Vladimir Dolzhikov

ACT LLP

Ashgabat Consulting Team (ACT) is the leading law firm in Turkmenistan. The firm was founded in 1997 and provides advice on legal, financial, business and taxation issues. ACT has substantial transactional and corporate practice with extensive client base. It consistently advises national and multinational corporations, financial institutions and government organizations, and maintains leading clients from a number of industries and business sectors, including banking, insurance, real estate, telecommunications, shipping, oil and construction. Part of the CIS LCN. Nine leading law firms from the countries of the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) economic region has launched The CIS Leading Counsel Network aiming to transcend the national boundaries and offer clients a seamless advice across these fast developing markets. The CIS Leading Counsel Network (LCN) brings together the following prominent law firms: in Armenia - Ameria, in Azerbaijan - FINA, in Belarus - Vlasova Mikhel & Partners, in Kazakhstan - Aequitas, in Kyrgyzstan - Kalikova & Associates, in Moldova - Turcan & Turcan, in Russia - Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners, in Turkmenistan - ACT and in Ukraine - RULG – Ukrainian Legal Group. The network, chaired by a rotating chairperson from participating firms, aims to combine the highest international professional standards with a unique local insight in these regions, which are increasingly attracting international investments.