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Nijat Babayev

Lead European Counsel
London,ENG

Summary

Legal professional with comprehensive experience in delivering strategic legal solutions and advising clients on complex issues. Known for collaborative approach and commitment to achieving results. Reliable team player with flexible attitude towards changing case requirements, possessing strong analytical and negotiation skills.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
14
14
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages

Work History

Lead European Counsel

Intertek Group Plc
04.2024 - Current
  • In addition to the duties of the Commercial Legal Counsel:
  • Review and negotiate legal disputes;
  • Supervise all the litigations in the region;
  • Supervise the work of external legal resources;
  • Championing the implementation and use of the AI tools for lawyers;

Commercial Legal Counsel

Intertek Group Plc
11.2022 - 03.2024
  • Review, draft, and negotiate a wide variety of in-bound and out-bound commercial B2B agreements, including but not limited to, client agreements, data processing agreements and vendor agreements, ensuring documents accurately reflect commercial decisions and partnering with relevant business stakeholders as necessary.
  • Provide support to the relevant areas of the business on a variety of projects involving personal data, including cross border transfers, system changes, digital developments, ensuring compliance with data protection principles and completion of correct data processing/transfer/sharing agreements/SCCs.
  • Advise as needed on litigation issues, as well as assisting with the management of external counsel Supporting the Group General Counsel, and the relevant business areas on, and leading on, M&A activity and JV projects as and when required.
  • Working with the Company Secretariat team as and when necessary. A willingness to get involved in other areas which are supported by the Legal team including Debt Finance work, Litigation and Regulatory.
  • Reviewing, improving and challenging documentation and processes, proactively identifying and minimising risks to the business.
  • Monitoring and advising the business on new and proposed legislation, regulation and guidance, identifying risks to the business and benefits that can be leveraged, proactively supporting the business to drive these forward.
  • Provide frequent and effective internal training on relevant topics such as data protection

Director – Commercial Finance

SGS & Co
04.2022 - 10.2022
  • Working with the Global Commercial Team in reviewing the opportunity, current contract and financials, and putting together a go-forward strategy to provide to the client;
  • Working with Global Commercial Team, Operations, and Finance to put an Economic Deal Model together, including the proper costs, allocations, and pricing;
  • Presenting sales opportunities to Senior Leadership, providing color on their strategy, economics, and contractual language, as well as providing recommendations;
  • Working with Legal Team to put together contracts, SOW’s, pricing schedules, and SLA’s;
  • Development and implementation of the new systems and online tools

Global Contracts Performance Manager

Intertek Group Plc
11.2015 - 03.2022
  • Company Overview: Intertek is a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide. Intertek delivers 24/7 innovative and bespoke Assurance, Testing, Inspection and Certification solutions to its customers’ operations and supply chains from more than 1,000 laboratories and offices and by over 46,000 people in more than 100 countries. Intertek is FTSE 100 company with more than 130 years of experience.
  • Responsible for the commercial and legal management of the global business line master services agreements ranging from £100k to £30 Million;
  • Review of tenders and customer terms and conditions, for any deviation from corporate governance policies;
  • Negotiating favorable terms and conditions, holding responsibility for the maintenance and rollout of risk management guidelines;
  • Negotiations of MSA, private and government sector contracts, and favorable prices strategies;
  • Review of the confidentiality agreement and IP matters;
  • Claims review and negotiations;
  • Global sanction laws reviews and implementation;
  • Development, negotiation and implementation of the pricing strategy for each customer and each revenue stream;
  • Customer profitability analysis development;
  • Support to all regional Executive Vice Presidents and Global business line leadership in relation to the pricing strategy/methodology development and negotiations;
  • Direct participation in the pricing negotiations along with global key account managers;
  • Continuous improvements of the pricing analysis process and strategies;
  • Implementation of the 180-degree price analysis methodology;
  • Implementation of the 'one-stop-shop' principle;
  • New starter and refresh training to all customer-facing personnel on pricing, profitability and price-volume mix strategies;
  • Additionally, designated as a Head to APAC and the AMERICAS teams and directly in charge of EAME, including the Sub-Sahara African region;
  • Played a key role in the overall reduction of outstanding invoices by 90%;
  • Commercial risk reduced by (regular review of prices): 15%;
  • Efficiency in contract management process increased by (throughput): 50%;
  • Intertek is a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide. Intertek delivers 24/7 innovative and bespoke Assurance, Testing, Inspection and Certification solutions to its customers’ operations and supply chains from more than 1,000 laboratories and offices and by over 46,000 people in more than 100 countries. Intertek is FTSE 100 company with more than 130 years of experience.

EAME Contracts Performance Manager

Intertek Group Plc
04.2012 - 10.2015

Billing system analyst

Intertek Group Plc
09.2007 - 03.2012

Billing and Procurement Manager Caspian and Black Sea Region

Intertek Group Plc
07.2005 - 08.2007

Various roles

Intertek Group Plc
01.2000 - 01.2005
  • Professional Training and Investigative Practice: HSE, Insurance, Professional Interrogation, and other corporate training provided by Intertek

Education

Diploma: GDL & LPC -

BPP Law School
01.2018 - 01.2022

MBA - Risk Management

London School of Business and Finances
01.2015 - 01.2016

Associate - undefined

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
01.2010 - 01.2014

Certificate - Business Accounting

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

Diploma - Accounting and Audit

The Academy of Labour and Social Relations
01.1997 - 01.2002

Skills

  • Pre-sale / Post-sales Commercial and Procurement

  • Contracts Lifecycle Management

  • Tendering process management

  • Legal drafting and negotiation

  • Claims review and negotiation

  • Sanctions law review and application

  • Legal and commercial risk management

  • Privacy law expertise

  • Exceptional investigative experience

Contract negotiation

Commercial agreements

Data protection

Litigation management

M&A transactions

Legal research

AI implementation

External counsel management

Legal drafting

Drafting [Document]s

Settlement negotiation

Teamwork and collaboration

Contract drafting

Problem-solving

Negotiation

Interests

Maintains a healthy lifestyle through swimming and attending the Gym

Timeline

Lead European Counsel

Intertek Group Plc
04.2024 - Current

Commercial Legal Counsel

Intertek Group Plc
11.2022 - 03.2024

Director – Commercial Finance

SGS & Co
04.2022 - 10.2022

Diploma: GDL & LPC -

BPP Law School
01.2018 - 01.2022

Global Contracts Performance Manager

Intertek Group Plc
11.2015 - 03.2022

MBA - Risk Management

London School of Business and Finances
01.2015 - 01.2016

EAME Contracts Performance Manager

Intertek Group Plc
04.2012 - 10.2015

Associate - undefined

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
01.2010 - 01.2014

Billing system analyst

Intertek Group Plc
09.2007 - 03.2012

Billing and Procurement Manager Caspian and Black Sea Region

Intertek Group Plc
07.2005 - 08.2007

Various roles

Intertek Group Plc
01.2000 - 01.2005

Diploma - Accounting and Audit

The Academy of Labour and Social Relations
01.1997 - 01.2002

Certificate - Business Accounting

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

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