About Us
The International Law Office (ILO) renders legal services in the areas of international trade law, foreign investment, banking, finance, corporations, taxation, intellectual property, telecommunication, arbitration and litigation. Our strong litigation team is well-versed in disputes on debt collection, contracts of employment, international trade, shareholder agreements, business restructuring and other commercial cases. ILO presently employs fifteen lawyers and two paralegals, most of whom have an excellent command of the English language and have obtained law degrees from top universities in Iran and overseas. Dr. Behrooz Akhlaghi, the founder of the firm received his LL.B. from Law Faculty of Tehran University, Iran, and PhD from Aix-en-Provence Aix- Marseilles University, France. He has also followed some specialized courses in International Trade Law in Oxford Law Faculty in United Kingdom. He taught business law, international trade law, air law and other relevant subjects at the Law Faculty of Tehran University and other universities and is an attorney-at-law and having certificate from Iranian Central Bar Association. He has 35 years of experience in corporate law, international trade law and commercial affairs.The International Law Office (ILO) renders legal services in the areas of international trade law, foreign investment, banking, finance, corporations, taxation, intellectual property, telecommunication, arbitration and litigation. Our strong litigation team is well-versed in disputes on debt collection, contracts of employment, international trade, shareholder agreements, business restructuring and other commercial cases. ILO presently employs fifteen lawyers and two paralegals, most of whom have an excellent command of the English language and have obtained law degrees from top universities in Iran and overseas. Dr. Behrooz Akhlaghi, the founder of the firm received his LL.B. from Law Faculty of Tehran University, Iran, and PhD from Aix-en-Provence Aix- Marseilles University, France. He has also followed some specialized courses in International Trade Law in Oxford Law Faculty in United Kingdom. He taught business law, international trade law, air law and other relevant subjects at the Law Faculty of Tehran University and other universities and is an attorney-at-law and having certificate from Iranian Central Bar Association. He has 35 years of experience in corporate law, international trade law and commercial affairs.
Products and Services
ILO is a full-service law firm providing multi-lingual (Persian, French, English and Arabic) legal and paralegal services to clients internationally. The firm has extensive expertise in most areas of the law including intellectual property, high technology, business restructuring, corporations, employment, international trade, foreign investment, oil and gas, taxation, work permits, commercial litigation and arbitration.ILO is a full-service law firm providing multi-lingual (Persian, French, English and Arabic) legal and paralegal services to clients internationally. The firm has extensive expertise in most areas of the law including intellectual property, high technology, business restructuring, corporations, employment, international trade, foreign investment, oil and gas, taxation, work permits, commercial litigation and arbitration.
Year of Establishment: 1979
Number of Employees: Currently ILO has 16 persons while number of lawyers differ based on the volume of foreign and local commercial activities within the country. in case of necessity, ILO outsource other expert/s under it’s supervision
Background
Apart from our expertise in transactional work, our strong litigation team is well-versed in legal disputes involving commercial affairs, international commercial contacts, international trade, shareholder and joint venture agreements, construction, business restructuring, bankruptcy and other commercial and arbitration cases. ILO also provides English- Persian and Persian-English certified translations.
The ILO was established in 1979. For over 30 years the ILO has been providing quality service to all of its clients. Currently ILO has employed 15 persons while number of employees differ based on the volume of foreign and local commercial activities within the country.
Foreign Firms
Some law firms we have been and presently cooperating with or providing advice, include:
– Anand & Anand – Advocates (India)
– Baker & McKenzie (UK)
– Clifford Chance, LLP, China, UAE, Germany
– Clyde & Co. (UK)
– Hayashida, Kashiwagi & Tazawa (Japan)
– Kasahara Shimoyamada Kimura (Japan)
– Linklaters LLP (UK)
– Gates & Partner (England)/p>
– Jones Day (France)
– DLA Piper (UK)
– Herbert Smith Freehills (UK-Russia)
– Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (Germany)
– Holman Fenwick willan (UK-France)
– Altamimi & Co. (UAE)
– Germela (Germany)
– Stephenson Harwood (France)
– Wildmoser/Koch & Partner (Australia)
Memberships
We are members of the following Associations:
– Central Iranian Bar Association (“CIBA”)
– International Business Law Consortium (“IBLC”)
– Center for International Legal Studies (“CILS”)
– The Law Association for Asia & The Pacific (“Law Asia”)
– International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property (“ATRIP”)
– The German Near and Middle East Association (“NUMOV”)
Dr. Mahnaz Mehrinfar
Mahnaz Mehrinfar is managing partner with extensive experience in international and cross-border legal matters. Her practice centers on foreign investment and aviation, while also covering international relations, oil and gas, joint ventures, mining, telecommunication projects, supply, distribution and complex international commercial contracts.
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Sahar Sotoodehnia
Sahar Sotoodehnia is a dual-qualified lawyer with extensive experience advising on cross-border transactions, international dispute resolution, and regulatory matters. She is a partner at the ILO of Dr. Behrooz Akhlaghi & Associates where she has, since July 2012, spent over 13 years advising multinational clients in complex, sanctions-sensitive markets.
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