Lorna Dawson is Legal Counsel at BP. She joined their legal team in 2018 following 20 years in CMS' top rated energy team, including over 10 years as a partner. She is primarily based in Aberdeen, with time in Moscow, as an energy lawyer. Her experience includes both a North Sea and an international focus with specialties in: on and offshore upstream energy projects; UKCS and international oil and gas contracts; licensing and regulatory issues; and supply chain.

Kamil Valiyev is a Partner with MGB Law Offices where he advises multinational companies on the establishment of joint ventures and strategic alliances with Azerbaijani private and state-owned companies. He has been independently recommended as a leading lawyer in Azerbaijan by the IFLR 1000 Energy and Infrastructure Guide and ranked by Chambers & Partners (Asia-Pacific). Kamil also assists foreign and local clients on transactional IP and franchising issues, as well as enforcement measures for the protection of intellectual property rights. He has extensive experience in advising private and public organizations in local and cross-border M&A and commercial transactions in various sectors. He focuses his practice in the area of energy law, corporate law, intellectual property law, project development and trade compliance. Prior to joining MGB, Kamil was a partner at Baker & McKenzie.

Khangiz Tariverdiyeva is Head of Legal and Tax/Compliance at Total E&P Absheron B.V. She provides legal interpretation and advice on the laws of the Republic of Azerbaijan and advises and negotiates on the legal, tax, and commercial risks required for the conduct of Company’s local assets. Khangiz also provides advice and contributes to the legal analysis on new legislation and possible impact. Prior to joining Total in 2013, Khangiz was a Tax & Legal Consultant with Baker Tilly Azerbaijan.

Alexandra Rotar is an Associate at Morgan Lewis. She advises companies investing and operating in the oil and gas, power, renewable energy, metals and mining, and natural resource sectors. Over the past 10 years, Alexandra has represented clients on significant transactions in the energy sector, with a focus on joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions. She also regularly advises clients on commercial agreements, such as supply agreements and service contracts, as well as on compliance with corporate, industrial, and environmental regulations affecting companies doing business in the energy sector. Alexandra is an author of more than 20 publications in the energy sector on topics including unconventional resources, Russian liquefied natural gas export liberalization, and environmental liability for offshore oil and gas operations.

Anar Janmammadov is a Partner at MGB Law Offices.  For over 10 years, he has advised and represented foreign companies and financial international institutions in commercial transactions and contentious matters. Anar has successfully represented a number of foreign companies before the Azerbaijani courts in tax, debt recovery, employment, property, intellectual property enforcement, environmental and other type of disputes.  He recently won a court case on behalf of a financial international institution for the recovery of US$ 16.3 million from a local company.  He also advised a leading Austrian construction company on the matters of Azerbaijani law in ICC Arbitration (London) in relation to a claim for the recovery of multi-million US Dollar debt from a local property developer. Additionally, he successfully negotiated a settlement agreement on behalf of a South Korean construction company with an Azerbaijani state company for the payment of US 8.5 million to the construction company. Anar has a deep knowledge of Azerbaijani distributorship and agency law and advises foreign manufactures in drafting and reviewing distributorship and agency agreements from the perspectives of the Azerbaijani contract law and anti-trust regulations.