Muborak Kambarova joins Solward as partner

Solward announced today that Muborak Kambarova has joined the firm as a Partner, a move that significantly advances its position as a premier legal advisor in Central Asia. Her arrival bolsters Solward's expertise in banking and finance, capital markets, and corporate law.

Kambarova brings three decades of experience counseling international clients on investments and transactions within Uzbekistan. She possesses market-leading knowledge in Uzbekistan's capital markets, having advised on a substantial portion of the nation's Eurobond issuances to date, encompassing both Rule 144A and Regulation S formats. Her extensive background includes representing prominent international investment banks as joint lead managers for high-value, complex cross-border bond issuances by the Republic of Uzbekistan, major state-owned banks such as Agrobank, National Bank of Uzbekistan for Foreign Economic Activity, and Sanoat Qurilish Bank, as well as corporate issuers like Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Company, UzAuto Motors, and Uzbekneftegaz.

Her practice spans banking and finance, covering areas such as asset finance, project finance, restructurings, privatizations, securitizations, and trade finance. Additionally, she specializes in cross-border transactions, corporate matters, and mergers and acquisitions.

Kambarova has provided counsel to banks, multilateral lenders, and corporations throughout the entire investment lifecycle. This includes legal feasibility studies, project structuring, negotiations, financing, commercial documentation, licensing, permitting, and other regulatory affairs. She also possesses extensive experience in the mining, oil, and gas sectors.

Prior to joining Solward, Kambarova developed her practice at leading international and Uzbek law firms in Tashkent, where she advised clients on intricate domestic and cross-border transactions. Earlier in her career, she served at the Supreme Economic Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Kambarova graduated with distinction from the University of World Economy and Diplomacy in Tashkent.

She is recognized by Chambers Global, The Legal 500, and IFLR1000 as one of Uzbekistan's leading lawyers. In Chambers Global 2025, clients remarked: "Muborak has our absolute trust. She always delivers quality work on time and knows the market and legislative trends very well."

Muborak Kambarova, Partner at Solward, commented: "I joined Solward at an important stage in the firm’s development. The firm’s growth in Uzbekistan and across Central Asia provides a strong platform for further developing the firm’s capabilities in Banking & Finance, Capital Markets and Corporate matters. I am pleased to be working with the Solward team to help clients deliver their most significant transactions and investment projects.”

Solward is a Central Asian law firm operating in alliance with Unicase Central Asia across the region and beyond, including in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. It is a licensed advocacy bureau with a team active in Tashkent since 2019. The firm's core competencies include M&A, JV and investor protection, energy and infrastructure, privatization, subsoil, banking and project finance, capital markets, real estate and construction, private clients, and tax. Solward's experience encompasses transformative cross-border transactions, infrastructure projects, energy initiatives, and regulatory reforms, providing tailored legal solutions in dynamic emerging markets.

Further information is available at www.solward.law.