Lawyers in Kazakhstan
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101 lawyers listed
Bauyrzhan Tazhigul
Paralegal
AEQUITAS
Birzhan Zharasbayev
Office Managing Partner - Astana
Dentons
Bogdan Piskorskiy
Senior Associate
Dentons
Dana Tokmurzina
Chief Executive Officer. Former Judge of the Supreme Court of Kazakhstan, with extensive expertise in tax and customs law.
Fortune Partners LLP
Daniyar Toigonbaev
Partner, Head of the Dispute Resolution, Tax and Subsoil Use
Dentons
Darya Vologodskaya
Darya is a Tax Advisor in Dentons’ Almaty office. Darya specializes in providing tax services to large international and local clients of various industries. Darya’s main areas of work are provision of consultations on corporate income tax, VAT, customs legislation, international taxation, tax planning and structuring, assistance in M&A deals from a tax perspective, tax review and due diligence. Darya also specializes in supporting clients during tax and customs audits, as well as appealing the results of such audits. Experience Assistance during tax disputes, cameral control, tax audits; preparation of appeals and claims to the Ministry of Finance and Courts; Corporate tax consulting services (high-level tax reviews and assistance with tax reporting); Customs consulting services and assistance with appealing the results of customs control and customs audit procedures; Consulting services on matters related to international taxation (i.e., analysis of Kazakhstan tax implications upon restructuring of Multinational group, tax matters related to profit repatriation taking into account changes introduced in Kazakhstan tax legislation starting 1 January 2023); Consulting services on applicability of Multilateral Agreement (MLI); Consulting services on tax liabilities of a resident due to existence of a foreign controlled company («CFC»); Tax consulting services of a SPA under the sale of a participation interest in a Kazakhstan resident.
Dentons
Darya Zhanysbayeva
Darya Zhanysbayeva is a Partner of GRATA International. Darya focuses on commercial contracts, real estate and construction.
GRATA International
Dastan Shagaltayev
Senior Associate
Verum LLP
Dianna Ten
Associate
AEQUITAS
Dias Zakirov
Associate
AEQUITAS
Dinmukhamet Nurakhmet
Associate
AEQUITAS
Elmurat Abdraimov
Senior Associate
Verum LLP
Gani Ashimkhan
Partner, Head of Corporate and M&A
Dentons
Gulmira Taskarina
Director of the Fortune Partners Academy LLP Mrs Gulmira Taskarina has more than 35 years of professional experience, over 30 of them in the legal profession. She worked in the judicial system for nine years, serving as a judge of the Specialized Inter‑District Administrative Court of Kazakhstan created under the national judicial reform. Her judicial work covered tax, environmental, antitrust, land, housing, labour and family disputes. She acted as a coordinating judge for conciliation procedures, developing a balanced and systemic approach to justice. Since 2023, Gulmira has combined her judicial background with private‑sector practice as Senior Manager of Legal Services and Director of Fortune Partners Academy. She focuses on administrative and tax disputes, VAT refunds, subsoil use projects, and antitrust and environmental regulation. She also designs and leads training programs for lawyers, banks, and government representatives on applying the Administrative Procedural Code, helping practitioners interpret and use procedural norms effectively.
Fortune Partners LLP
Igor Kolupayev
Igor Kolupayev is a counsel in Baker McKenzie’s Almaty office. He has published numerous articles on tax and transfer pricing, corporate law, international commercial arbitration, banking law, and maritime law. He also regularly prepares and submits draft changes to tax laws, toward improving regulations in related areas, particularly international taxation. Mr. Kolupayev provides full-scope advice related to mergers and acquisitions, general tax planning, tax for M&A and reorganizations, tax disputes, and customs matters.
Baker & McKenzie - CIS, Limited
Igor Lukin
Igor Lukin is a Partner, Head of Corporate, Competition practices and Co-head of Labour practice of GRATA. Igor has more than 9 years’ experience in advising on arranging and closing M&A transactions, creating business ventures, corporate governance, competition issues and labour disputes. Prior to joining GRATA Igor worked for such major law firms as Dentons and Sayat Zholshy and Partners. Igor is a last year PhD candidate conducting his research in the field of corporate law. In 2015, he worked for Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg, Germany as a visiting researcher.
GRATA International
Irina Maisak
Professional Support Lawyer
White & Case Kazakhstan LLP
Joel Benjamin
Managing Partner
Kinstellar LLP
Kamila Urazalina
Kamila Urazalina is a Counsel of the Tax and Customs Law Department at GRATA Law Firm. Kamila joined GRATA after working as a consultant at Ernst & Young, Almaty, and a lawyer of the Customs Department of Almaty city.
GRATA International
Kamilla Abdykarymova
Kamilla Abdykarymova focuses her practice on development of investment projects, corporate matters, mining and natural resources, and renewables. She advises clients from various industries on a wide range of regulatory, transactional, construction and dispute resolution matters. Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Kamilla was a part of an in-house legal team at the largest Kazakhstan steel producing and mining company for more than 12 years, where she was responsible for handling various matters, including project development, financing, and corporate law matters.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Kanat Mazhenov
Founding Partner of Regatta Consult LLP with over 25 years of experience advising domestic and international clients on corporate, M&A, regulatory, and dispute resolution matters in Kazakhstan. He provides strategic leadership to the firm’s multidisciplinary practices, leads complex, high-value transactions and litigation, and has actively participated in legislative working groups on amendments to key laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan. With a background in international law, management, and business administration, he combines legal expertise with a strong commercial mindset.
Regatta Consult LLP
Karina Mazhidenova
Karina Mazhidenova focuses her practice on corporate, antimonopoly, securities, and labor law, with a particular emphasis on investment projects. Karina has been involved in a number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), joint ventures, and investment projects. She is also actively engaged in the firm’s pro bono initiatives.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Kirill Greshnikov
Senior Associate
AEQUITAS
Kristina Mychka
Associate
AEQUITAS