Zafar Vakhidov is an associate at the Almaty office of Baker & McKenzie. He joined Baker & McKenzie in February 2006. Mr. Vakhidov has advised foreign and local clients on corporate, IP, environmental, labor and commercial matters. In addition to recommending Zafar Vakhidov in 2009, 2010 and 2011, the international legal publication Chambers Europe 2010 recognizes Mr. Vakhidov as “up and coming” lawyer in Uzbekistan. The publication praises him for his “technical ability” and “good capacity”. Mr. Vakhidov received his law degree from the University of World Economy & Diplomacy (Tashkent) in 2003, and earned his LL.M in Intellectual Property degree from the George Washington University Law School (Washington, DC) in 2004. He speaks fluent English, Uzbek, Tajik and Russian.