ANAR RUSTAMOV

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E-mail: adtsi1@r.postjobfree.com Tel:773-***-****

EDUCATION

Individual spirituality study Baku, Azerbaijan,

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Vipassana meditation retreat

November – December 2015

Yekaterinburg, Russia

Samadhi Yoga Ashram

200-Hour Multi Style Yoga Teacher Training Online Course 2021-2022 Tilburg University Law School

Tilburg, the Netherlands

Master of Laws (LL.M.) July 2013

Concentrations: International Business Law (Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Financial law) Baku State University, Faculty of Law Baku, Azerbaijan Master of Laws (LL.M.) with distinction June 2002

Concentrations: Business and Civil Law

Baku State University, Faculty of Law

Baku, Azerbaijan

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) with distinction June 2000 Madrasa religious education

Imishly, Azerbaijan

1989-1994

EMPLOYMENT

Yoga instructor (remote and in person) November 2021 - present Teaching ashtanga yoga, hatha yoga, breathing techniques, kriyas. Meditation coach (remote and in person) May 2018 – present Teaching meditation techniques at various organizations. Teaching how our mind works (how our mind copies our surrounding, how we attach to people or things, how our mind always creates stories as well as other things) to understand the higher self, self-ego and the world. Give a clue how to detect the negativity (evil) in the mind, how to control mind, how not to identify oneself with negativity, how to become higher than negative mindset, how to erase negativity or negative self from the mind, how to become the infinity or erase (or not attached to) temporary things in the mind, how to eradicate the fear. Tactics for positive mindset. How to get luck to build future. Providing psychological and spiritual consultations for clients at detention centers and jails, as well as for divorcing pairs, suggesting alternative solutions for legal and other disputes. Azerbaijan Bar Association Baku, Azerbaijan

Legal Advice Office #2 November 2004 – May 2005

Attorney December 2006 – November 2022

Responsibilities:

• drafting contracts, memoranda, term sheets, orders and other legal documents;

• representing natural persons and entities in court and administrative proceedings;

• dealing with the family and civil cases in the court;

• representing the organizations and other clients in various negotiations with the government officials and other organizations;

• rendering legal-psychological consultation and aid as Pre-trial Detention Facility;

• mediating legal problems between legal entities, as well as natural persons. Ministry of Defense, Department of Legal Baku, Azerbaijan Provision and Representativeness May 2005 –December 2006 Officer – Senior Lieutenant (obligatory military service) Responsibilities:

• representing Ministry of Defense in courts, concentrating on economical issues;

• reviewing and giving legal opinion on various documents, including business issues;

• drafting legislative acts, supervising soldiers. BSS Law firm Baku, Azerbaijan

June 2003 - November 2004

Lawyer

Responsibilities:

• supervising the department;

• drafting contracts, orders and other legal documents;

• rendering legal services to companies and natural persons;

• counseling and litigation, especially economical courts Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights Baku, Azerbaijan

(Ombudsman) September 2002 - June 2003

Department of Control over execution of complaints General advisor

Responsibilities:

• overseeing relevant departments to execute complaints properly and timely Bona Fide law firm Baku, Azerbaijan July 2000- September 2002 Associate

Responsibilities:

• rendering legal services to private clients, counseling and litigation. ADMISSIONS TO LEGAL PRACTICE

• Member of the Azerbaijan Bar Association (equivalent to a U.K. barrister license; entitles, inter alia, to appear before the Supreme Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan), since 2004

• Azerbaijani attorney license (equivalent to a U.K. solicitor license) since 2000 OTHER EXPERIENCES

Caucasus University Baku, Azerbaijan

Lector January 2005 – may 2005

Course: Comparative Law (in English)

OSCE Office Baku, Azerbaijan

Monitor September 2004 - November 2004

Project on monitoring the courts of Azerbaijan. I was one of the Monitors involved in the monitoring process related to the court hearing at the Grave Crime Court Of Azerbaijan Republic.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Summer Program in International and Comparative Law organized by Marquette University Law School, University of Wisconsin Law School and Justus-Liebig University Giessen; Certificate; Giessen, Germany;

• The Centre of Appeal to the European Court on Human Rights; Certificate of Lawyers Access to the European Court on Human Rights;

• American Bar Association (ABA CELLI). Civil Case Certificate;

• OSCE office in Baku. Certificate of monitoring the courts;

• American Bar Association (ABA CELLI) and USAID; Fair trial. Azerbaijani legislation and problems connected with its implementation. International standards;

• BSS; How to attract an effective investment;

• Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. Capacity building in international relations, international human rights;

• Business Training Center of Global SourceNet Azerbaijan: Master’s English Conversation Course;

• American Bar Association (ABA CELLI) and USAID. Court capacities;

• American Bar Association (ABA CELLI) and European Council. European Convention on Human rights;

• American Bar Association (ABA CELLI) and USAID: “Jury Trial”;

• American Bar Association (ABA CELLI) and USAID: Legal Writing;

• USAID and Council of Europe: “European Convention on Human Rights”;

• Open Society Institute – Assistance Foundation and Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: Training on individual complaint procedures to UN;

• Open Society Institute – Assistance Foundation and Education on Human Rights Public Association: International Courts and Quasi-courts;

• Vipassana Meditation retreat, Yekaterinburg, Russia (November – December 2015) RELEVANT SKILLS

• Languages: Azeri (native), English (fluent), Russian (good), Turkish (good), German (basic);

• Strong negotiation, public speaking, and mentoring skills;

• Driving license – category “D”

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Azerbaijan Young Lawyers Union

2005 - 2010

Member

• Azerbaijan-Netherlands Friendship Union

Co-founder

2012-2015

PUBLICATIONS

• Application of adversarial procedure’s elements in administrative proceedings as a guarantee for human rights“, “Attorney Azerbaijan" legal journal, Azerbaijan Law Reform Center, 2016, N 12, pp. 22-29.

• Legislative and practical gapes in the regulation of labor disputes on terminal employment contracts, 2020, Azerbaijan Bar Association website https://barassociation.az/news/585

INTERESTS

Meditation, yoga, cycling, roller blading, swimming, hiking and climbing, traveling.

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