Energy & Natural Resources
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Kazakhstan
Band 1
About
Provided by Dentons
Dentons’ Energy and Natural Resources team in Kazakhstan serves as primary counsel for high profile clients in the sector of oil and gas, uranium and solid mineral mining and advises them on all facets of their activity in Kazakhstan. As a result of our long-established reputation, we have handled the biggest and most prestigious projects in the country, including the Karachaganak Project and the North Caspian Project (Kashagan).
We are a one-stop shop for our clients representing them before government and governmental agencies, state authorities, courts and arbitral proceedings, and providing advisory on subsoil use law and connected spheres such as:
• Performance of subsoil use contracts and licenses,
• Local content and procurement issues,
• Regulatory and compliance,
• Farm-out, joint venture and consortium agreements,
• M&A transactions involving subsoil use rights,
• Well services and drilling contracts,
• Oil sales, marketing and transportation agreements,
• Operational licenses and permits,
• PPP projects,
• Renewable energy.
Our team has been also advising clients operating in the renewable energy sector in Kazakhstan.
Chambers Review
Dentons enjoys an excellent reputation in Kazakhstan's legal market for advising international natural resources groups on commercial issues and corporate structuringmandates in the oil and gas sector. The team is also called upon by international clients to act on renewables mandates, where the firm provides both regulatory and transactional support. The legal practice also advises domestic clients on commercial and transactional matters and offers additionalexperience in contentious work. Regulatory issues, construction and joint venture mandates in the field have been further areas of activity for Dentons.
Work Highlights
- Dentons defended KAZ Minerals Aktogay, a producer of hard minerals, against claims filed by a company who applied for a licence to explore hard minerals in KAZ Minerals Aktogay's territory.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Dentons always provides strong business-oriented advice that is easy to implement. It has significant local law expertise."
"The team at Dentons represents our company with absolute priority, which allows us to confidently rely on their expertise."
"Dentons always provides strong business-oriented advice that is easy to implement. It has significant local law expertise."
"The team at Dentons represents our company with absolute priority, which allows us to confidently rely on their expertise."
Notable Practitioners
Aigoul Kenjebayeva is a partner in Dentons' Kazakhstan office. Based in Almaty, she has significant expertise in providing strategic advice to oil and gas corporates on contractual and commercial mandates.
Daniyar Toigonbaev has a notable track record representing clients in arbitration proceedings. He also advises on regulatory matters in the energy and natural resources sphere. His client roster includes entities in the mining and oil and gas sectors.
"His rich experience in subsoil use allows Daniyar to provide very high-quality and practical advice."
"Daniyar is very experienced in the field of dispute resolution and compliance, and has deep knowledge in the field of subsoil use."
Ranked Lawyers at
Dentons
Kazakhstan
Members
Provided by Dentons
Birzhan Zharasbayev
Bogdan Piskorskiy
Head of Department
Nazym Bekturova
Victoria Simonova
Clients
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Cameco Corporation
Halliburton International GmbH
Karachaganak Petroleum Operating
North Caspian Operating Company
SUNGROW POWER SUPPLY Co., Ltd
Zhairem Mining and Concentrating Complex JSC
Industries
Provided by Dentons
Construction
Energy and infrastructure
Manufacturing
Mining
Oil and Gas
Renewable energy