The team at GRATA International has a solid track record in handling employment and migration matters, as well as corporate structuring work, and is developing its expertise in dispute resolution, IP and antitrust law. Cross-border matters remain a core pillar of the practice. Practice co-head Ummi Jalilova has an excellent reputation in corporate and M&A, and often acts for clients in international financial transactions. Practice co-head Royal Ibrahimli fields expertise in banking and finance, tax and contract law. Fidan Vahabova's broad practice takes in antitrust and competition, IP and employment law matters. Shabnam Sadigova Huseynova left the firm in July 2024.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘They treat every client equally, large or small.'
  • 'Royal Ibrahimli has superb collaborative skills.’
  • ‘GRATA has an excellent corporate practice.’

  • ‘Lawyers of GRATA are result-oriented.’

Key clients

  • Korn Ferry (UK) Limited
  • BI-GROUP
  • POWERCHINA
  • Azerconnect LLC
  • Caspian IT LLC
  • Enter Engineering ltd
  • Agroinvest LLC
  • Yandex Delivery
  • Yango Eats
  • Aggreko group
  • International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation
  • Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Ummi Jalilova, Royal Ibrahimli

Other key lawyers

Fidan Vahabova