Alisher Umarov

Alisher Umarov is the Managing Partner of ASHUR. He has been practising law since 1997 and has been in private legal practice since 2008.

He specialises in corporate and commercial law, business restructuring, insolvency and dispute resolution. He advises domestic companies and foreign investors on establishing and structuring businesses in Uzbekistan, corporate governance, contractual matters and the implementation of investment projects.

As part of his dispute resolution practice, Alisher represents clients in commercial and financial disputes, including debt recovery and enforcement of court judgments. He also advises on liquidation procedures and interactions with state authorities in matters related to his areas of practice.

Before joining ASHUR, Alisher served as Head of the Legal Department of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan and worked with an international investment firm.

He participated in legal research and the preparation of proposals for improving legislation concerning business activities, insolvency, state registration of businesses, taxation and customs regulation.

Alisher also led and participated in legal and institutional reform projects in Uzbekistan supported by TACIS, the OSCE, the Asian Development Bank and the United Nations Development Programme.

Arbitrator at the Arbitration Court under the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan.