Released on = July 21, 2006, 6:17 am

Press Release Author = Russell Bedford International

Industry = Accounting

Press Release Summary = Legcon Group of Baku, Azerbaijan, has joined Russell Bedford
International as a correspondent firm.

Press Release Body = Russell Bedford International has announced the appointment of
Legcon Group as its correspondent in the Republic of Azerbaijan, giving the
worldwide accounting and consulting network its first representative office in
central Asia.

Legcon Group was founded in 1997 initially as a provider of legal services to
organisations in Azerbaijan. In response to client demand, it has now expanded into
a multi-discipline practice providing legal and financial consultancy, audit, tax
and investment advice, and project promotion services.

With offices in Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, Legcon provides services to both
domestic clients and to international businesses investing in Azerbaijan. Among its
clients are one of the leading local banks, the Ministry of Tourism, the Russian
airline Aeroflot, a London-based insurance company and a Norwegian sub-sea services
company. Its most important client sectors are banking, insurance and
telecommunications.

The managing director, Turgay Huseynov, is a lawyer and a professor at Baku State
University, Faculty of International Law & International Relations. He was educated
in Russia and was a partner in a Russian law firm before joining Legcon. Turgay is
also Deputy Editor in Chief of the Azerbaijan Law Journal.
Other key personnel are: Samir Babayev (Head of Legal Department); Altay Jafarov
(Licensed Auditor and Chief Financial Consultant) and Kamran Huseynov (Finance and
Investment Consultant).

The partners speak fluent Russian in addition to their native Azeri. Several of the
firm\'s professionals speak English. Some also speak Turkish, French and Polish.

For further information, contact Kamran Huseynov on +994 12 4926250. Alternatively,
visit the websites at www.legcon.org and www.russellbedford.com .

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Note to Editors

Russell Bedford International was established in 1983 by a group of medium-sized
independent accounting practices aiming to counter the market dominance of the major
multi-national accounting firms.

Russell Bedford is now a closely-connected global association of independent
accounting and business consultancy firms in key locations around the world, and is
represented in some 50 countries in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Africa
and Asia-Pacific.

All Russell Bedford affiliates are well-established firms offering international
business advice and services to local and multinational clients. Most provide a
full range of services comprising accounting, auditing, tax advice, general business
guidance and financial consulting. In addition, many have special expertise in
particular fields, such as international taxation or information technology.




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