Odonjav Tsendjav

Partner, Attorney-at-Law

International Relations Counsel, Mongolian Bar Association

Odonjav Tsendjav holds J.D. in American & International Law and an LL.B. in Mongolian Law, is a licensed Mongolian attorney dedicated to advancing access to justice and embedding pro bono culture in the legal profession. As Partner at JD Advocates LLP and Legal Counsel at Zion Light Law Office in Ulaanbaatar, she combines deep expertise in corporate, non-profit, foreign investment, labor, and immigration law with an enduring commitment to community service. Each year, she personally defends multiple court litigation cases free of charge and co-founded Mongolia’s leading pro bono initiatives to encourage all lawyers to serve the public interest.

Odonjav serves as International Relations Counsel and Pro Bono Committee Board Member of the Mongolian Bar Association, where she fosters global legal partnerships and promotes ethical practice. Her earlier career includes heading legal services at Deloitte Onch LLC, providing corporate formation, share transfer, and tax compliance advice to multinational clients, and leading investment research across sectors including oil and gas, mining, pharmaceuticals, education, and trade.

From 2008 to 2012 Odonjav worked with the USA funded project as Project Support Officer and Land Policy Lawyer, coordinating legal and institutional reforms on land privatization and property registration in Mongolia and conducted baseline studies, developed policy options for government agencies at the Property Rights Project, Millennium Challenge Account–Mongolia. Odonjav has facilitated national mining policy dialogues under the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation’s Sustainable Artisanal Mining Project, and earlier provided labor and contractual advice—including free legal aid—to migrant workers at the Foreign Labor Consultation Center in Seoul, South Korea.

Her career includes leadership and coordination roles with the Mongolian Evangelical Alliance, Joint Cooperative Service, Prison Fellowship and Habitat for Humanity Mongolia, where she organized major Christian conferences, drafted legislative amendments on state–church relations law, improved prison conditions and supported housing for vulnerable households. She is widely recognized for integrating professional legal practice with community empowerment and for making pro bono service an essential part of the Mongolian legal landscape.