Expert SM renders legal services both to the local and foreign organizations and enterprises since 2002. We render professional legal services for legal entities, based on an extensive legal practice, providing full confidentiality of contractual relations with the client. The commercial law – The Analysis and inventory accounting of debtor and creditor debts. Claiming problem debtor debts (return of debts), management of promissory notes. The corporate law – Registration, and also absorption, merges, allocation, division, liquidation of all forms of legal persons and legal consulting of the future activity. Modification in constituent documents, reorganization of the enterprise. Our attorneys are knowledgeable in all aspects of the incorporation company in Azerbaijan. The tax law – Legal examination of actions and executed decisions of tax bodies. The conventional law – Settlement of disputes pertaining to the conclusion, execution, changes and cancellation of contracts. Anti-collection services The «Expert SM» company offers the following list of anti-collection services: – legal assistance and defense of client interests in resolving disputes on loans to banks, leasing companies and other creditors; – legal review of loan agreements; – consultations on issues arising in the delay of payment of credit, increasing the interest rate on the loan; – participation in negotiations with the bank and other creditors; – qualified assistance of a lawyer for legal claims of creditors; – representation the interests of debtors in courts of all instances; – reduction of fines, penalties, interest; – the appeal of credit lawsuits filed by banks, leasing companies and other creditors; – complete contesting of the credit agreement; – representation interests of debtors in executive proceedings, – participation in negotiations with representatives of the Judicial Executive Service; – appeal against the illegal actions of the Judicial Executive Service; -appealing the results of tendering for the sale of the property. Evaluation services «EXPERT SM», an international legal and consulting company, provides evaluation services to individuals and legal entities. Our Evaluation Team has wide experience in assessment activities and provides the highest level of service, accuracy and quality of performed work. In October 2006, on the recommendation of The National Confederation of Entrepreneurs of Azerbaijan, decision of the National Bank of Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijan Mortgage Fund staff of the group were included in the mortgage lending serving institutions. The assets of our group has such large works, as; Zaqatal Nut Factory, Aghdash Trade Center, Sabunchu Knitting Factory in Baku, «Bakcell» Ltd, SGS – complex, etc. Partners of our Evaluation Team in evaluation and mortgage loan activities are banks such as “Texnikabank”, “Kapital Bank”, “Unibank”, “Nikoyl”, “Muganbank”. The evaluation report is submitted according on the international standard as a set of documents in written form together with video materials. The Team carries out the following type of assessment:
• Evaluation of all types of business • Pre-investment evaluation of the enterprise • Assessment of buildings, structures, houses, apartments • Evaluation of apartments for mortgage • Valuation of land plots, villas, cottages • Equipment evaluation of workshops, factories, plants and etc. • Assessment of transport companies and garages • Evaluation of motor vehicles (all types) • Assessment of stocks of individual and legal persons • Evaluation of restaurants and catering business • Valuation of companies for: – Court – Section – Merging – Taking the balance – Sale • Valuation of property, real estate of enterprises for contribution to the authorized capital • Damage assessment of individual and legal entities. Pharmaceutical services Expert SM is pleased to offer You the following services in the field of pharmaceutical law: • Assistance in registration of drugs, medical equipment and products of medical purpose; • Legal consulting in issues concerning advertising of drugs, medical equipment and products of medical purpose; • Drug promotion methods: development and legal support of sales schemes; • Working out and legal analysis of commercial agreements, including agreements with distributors and joint marketing agreements; • Drafting and legal analysis of customer’s feedback processing agreements and adapting the standard template of such agreements to Azerbaijani legislation • Legal regulation of foreign economic activities; • Consultancy concerning responsibilities for production of inferior products; • Consultancy on issues concerning clinical investigations on drugs; • Legal support of clinical researches, including the following: a) developing legal scheme of financing clinical researches; b) legal support in issues connected with import of investigated drugs and other articles (test tubes, reagents, equipment etc.), support in issues connected with export of samples, tests etc.; c) working out contracts/agreements: o with clinical institution (medical institution conducting clinical investigations) o with researchers (doctors) o with tested persons (test participation agreement form) o on insurance o on provision of services by experts from governmental organizations authorized to control and record results of investigations d) cooperation with health authorities in issues concerning conduction of clinical investigations; • protection of intellectual property rights; • representing interests of client in cases connected with violation of patent and trademark rights; • legal support in developing effective schemes of import and distribution of drugs, medical equipment and products for medical purposes, maintenance of their consignment reserves of realization, directed to maximum use of customs and tax privileges applicable to pharmaceutical industry; • representing and protection of interests of clients before custom authorities both in pre-trial procedures and courts; • representing and protection of interests of clients before tax authorities both in pre-trial procedures and in courts; • collecting debts from Azerbaijani distributors, including judicially or through initiation of bankruptcy proceedings; • working out drafts of legal texts regulating public health issues; and our general legal services: • legal consultancy; • registration of companies with local investments (where investors are Azerbaijani citizens); • registration of companies with foreign investments (where investors are not Azerbaijani citizens); • registration of representative and branch offices; • drafting and providing legal analysis of contracts/agreement; • legal outsourcing (continuous legal servicing); • accounting outsourcing (providing full-range accounting services to companies); • representing interests of clients in courts of different instances; • winding-up local companies. Partner of our company in the field of pharmaceutical law is the company “LegalAlliance” – the leader in legal services market of Ukraine in the sphere of medical and pharmaceutical law according to the eighth edition of the directory”Ukrainian Law Firms 2010. A Handbook for Foreign Clients “ Economic disputes, representation in courts
Expert SM renders services of user’s service of the enterprises, including decision of all legal questions arising out of activity of the client. Expert-SM is one of the leading law firm in Azerbaijan. To subscribers of Expert SM are rendered following services:
Expert SM offers you services of the family lawyer which include:
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Expert SM provides legal services for more than 10 years. Our specialists are ready to render consulting services in all the matters in connection to licenses and permissions obtaining and will assist in obtaining of the following types of licenses necessary for commence and continuation of business activity on the market:
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Legal support of business. Subscription legal service Subscription legal service is a highly skilled complex support of activity of the company on all legal problems arising in the course of economic activities.Among advantages of regular legal support provided by our company the following are distinguished:
Associated with subscription legal service our company is guided by the following rules and principles:
Legal service of organizations includes rendering of the following legal services:
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Our specialists are ready to render highly professional assistance in all the spheres of labor law, including:
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We will help in the preparation of documents for foreigners: – a residence permit; – the work permit; – extension of a visa; – prolongation of the residence permit; – registration at the place of residence; – assistance in recognizing at the territory of Azerbaijan Republic of diplomas obtained abroad (nostrification). – consultation in the sphere of getting visas to the USA |
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Main fields and special disciplines of law we consult on:
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WORKS (SERVICES) AT THE STAGE OF CONTRACT CONCLUSION
WORKS (SERVICES) AT THE STAGE OF CONTRACT AMENDMENT, DISSOLUTION AND EXECUTION
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Legal due diligence – a review of title, the constituent, contract documents the company, allowing it to establish compliance with the laws and customs of business turnover and the current judicial practice. The main purpose of the legal due diligence – is to check the compliance of documents with legal requirements and interests of the company to identify the risk of causing to it potential losses in case of: • presentation of administrative fines and other sanctions by state agencies; • sanction contractors for nonperformance or improper performance of contracts; • non-performance of contractual obligations of contractors; • abuse by employees; • the illegal acquisition and use of assets (real estate, rights of intellectual property), etc Legal and consulting company “Expert-SM” carries out a legal due diligence of the entire enterprise, its business units and individual components of the business. Depending on customer needs, we offer: – due diligens of contractual relations, including the due diligens of accounts or accounts receivable; – due diligens of documentation to the ground and other objects of movable and immovable property; – due diligens of the management system; – due diligens of labor relations within the enterprise; – due diligens of litigation and enforcement proceedings, the adoption of optimal solutions; – due diligens of transactions and other investments. The period of due diligence and its value depends on the volume of documentation and the terms of the issues under examination. The result is a detailed report containing information on violations and how to address them. Legal and consulting company “Expert-SM” strictly follows the principle of non-disclosure of any information obtained during the due diligence of the company. Thus, conducting due diligence will make a full and complete picture of compliance with the legislation of the organization activity and its governing bodies, to obtain a clear action plan aimed at eliminating violations of the law and business improvement. |
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International legal and consulting company, Expert SM provides legal and accompanying services in Azerbaijan for more than ten years. Having joined in 2009 to the American Chamber of Commerce in Azerbaijan (AMCHAM Azerbaijan) Expert SM acceded to the more than 180 companies across all sectors of the economy; in January, 2011, Expert SM has successfully graduated from the Enterprise Development and Training Programme (EDTP – The EDTP is a BP initiative in support of local business development sponsored by BP and its co-ventures in Azerbaijan. The programme is part of BP’s effort to increase local content of their contracts in Azerbaijan and thereby contribute to the healthy and transparent development of the local economy). Since March 2011, the company “Expert SM” is a permanent member of the Azerbaijani-Russian Chamber of Business Cooperation. Since the foundation of Expert SM our specialists improve their skills every day, accumulating experience and in-depth legal knowledge for the benefit of customers. When we turn to the next process, we affirm our professionalism, not in words but in deeds. We represent clients in court, conduct a public enterprises of all types of the organizational and legal forms, and advise on all aspects of doing business in Azerbaijan. Turning to the international legal and consulting company Expert SM, you will receive an affordable and comprehensive legal advice on incorporation company in Azerbaijan, doing business in Azerbaijan, and characteristics of the investment policy in Azerbaijan. Further, the specialists of our law firm provide full or partial support of Your business, the assistance of counsel, accountant or auditor. Our staff consists of specialists in the field of law and economics. In our company attended multidisciplinary experienced experts. The professionalism with which our specialists take on the job, regardless of the complexity of the case, have formed to our company reputation of a responsible and reliable performer. Our experts are not only thoroughly know the legislation, but also monitor all changes, as the domestic legislation of Azerbaijan, as well as partner countries, the adoption of international legal acts governing the entrepreneurial activity. Moreover, due to long-term practice, the lawyers of Expert SM familiar with all the requirements for registration documents in government agencies and international organizations. Experts of legal and consulting firm Expert SM provide consultations on local and international treaty law. If you need in incorporation company in Azerbaijan, our experts will help with the choice of organizational form, the preparation of package of documents and conduct legal correspondence with the competent state authorities. We comply with the principle of confidentiality, legitimacy and priority of the client’s interests. With us doing business in Azerbaijan will be beneficial and safe for You. If You need in legal services in Azerbaijan, please contact the Expert SM – we will help You! |