and competition matters pertaining to M&A deals. The department is also strong in assisting IT sector entities with a range of matters. The team is led by the triumvirate of managing partner Gor Margaryan, antitrust and competition expert Arthur Buduryan, and recently promoted partner Tigran Ghambaryan. Aleksandr Egibyan is singled out for his contributions. Anzhela Abrahamyan left the firm in June 2023.