Lawyers in Kazakhstan

Ruslan Sadrtdinov

Director of Legal Services Department, Fortune Partners LLP Ruslan Sadrtdinov is a lawyer with more than 11 years of experience providing comprehensive legal support to businesses. He specialises in litigation and dispute resolution in complex tax, environmental, and commercial matters. Before joining Fortune Partners, he served as the lead lawyer for a major industrial holding, where he supervised its most challenging litigation cases. Ruslan also has significant experience in M&A support, legal due diligence, and subsoil use licensing, and has been involved in legislative reform, participating in parliamentary working groups on administrative justice and civil legislation. He is also a part‑time lecturer at Maqsut Narikbayev University, teaching “Subsoil Use Law” and “Environmental Law”.

Fortune Partners LLP

Samat Daumov

Samat Daumov is a Partner and Director of GRATA International office in Astana. Samat pays significant attention to the management and development of the firm. From 2013 to 2019 he was acting as Managing partner of Kazakhstan offices.

GRATA International

Saniya Perzadayeva

Founder&Partner

Unicase Law Firm

Sanzhar Amangeldy

Partner

Unicase Law Firm

Saule Akhmetova

Saule Akhmetova is a partner and the Director of the Almaty branch of GRATA International. She has extensive experience in various areas of law, including corporate law, taxation, investment, contract law, intellectual property law, data protection, and litigation. Saule has successfully represented and defended the interests of major international and Kazakh companies in negotiations with government agencies and local authorities on a wide range of issues. In addition, she has a successful track record in litigation, handling administrative and economic disputes and commercial, tax, and intellectual property litigation to protect clients' interests. Saule has authored numerous publications on applying local investment, taxation, intellectual property, and subsoil use legislation. Saule holds a License for advocate activity granted by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan and is a member of the Kazakhstan Bar Association. Saule graduated with honours from the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. Furthermore, she obtained a PGC in Information Technology & Telecommunication Law from the University of Strathclyde. Currently, Saule is pursuing a PhD at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.

GRATA International

Shaimerden Chikanayev

GRATA International

Shakhrukh Usmanov

Shakhrukh Usmanov is a Partner and Head of Trade and Industry and Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare departments. He advises and leads projects for many multinational companies in pharmaceutical, healthcare, consumer goods, information and technology industries on various matters including commercial, employment, tax, customs, intellectual property and litigation. Shakhrukh has an extensive experience on representation of pharmaceutical clients in negotiations with state authorities and third parties. He also successfully supervised representation of clients interests in a wide variety of judicial disputes in the Republic of Kazakhstan, both commercial and those in relation to actions of state authorities.

GRATA International

Stanislav Lechshak

Senior Associate, Almaty

Dentons

Symbat Tursyngali

Symbat joined our team in 2018. She is strong in corporate, contractual and employment legislation of Kazakhstan. Symbat advises clients on various legal issues and participates in complex projects. She is a rising star in corporate and employment practice. Her ability to find best solutions in contract and corporate practice are the most valuable skills.

Synergy Partners Law Firm LLC

Tair Kulteleev

Partner | Head of AEQUITAS Registration Sector

AEQUITAS

Timur Berekmoinov

Timur Berekmoinov is a Partner, Head of Intellectual Property team of GRATA International. He focuses on trademarks, patents, copyrights, commercialisation of IP, pre-trial protection of IP rights, protection of IP at the Border, IP litigation.

GRATA International

Ulan Tilenbaev

Managing Partner

Verum LLP

Vassiliy Zenov

Partner, Head of Baking & Finance

Dentons

Victoria Simonova

Victoria is a partner in Dentons’ Almaty office with over 25 years’ experience and advises clients on a wide variety of Kazakhstan and international law issues, including litigation/arbitration matters, corporate, employment and IP matters. Victoria has advised on a number of major mergers and acquisitions; defended clients in numerous litigation matters. Her work also extends to assisting major international and Kazakhstan multinational companies with foreign investment and protection of the investments in Kazakhstan. Victoria continues to be the key lawyer for handling legal matters of European Business Association of Kazakhstan (pro-bono project).

Dentons

Violetta Kim

Counsel

AEQUITAS

Yekaterina Khamidullina

Partner | Head of AEQUITAS AIFC Branch

AEQUITAS

Yelena Manayenko

Managing Partner, Head of M&A practice

AEQUITAS

Yerbol Almen

Associate

AEQUITAS

Yerbolat Yerkebulanov

Yerbolat Yerkebulanov is a Partner and Head of Subsoil Use Department (Almaty) of GRATA International. He has extensive experience in advising international clients on issues related to Oil & Gas, Mining, M&As, EPC contracts, commercial agreements, regulated procurements,

GRATA International

Yerbolat Yerkebulanov

Yerbolat Yerkebulanov is a Partner and Head of Subsoil Use Department (Almaty) of GRATA International. He has extensive experience in advising international clients on issues related to Oil & Gas, Mining, M&As, EPC contracts, commercial agreements, regulated procurements, Prior to joining GRATA International in November 2010 Yerbolat gained experience as a legal counsel in the largest cellular communications operating company in Kazakhstan (07/2001-01/2006) and in the company owning two hydrocarbons contracts (02/2006-10/2010). He has substantial experience in undertaking and supervising work for a number of oil and gas, mining and services companies, including, inter alia, Korean National Oil Corporation (KNOC), Rio Tinto, North Caspian Operating Company (Kashagan oil superfield), Polymetal, NordGold, Sinopec, Baker Hughes, Eurochem, Repsol, Pertamina, ENRC, CGNPC, Mubadala, MOL, JBIC, Tethys, MIE Holding, Severstal; or with regard to such companies as KPO (giant Karachaganak gas and condensate field), Maersk (Dunga field), Maten Petroleum, etc.

GRATA International

Yerlan Akhmetov

Counsel

Kinstellar LLP

Yerlan Kuspanov

Manager of Tax Department, Fortune Partners LLP Erlan Kuspanov has more than 10 years of professional experience in tax consulting, including seven years with an international consulting firm. His practice focuses on subsoil user taxation, tax audits, and appeals of tax audit results. He has participated in numerous tax reviews for major oil and gas, mining, and energy companies operating in Kazakhstan, including enterprises with foreign participation. Erlan specialises in non‑resident taxation, application of tax preferences, and separate accounting for subsoil users. He has proven experience in litigation and administrative support for comprehensive and thematic tax audits, including cases on VAT refunds.

Fortune Partners LLP

Yerzhan Yessimkhanov

Yerzhan Yessimkhanov is a Partner, Head of Telecommunication & Transport, Construction & Infrastructure department of GRATA International.

GRATA International

Yessimzhan Yegemberdiyev

A partner of our firm with extensive experience in corporate and commercial legal matters in the jurisdictions of Kazakhstan, Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) and the United States (California). He has successfully represented a large number of international companies and holding structures in negotiations with private and governmental counterparties on matters including: (i) investment structuring and distribution of dividends; (ii) corporate governance and management structures; (iii) dispute resolution; and (iv) negotiation and execution of commercial contracts in the real estate, energy, and infrastructure sectors.

Regatta Consult LLP