About

Provided by GRATA International

We will support and guide you through the rapidly changing environment of markets and help you to evaluate risks as well as opportunities. Our lawyers provide full legal support at all stages of the project lifecycle, including:

  • Legal support in obtaining subsoil use rights.
  • Advice on subsoil use contracts.
  • M&A in subsoil projects: legal due diligence, drafting purchase agreements, transfer of assets, obtaining waiver in purchasing subsoil objects from state authorities.
  • Legal support in establishing and operation of joint ventures.
  • Environmental audit and litigation.
  • State control and regulation: legal advice and representation.
  • Taxation and tax dispute: audit and litigation.
  • Transfer pricing: export structuring, audit, litigation.
  • Production sharing agreement.
  • Joint venture agreement.
  • Dispute resolution and much more. 

Chambers Review

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Energy & Natural Resources - Kazakhstan

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

GRATA International is a prominent regional law firm regularly providing local law support to international clients active in the oil and gas and mining industries in Kazakhstan. Construction projects, M&A mandates and joint ventures are all areas of experience, including subsoil issues. The legal practice frequently acts as local counsel to a range of domestic and international clients.

Work Highlights

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  • GRATA represented Sinopec Engineering Group in the divestiture of its business in Kazakhstan.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Almat Daumov
4
Almat Daumov
4
Band 4
Almat Daumov heads the firm's natural resources team and is known for his expertise in the subsoil area. He works with a range of major international clients in the sector and his experience spans M&A, dispute resolution and tax.

Almat effectively solves problems, finds a compromise and helps to prevent the escalation of disputes.

Almat is a well-known natural resources specialist in Kazakhstan.

Baizhan Bekzhanov
4
Baizhan Bekzhanov
4
Band 4
Baizhan Bekzhanov has extensive experience advising clients on corporate work in the mining and oil sectors, including acquisitions and licensing work.

Mr Bekzhanov presents professionalism, competency and a client-oriented approach in the course of work.

Baizhan is a brilliant lawyer who is able to arrange effective legal support of complex transactions.

Ranked Lawyers at
GRATA International

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Kazakhstan

Energy & Natural Resources

Almat Daumov
4
Almat Daumov
4
Band 4
Baizhan Bekzhanov
4
Baizhan Bekzhanov
4
Band 4

Members

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Almat Daumov

Maxim Burak

Yerbolat Yerkebulanov

Yerzhan Yessimkhanov

Zaira Sarsenova