Elvin Gasimov
Baku,Azerbaijan
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Legal & Policy Officer
American Chamber of Commerce in Azerbaijan
Baku, Azerbaijan
01.2023 - Current
- Establishing and maintaining official working relations with the legislative and executive authorities
- Following legislative acts that can affect the interests of the Chamber members
- Obtaining, analyzing and summarizing of such legislative acts
- Coordination of the preparation of the biannual policy document known as the White Paper, whereby each publication includes over 100 recommendations addressed to the Government, aiming to improve the business environment in Azerbaijan (https://amcham.az/en/white-paper)
- Preparation of position papers on the legislative and other issues of concern to the private sector (https://amcham.az/en/position-papers)
- Presentation and promotion of policy papers to the members and relevant Government bodies (https://amcham.az/en/post/1223)
- Keeping AmCham leadership aware of all and any legal/compliance matters in relation to the operations and activity of the Chamber by regularly updating them on legal compliance and presenting with sound analyses and pathways for each issue;
- Play a key role in organization of dedicated annual Conferences of AmCham, namely the "Legal & Compliance Conference" and the "Tax Conference".
- Responsible for the organization and functioning of specialized Committees of AmCham (https://amcham.az/en/committees)
- Provision of legal services including but not limited to:
(a) Legal activities in respect to registration of the changes and amendments to the Charter of the Employer;
(b) State registration of the representatives of the management bodies elected to the elective agencies of the Employer;
(c) Registration of the lotteries organized in the events of the Employer if necessary;
(d) Preparation of the contracts for the Employer and review of the existing contracts as well as provision of advises on such contracts upon request (verbal and written);
(e) Provision of the written and verbal information by the request of the Employer (verbal or written);
(f) Provision of the written advices on legislation on the NGO;
(g) Provision of legal advises on other legal issue by the request of the Employer (verbal or written);
(h) Provision of legal support based on written requests by the members of the Employer in respect to the legal field.
Advisor
Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Baku, Azerbaijan
11.2012 - 01.2023
- Drafting and translation of international agreements: including bilateral agreements on cooperation, legal assistance in civil/criminal matters, memorandums of understanding, etc
- Interpreting at official meetings of high level: at the official and unofficial meetings of the Minister, Deputy Ministers, heads of departments, and other high-ranking officials;
- Drafting and translation of international and domestic official and unofficial correspondence
- Legal assistance based on the Minsk and Chisinau Conventions on legal assistance and legal relations in civil, family and criminal matters of 1993 and 2002 respectively: entails execution of requests for obtaining documents of civil status acts from and to abroad; service of rogatory letters abroad and domestically, replying to citizens' letters, requests and etc
- Protocol service: preparing and assisting at high and mid-level official and unofficial international meetings; welcoming foreign guests of the Ministry at the airport and accompanying them throughout their stay in the country, organizing and carrying out city tours for them, etc
- Legal assistance based on the 1959 European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters and the 1957 European Convention on Extradition: execution of extradition requests made by foreign competent authorities, making extradition requests to foreign authorities, execution of international legal assistance in criminal matters, conducting diplomatic correspondence, etc
- All correspondence and due translations are done in the 3 working languages of the Ministry - Azerbaijani, English, and Russian
Interpreter
EU-funded Twinning Project
09.2017 - 09.2022
- Outsourced translator: Interpretation of workshops and trainings for the Twinning Support Project for Strengthening the Capacity of the Ombudsman's Office of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Marketing
Lakehead University
Thunder Bay, ON 01.2005 - 01.2009
Bachelor of Law - undefined
Belarusian State University
01.2012 - 01.2016
Skills
- Articulate speech
- Creative writing
- Speech writing
- Very resourceful
- Debating: participated and won high-school debate competitions on various topics, including geopolitical, philosophical etc
- Good negotiation skills
- Diplomatic personality
- Excellent communication skills gained from my experience as a public servant, working with people from all walks of life
- Proficient user
- Independent user
Languages
Azerbaijani
Personal Information
- Date of birth: 03/30/87
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Azerbaijani
Timeline
Legal & Policy Officer
American Chamber of Commerce in Azerbaijan
01.2023 - Current
Interpreter
EU-funded Twinning Project
09.2017 - 09.2022
Advisor
Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan
11.2012 - 01.2023
Bachelor of Law - undefined
Belarusian State University
01.2012 - 01.2016
Bachelor of Business Administration - Marketing
Lakehead University
01.2005 - 01.2009
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