Baizhan Bekzhanov

Baizhan Bekzhanov is a Partner in Natural Resources team of GRATA International. He focuses on energy and natural resources, M&A, labour law and dispute resolution. Baizhan has an extensive experience advising international and domestic clients on issues related to subsoil use regulation at deals on acquisition of subsoil use assets in Kazakhstan. He has a great experience in undertaking and supervising work for mining, oil and gas and services companies, including CNPC and its subsidiaries, North Caspian Operating Company (operator of Kashagan, the world's largest oil discovery of the last 40 years), Sinopec and its subsidiaries, Kazatomprom and its subsidiaries, Severstal, Nord Gold, Polymetal. · GRATA International

KazakhstanEnergy & Natural Resources, Corporate / M&A

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Partner in the Natural Resources team at GRATA International, focusing on energy and natural resources, M&A, labour law and dispute resolution. He has extensive experience advising international and domestic clients on subsoil use regulation and on acquisitions of subsoil use assets in Kazakhstan, and has acted for mining, oil & gas and services companies including CNPC, North Caspian Operating Company, Sinopec, Kazatomprom, Severstal, Nord Gold and Polymetal.

Practice areas

Energy & Natural ResourcesCorporate / M&AEmployment / LabourDispute Resolution

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Kazakhstan

GRATA International · Baizhan Bekzhanov is a Partner in Natural Resources team of GRATA International. He focuses on energy and natural resources, M&A, labour law and dispute resolution. Baizhan has an extensive experience advising international and domestic clients on issues related to subsoil use regulation at deals on acquisition of subsoil use assets in Kazakhstan. He has a great experience in undertaking and supervising work for mining, oil and gas and services companies, including CNPC and its subsidiaries, North Caspian Operating Company (operator of Kashagan, the world's largest oil discovery of the last 40 years), Sinopec and its subsidiaries, Kazatomprom and its subsidiaries, Severstal, Nord Gold, Polymetal.

Kazakhstan

Expertise

Subsoil use regulationAcquisitions of subsoil use assetsMining sectorOil & GasEnergy projectsClients: CNPC; North Caspian Operating Company (Kashagan); Sinopec; Kazatomprom; Severstal; Nord Gold; Polymetal

Education

LLM, Commercial Law, Cardiff University (2009)
Law degree, Kazakh State Law University (2002) - diploma with distinction