Lawyers in Kazakhstan

Abai Shaikenov

Managing Partner

Dentons

Aigoul Kenjebayeva

Aigoul Kenjebayeva is the Partner for Kazakhstan at Dentons. She has led the practice in Kazakhstan ever since, and also served as Central Asia Managing Partner from 1994 until 2022. Her particular areas of specialization, acquired from over 30 years as a practicing lawyer in Kazakhstan and 11 years as a researcher in the economics of law, include corporate/M&A, energy/natural resources, PPP/infrastructure projects, IP, competition law, and dispute resolution. She is widely considered a top choice for dispute resolution in Kazakhstan. Since 2017, Aigoul serves as the first Kazakhstan lawyer appointed as a member of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce. Aigoul currently serves for the fourth year as a member of the International Council under the Supreme Court of Kazakhstan. She is also a member of the arbitration panel of the International Arbitration Center at the Astana International Financial Center, a member of the Users’ Committee of the AIFC Court, a member of the Kazakhstan Bar Association Board, a member of the Kazakhstan Petroleum Lawyers Association Board and the Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Norway in Almaty. In 2019, Aigoul was awarded with the Certificate of Honor of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan for merit in public and social activities. In 2020, Aigoul received a prestigious award from the Republic of Kazakhstan Supreme Court “For the Contribution to the Development of International Cooperation”.

Dentons

Alexander Korobeinikov

Alexander Korobeinikov is a partner at the Kazakhstan office of Baker McKenzie. He specializes in dispute resolution, energy and natural resources, and antitrust and competition issues. Alexander has wide experience participating in litigation in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Central Asia, as well as in international arbitration cases in accordance with the arbitration rules of the ICAC, UNCITRAL, ICC, SCC, LCIA and other arbitration institutions, as both a party counsel and arbitrator. Alexander is ranked as a leading individual in dispute resolution by Chambers and Legal 500 reporting, "He's enriching their team immensely; he has a lot of experience in arbitration." He is also recommended by Who's Who Arbitration 2018 as Expert. Alexander focuses on international arbitration, commercial litigation, power, oil and gas, mining and metals, subsoil use, antitrust and competition advisory, and antitrust and competition litigation. He acts for and against states and state bodies, with particular experience in the energy sector and large infrastructure projects.

Baker & McKenzie - CIS, Limited

Alexandr Chumachenko

Partner | Head of Labor & Employment

AEQUITAS

Alexandra Fasakhova

Senior Consultant

Dentons

Ali Dautalinov

Ali started his career from intern and now Ali is Partner at Synergy Partners Law Firm. Ali has outstanding analytical skills and vision for accomplishing projects with high efficiency. Ali main areas are litigation, projects with state authorities, regulations issues, fiscal practice.

Synergy Partners Law Firm LLC

Alissa Inshakova

Baker & McKenzie - CIS, Limited

Aliya Zhumekenova

Aliya Zhumekenova is a Partner with Industry and Trade, Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Department of GRATA International in Almaty and Relationships Manager for a number of international clients. Aliya focuses on corporate and commercial issues, data and IP rights protection, investments and business restructuring. She has extensive experience in undertaking and supervising a team work for the long-term clients in the fields of pharmaceuticals and medical devices, FMCG, industrial equipment supplies and service companies.

GRATA International

Alma Kaliyeva

Senior Associate

Verum LLP

Almagul Agadil

Senior Associate

AEQUITAS

Almat Daumov

Almat Daumov is a Partner and Head of Natural Resources Department of GRATA International. He focuses on energy and natural resources, M&A, tax law and dispute resolution. For more than 13 years, Almat has advised domestic and multinational corporations and built an impressive oil and gas and mining practice. He has a great experience in undertaking and supervising work for oil and gas, mining and services companies, including Korean National Oil Corporation (KNOC), North Caspian Operating Company (operator of Kashagan, the world's largest oil discovery of the last 40 years), Sinopec, Rosneft, Baker Hughes, Enka, Polyus Gold International, Severstal, Nord Gold, Polymetal.

GRATA International

Anar Kubeyeva

Anar advised clients on litigation and disputes resolutions, intellectual property and commercial contracts issues. Anar is rising star in Synergy Partners for commercial contracts. Her clear advices and deep knowledge in commercial contracts help to develop litigation practice in Synergy Partners.

Synergy Partners Law Firm LLC

Andrei Yorsh

Andrei Yorsh is a partner in Baker Mckenzie's Almaty office. He focuses his practice on dispute resolution, intellectual property, labor and migration matters. He also has extensive experience in pharmaceuticals and healthcare, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and antitrust & competition issues.

Baker & McKenzie - CIS, Limited

Anton Alexeyev

Senior Associate

AEQUITAS

Ardak Idayatova

Partner

Kinstellar LLP

Artem Timoshenko

Managing Partner

Unicase Law Firm

Asem B. Bakenova

A partner in the corporate business transactions practice at Morgan Lewis, Asem Bakenova assists clients with all aspects of corporate law matters, infrastructure transactions, and intellectual property (IP) matters. She is admitted to practice as a patent attorney in Kazakhstan. Asem helps clients draft and negotiate agreements and other supporting documents, including fixed price, cost reimbursable, and hybrid engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) arrangements for major infrastructure projects in Kazakhstan; chemical feedstock and offtake agreements; and trademark protection, copyright, and technology licenses. For more information, view her bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/abakenova.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Aset Shyngyssov

Aset is the managing partner of Morgan Lewis's Almaty and Astana offices. He concentrates his practice on corporate law and corporate transactions, primarily mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Aset handles transactions in Kazakhstan and throughout Central Asia involving clients in the oil and gas, banking, capital markets and hospitality industries. Chambers, Legal 500 and International Financial Law Review consistently rank him among the top Kazakhstan lawyers for his experience in natural resources and corporate and commercial law. For more information, view Aset’s biography at www.morganlewis.com/bios/ashyngyssov

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Askar Konysbayev

Askar Konysbayev is a Partner at GRATA International and Head of Dispute Resolution team.

GRATA International

Assel Ilyassova

Assel Ilyassova is a Partner and the Head of the Tax and Customs Law Department at GRATA Law Firm. She has joined the firm in 2006.

GRATA International

Ayana Unerbayeva

Partner

Unicase Law Firm

Azamat Kuatbekov

Azamat Kuatbekov is a managing partner in Baker McKenzie's Almaty office. He has been recommended by legal directories such as Chambers Global and Legal 500 for his litigation and transaction work. Mr. Kuatbekov has solid experience in the natural resources sector, advising clients on dispute resolution, acquisitions and financing. Before joining the Firm, he had worked with the legal department of the national oil company Kazakoil. He has authored numerous articles on oil and gas, corporate law, bankruptcy and litigation in Kazakhstan and has acted for many of the country's major power companies. Mr. Kuatbekov mainly advises large multinational clients in the natural resources sector. He has represented several Kazakhstani subsidiaries of a major US power company in civil and administrative proceedings against Kazakhstani antimonopoly authorities. He has also acted for investors in connection with bankruptcy acquisitions.

Baker & McKenzie - CIS, Limited

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

Bakhytzhan Kadyrov

Kazakh and international companies turn to partner Bakhytzhan Kadyrov for advice on a range of corporate matters, including mergers, acquisitions, and tax. His client base spans industries and encompasses luxury hotel developers, mining companies, oil producers, and grain traders. He has advised on a sale of a large confectionary company in Kazakhstan. Bakhytzhan has also provided counsel on complex Kazakh legal issues to a major Kazakhstan real estate developer. For more information, view Bakhytzhan's biography at www.morganlewis.com/bios/bkadyrov

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP