White & Case opens its office in Uzbekistan

Askar Yakubov · 13:05, 30.01.2018 · Updated 07:22 · 733 views

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) -- A representative office of the US law firm was opened in Tashkent on 29 January 2018.

It should be reminded that the Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan and White & Case signed a memorandum within the framework of the visit of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to New York on 18-20 September 2017.

Within the framework of the documents, the parties intend to organize training of legal personnel on commercial and arbitration law from Uzbekistan at White & Case offices in the United States.

At the moment, White & Case is the only US law firm in Uzbekistan.

The office of the law firm will work in a number of key areas, including updating the legal framework of cooperation between Uzbekistan and the United States.

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