Zarrina Ruzmetova
Zarrina Ruzmetova
Counsel
Tashkent
21A Taras Shevchenko ko’chasi
Zarrina is an Uzbek-qualified lawyer with over 15 years of professional experience in contract law, commercial legal support, due diligence, and regulatory compliance.
Zarrina’s practice focuses primarily on contract strategy, drafting and negotiation, M&A due diligence and transaction support, legal operations, process design and standardization, regulatory compliance, risk management, and stakeholder advisory.
Zarrina’s practice focuses primarily on contract strategy, drafting and negotiation, M&A due diligence and transaction support, legal operations, process design and standardization, regulatory compliance, risk management, and stakeholder advisory.
Education
Tashkent State University of Law, 2010
Languages
English
Russian
Russian
Summary profile
Experience
Zarrina’s selected experience covers the following key areas.
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Handling major M&A transactions, including conducting comprehensive legal due diligence on manufacturing and logistics assets, structuring transactions, and providing legal support for their execution.
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Structuring and executing complex investment transactions, including acquisitions of equity interests, real estate transactions, loan financing, and the provision of security for obligations.
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Advising on transactions involving state-owned assets, including transaction structuring, legal analysis of assets, preparation of the necessary documentation, and liaising with the state authorities of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
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Providing legal support for major investment and infrastructure projects, including drafting, negotiating, and implementing EPC contracts, as well as allocating key project, construction, and financial risks.
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Advising on international investment and franchising projects in the Republic of Uzbekistan, including structuring market entry models, preparing contractual documentation, and providing regulatory and corporate support through the projects.
Career
Prior to joining Denuo, Zarrina headed the Contract Department at Lerta Legal. Previously, she served as Chief Legal Counsel at Orient Group Management, a group comprising more than 55 entities, and as Head of Legal at KFC Uzbekistan, where she led the legal structuring of the franchise launch in the Uzbek market.
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2026–present
Counsel, Denuo -
2024–2026
Head of Contract Department, Lerta Legal -
2023–2024
Chief Legal Counsel, Orient Group Management -
2018–2023
Head of Legal Department, KFC Uzbekistan -
2010–2015
Senior Lawyer, Salus Vita -
2010–2012
Junior Lawyer, Gravamen Fidelis Fides