Partner

Bobur Shamsiev is a Partner in Dentons’ Tashkent office. He provides legal advice to foreign and local clients on various aspects, including gaining subsoil use rights, leading negotiations in relation to the contracts, procurement and turnkey construction, privatization, PPP, public procurement, licensing and dispute settlement. Bobur advises on major projects in the energy, mining and construction sectors in Uzbekistan.

Bobur has worked in multiple jurisdictions on various matters ranging from employment disputes to the negotiation of a multimillion dollar EPC contracts. Having worked alongside Uzbek state agencies in a number of legal and regulatory reforms, he has a deep understanding of Uzbekistan’s legal, regulatory and policy framework as well as significant experience in drafting and reviewing legal documents.

Partner, Dentons, Tashkent (2018 - present) Chief Legal Counsel, Kazakhstan Branch of LUKOIL Overseas Karachaganak B.V. in Astana (2015 - 2018) Legal Affairs Manager, Secretary of the Board, LUKOIL Saudi Arabia Energy LTD., Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia (April 2009 - July 2015) Chief Legal Counsel / Head of Contracts Group, Kazakhstan Branch of LUKOIL Overseas Service in Astana (June 2007 - March 2009) Legal Counsel, LUKOIL Uzbekistan Operating Company LTD, Tashkent (January 2005 - June 2007) Deputy Head of the Department on Protection of Foreign Investors,  Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan (April 2004 - January 2005) Deputy Head of the International Legal Department,  Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan  (November 2002 - April, 2004) Minister Assistant, Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan (November 2001-November 2002) Chief Consultant, International Legal Department, Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan (April 2000 - November 2001)

English, Russian, Uzbek

Accredited member of the International Association for Contract and Commercial Management (IACCM)

Robert Gordon University, 2014, MBA with merits Tashkent State University, 2009, Bachelor's degree in International Economics John Marshall Law School, 2000, LL.M. in Comparative Legal Studies University of World Economy and Diplomacy, 1998, Bachelor's degree in Law