ADMINISTRATIVE DISPUTES

Representation in the administrative court of various subsoil users in disputes with the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development on challenging the revocation of a license for the...

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFENSES

Representing a US-based drilling services multinational before the administrative court on labor matters and alleged violations of sanitary standards; Representation in court in cases of...

ANTIMONOPOLY DISPUTES

Representing Kazakhstan’s largest dairy producer in a dispute with a local producer concerning unfair competition (copying goods’ appearance); Representing a Kazakhstani ice cream...

BANKS, PLEDGES

Advising a syndicate of European banks on the enforcement of pledges and related risks underlying a USD 300 million loan facility; Representing a major Dutch bank in pre-trial negotiations with...

COMMERCIAL DISPUTES

Representing clients in numerous commercial disputes of various complexity involving recovery of contractual debt, losses (including lost profits), invalidation of transactions, recovery of...

CONSTRUCTION

Representing a major international construction company before Kazakhstan courts in a dispute on contesting the validity of construction transactions for over USD 200 million; Representing a...

CORPORATE DISPUTES

Representing foreign hedge funds in disputes with a major bank regarding infringement of shareholder rights; Representing minority shareholders of Kazakhtelecom JSC in a dispute over the terms...

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Representing a global Russian IT company which operates an online taxi service in a dispute over infringement of a Kazakhstani patent; Representing a US-based transinational company in a dispute...

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION

Representing a subsidiary of a major German gas supplier before the Kazakhstan international arbitration on debt collection matters; Representing one of the ministries of Kazakhstan in...

LABOR DISPUTES

Representing a global hardware supplier in several civil cases on the protection of honor and dignity of a former employee, his reinstatement at work and recovery of wages; Representing the...

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

Representing a major Kazakhstani uranium producing company in a civil case over invalidity of a supply contract worth over USD 7 million and the  challenging results of procurements conducted...

RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT

Representing on matters involving recognition and enforcement in Kazakhstan of an international arbitration award worth over USD 46 million; Assisting a large international construction company...

TAX AND CUSTOMS DISPUTES

Representing an oil producing joint venture in a tax and environmental dispute worth approx. USD 70 million; Representing foreign hedge funds in disputes with a large bank over taxation of...

TRANSPORT

Representing the largest Russian oil company in a dispute with a national railway operator in respect of compensation of over KZT 1 billion in damages; Representing a major construction company...

REHABILITATION AND BANKRUPTCY

Representing an indebted oil company in numerous civil cases over rehabilitation and bankruptcy, and resulting civil cases; Representing a Kazakhstani creditor in numerous litigations,...

CORRUPTION

Assisting one of the largest international law firms in an internal investigation at the request of the largest Kazakhstan oil & gas producer to verify the validity of corruption...

FRAUD

At the request of a leading UK law firm, verifying the validity of allegations concerning fraud in activities of a Kazakhstan company; Investigating the Kazakhstan operations of one of the...

DISPUTES AVOIDANCE

Advising and supporting clients in the course of pre-dispute correspondence with counter parties, forming legal strategy to avoid disputes or mitigate associated risks, collecting relevant...

EXPERT WORK

Acting as a Kazakh law expert on statute of limitation in the course of an international arbitral proceeding in London; Drafting a Kazakh law expert opinion on torts for legal proceedings before...

AIFC COURT/ARBITRATION (ASTANA INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE)

Representation in AIFC arbitration of a large Kazakh holding company in a corporate dispute over rights to shares in a Kazakh company valued at over USD 25 million Representation in the...

ACCOMPANYING WITNESSES TO INVESTIGATORY ACTIONS (INTERROGATIONS, CONFERENCES, ETC.)

CRIMINAL LEGAL PROTECTION OF BUSINESS

Termination of the criminal case due to the absence of corpus delicti in the actions of an employee of a large mining company under Art. 277 of the Criminal Code (violation of safety rules during...

INITIATION OF CRIMINAL PROSECUTION

Assistance to the founder of the LLP in initiating a criminal case under Art. 389 of the Criminal Code (arbitrariness) in relation to former partners. Assistance to the founder of the LLP...

ISSUES OF SENTENCE ENFORCEMENT

Parole of two accountants convicted on corruption charges. Parole of political activist Asiya Tulesova. Conditional early release of the ex-general. Postponement of execution...

PROTECTION OF SUSPECTS / ACCUSED IN CRIMINAL CASES

Termination of a criminal case due to the absence of corpus delicti at the stage of investigation under Art. 156 part 2 of the Criminal Code (violation of labor protection...

REPRESENTATION OF INTERESTS OF VICTIMS AT ALL STAGES OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

Representing the interests of a car dealership in a case of fraud by a company employee. Representation of interests of LLP in the case of forgery of documents. Representing the...