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Utkirbek Rivojiddinov

urivojiddinov@llm26.law.harvard.edu

Education
Harvard Law School Cambridge, MA, USA
Master of Laws (LL.M.) Candidate May 2026

Focus: Transnational Business Law and ADR

Activities: HLS Student Government, Elected LL.M. Representative and International Committee Chair; Harvard International Law Journal, Editorial Board Member; Harvard Business Law Review, Fall Editor; Harvard International Arbitration Law Students Association, Publications Member; Harvard Law Entrepreneurship Project; HLS Negotiators; FDI Arbitration Moot Court Competition Global Rounds, Arbitrator (2025); Philip C. Jessup White & Case International Rounds, Judge (2026)

Tashkent State University of Law (TSUL) Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) July 2024

Focus: International Economic Law

Honors: Top 1% (hons.); Class Valedictorian; Islam Karimov State Scholarship (sole nationwide recipient in law, 2023); Law Student of the Year (2023); Ministry of Justice Scholarship (2022)

Activities: TSUL Legal Clinic, Student Attorney (March – July 2023); Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, Top 150 Oralist Worldwide (2023); Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot Court Competition, Oralist (2023); FDI Arbitration Moot Court Competition Global Rounds, Researcher and Oralist (2022); Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum debates championship, Champion and Best Oralist (2022); TEDxTSUL, Founder & Licensee (2020–2022)

Experience
Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Senior Consultant, Department of International Legal Cooperation Jan. 2025 – Aug. 2025
  • Reviewed international agreements for consistency with domestic legislation and treaty obligations of Uzbekistan, ensuring compliance and safeguarding national interests.
  • Drafted legal opinions for chief policymakers on the feasibility, risks, and strategic implications of Uzbekistan's accession to international treaties.
  • Represented the Ministry in bilateral negotiations and policy dialogues with 25 partner governments, 11 international organizations, and 28 foreign companies.
Law Clerk, Department of Legal Protection of Interests of Uzbekistan Apr. 2024 – Dec. 2024
  • Analyzed BITs and investor-State contracts, as well as PPAs for renewables, to assist senior consultants in drafting legal opinions.
  • Assisted legal counsel in preparing submissions and strategy for Uzbekistan's representation in two multimillion-dollar investor–State arbitrations at ICSID, with cases arising in the food products and ICT sectors.
Legal Trainee, Department for Harmonization of National Legislation with the WTO Agreements Oct. 2023 – Mar. 2024
  • Researched WTO agreements and drafted legal opinions on harmonization of Uzbek laws with WTO rules.
  • Conducted legislative inventory on subsidies, customs regulation, and technical barriers to trade to assess alignment with WTO provisions.
Embassy of Uzbekistan in Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
Legal Intern to Ambassador's Trade and Economic Advisor July 2023 – September 2023
Professional Memberships & Languages
  • Eligible to sit for the New York Bar Exam; will sit if required for practice.
  • Third Class Lawyer in the Law Enforcement Body of the Government of Uzbekistan, July 2025.
  • Uzbek (native); Russian (bilingual); Kazakh (conversational); Korean (limited proficiency).
Interests

Ice-skating (self-trained); Pencil sketching; Collecting souvenir shot glasses; Chess; Caring for my cat.

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