BHM Law Firm LLC

The firm: Since its establishment in 2001, Baku Law Centre LLC (‘BHM’) has become one of the largest and leading local full-service commercial law firms in the Republic of Azerbaijan. Combining outstanding litigation and consulting capabilities, BHM operates at the leading edge of business, advising on billion-dollar deals and high-profile cases for numerous corporations and financial institutions.

Over a period of 22 years, BHM has experienced a huge regional growth establishing its reputation in the local market. The firm represents and provides full legal services to a number of leading national and international companies, with particular emphasis in corporate and taxation, energy and construction sectors, banking and finance, IT, telecommunications and advertising, sporting and healthcare. BHM employs over 40 lawyers and legal practitioners with broad advisory and contentious capability, with a particular focus on key industry sectors.

BHM has been noted as a reliable and impressive business guru for its outstanding understanding of its clients’ businesses and commercially astute innovative advice in achieving commercially sensible outcomes.

Areas of practice: BHM yields contentious work in the various areas of business, as its legal professionals have extensive expertise in different fields of law and can advise on the complex and difficult issues in Azerbaijan and CIS.

Corporate and tax law: BHM handles the most complicated business and legal matters and advises a large number of local and foreign companies on the various aspects of their business activities. It provides innovative solutions on a broad range of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, establishment of joint ventures, incorporation of subsidiaries, branches and representation offices of foreign companies and corporate restructuring. It has extensive experience in the establishment and incorporation of new legal identities, whether local or foreign.

Oil and gas, energy and infrastructure: BHM demonstrates a pioneer approach and an unrivalled expertise in a wide range of legal issues in relation to the oil and gas, energy and electricity sector. The firm offers comprehensive legal advice to oil and gas, related construction and engineering companies throughout all stages of a project, starting from project inception, through procurement and construction contracts, drilling contracts, pipeline transportation agreements, and other industry-specific arrangements, as well as joint venture agreements.

Banking and finance: BHM’s comprehensive knowledge and broad local and international experience in banking and finance have brought the firm a reputation for handing the most complex structured and securitised cross-border transactions and their restructurings.

IP, IT and communications: with up-to-date and experienced insight in the IP field, BHM works closely with many leading businesses offering a broad range of legal services, including registration, management and protection of copyrights, trade marks, brands and patents, as well as assisting them in developing effective strategies for IP portfolio management. Having a strong focus on marketing, sponsorship, licensing and merchandising, broadcasting, and media rights resolutions, its lawyers take all the necessary precautions including appropriate legal actions to ensure that IP rights of clients are protected and, where appropriate, enforced and exploited.

Furthermore, BHM’s legal practice extends to contract law, trade and shipping, real estate, HR and recruitment advising services, sports law, litigation and other fields of legal practice. Contributing to their success, the firm continues to widen the services it offers, which gains the firm a high recognition in the most reputable rankings.