Contact: altmust@iu.edu ; https://www.linkedin.com/in/altay-mustafayev-8297b37
Research Interests: Comparative Law, Judicial Behavior & Courts, Law & Economics, Law & Social Sciences, Private Law
Dissertation: The Impact of the Civil Law and Common Law Traditions on Judicial Activism: A Comparative Legal and Socio-Economic Analysis
Education:
SJD, Candidate, Indiana University Maurer School of Law (2023-date)
LLM, University of Washington School of Law (2004-2005) (Edmund. S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship)
LLM (with distinction), Baku State University Faculty of Law (2000-2002)
LLB (with distinction), Baku State University Faculty of Law (1996-2000)
Selected Publications and Presentations:
• Global Merger Analysis Platform (chapter for Azerbaijan), Baker & McKenzie, 2023
• Aircraft Finance Online (chapter for Azerbaijan), Sweet & Maxwell, 2019 and 2023
• Cross-Border Listings Guide, 8th edition (chapter for Azerbaijan), Baker & McKenzie, 2019
• Legal Challenges of the WTO Accession of the Republic of Azerbaijan (presentation), Conference on Contemporary Issues in Turkic Countries, Khazar University, Baku, May 2012
• Law on Non-Bank Credit Organizations – New Challenges for Microfinance in Azerbaijan (article), Microfinance Policy Monitor, Microfinance Center, Poland, 2010
• Problems of the Azerbaijani Judiciary (presentation), Conference on Judicial System and Contract Law in Caucasian, Central Asian Countries, Turkey, and Russia, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkiye, May 2008
Biography:
Altay Mustafayev is an SJD candidate at Indiana University Maurer School of Law. Altay has practiced law for over 22 years and has over 17 years of legal teaching experience. He founded his own law firm (Altay Mustafayev Law & Tax LLC) in 2018 immediately after spending almost five years in the Baku (Azerbaijan) office of Baker & McKenzie, where he was a partner and head of the Banking & Finance, Corporate & M&A, and Tax Practice Groups. He is admitted to practice in Azerbaijan (since 2000), New York (since 2007), and England & Wales (since 2016). He has been top ranked for Azerbaijan by leading international law firm directories (Chambers Global, IFLR1000, and Legal500) regularly. Altay also serves as a full-time Professor of Practice at ADA University School of Law (Azerbaijan) (currently on sabbatical) where he teaches Legal Research & Writing and Tax Law.
