Mehran Amirli
Energy transactions lawyer.
Hi, I'm Mehran Amirli, a lawyer based in Baku. For more than eight years I have worked in oil and gas: upstream, midstream and oilfield services. I work on production sharing agreements and on joint venture arrangements among oil and gas companies. Most of my work is English-law contracting, international procurement, charterparties and oil and gas transportation projects.
Experience
Special Counsel (Projects)
February 2026 – present
Senior Legal Counsel
April 2025 – January 2026
State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) · Baku
Legal support on production sharing agreements, joint venture and consortium arrangements, oil and gas transportation projects, and M&A in the sector.
Lead Lawyer
Information Communication Technologies Agency · Baku
Drafted regulatory frameworks for the telecom market and advised on market-oversight policy.
Legal Adviser
December 2023 – October 2024
Junior Legal Adviser
June 2018 – December 2023
Caspian Drilling Company Ltd · Baku
English-law drilling services agreements with major oil companies in the Caspian and Mediterranean Seas. International procurement and equipment contracts, BIMCO-form charterparties. The acquisition of the semi-submersible rig Explorer, now Garabagh.
HR and Compliance Coordinator
Caspian Drilling Petrol Sanayi AŞ · Ankara, Türkiye
Led the HR function of the company that ran Türkiye's first drillship, Fatih, for Turkish Petroleum. Coordinated compliance with the government authorities.
Lawyer
Kapital Bank · Baku
Legal support for commercial transactions, letters of credit and trade-finance documentation.
Legal Assistant (part-time)
VisionFund AzerCredit · Baku
Legal support for microfinance operations.
Education and competitions
Bachelor of Laws
Baku State University
Editor-in-Chief, Baku State University Law Review.
Course on International Oil & Gas Law
Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN) · Houston, US
Competitor, judge, coach
Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
Represented Azerbaijan in the 2017 international rounds. Judged the international rounds in Washington, DC in 2019 and 2023. Coached the Baku State University team in 2025 to the best result in the university's history.