Sevara Shaismatova is a Partner at Black Swan Consulting. She chairs the standing arbitration court and acts for clients in civil, economic and commercial disputes in Uzbek state courts, arbitration and mediation.
Sevara has worked on every side of a dispute: as counsel in court, as presiding arbitrator, as mediator, and as in-house legal counsel to a multinational group in Tashkent, where she saw disputes from the client’s seat. Before that she practised as an advocate at two Tashkent law firms (2018–2023). Her practice covers commercial, contractual, corporate, construction, land and customs disputes, including matters against state bodies and large commercial organisations.
REPRESENTATIVE WORK
- Customs dispute, c. UZS 4 billion — challenged the assessment of customs charges; the assessment was cancelled.
- Presiding arbitrator, claims above UZS 57 billion — chaired the tribunal in a commercial dispute and conducted the proceedings.
- Mediator, oil and gas sector, claims above USD 2 million — ran the negotiation process and brought the parties to settlement.
She has represented clients in commercial arbitration at the Tashkent International Arbitration Centre and led major land disputes for a construction joint venture.
QUALIFICATIONS
Tashkent State University of Law, International and Comparative Law — LLB 2018. MGIMO University, International Private, Trade, Financial and Economic Law — LLM 2021.
Languages: Russian, English (fluent); Uzbek (professional working proficiency).
