Aequitas Law Firm
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
About
AEQUITAS team comprises 20 highly qualified lawyers.The firm’s partners and associates are recommended as Kazakhstan’s leading lawyers by such global rating agencies as Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500, AsiaLaw Profiles, Who’s Who Legal and others. Most of the firm's lawyers have more than 10 years of experience in the legal profession.
In 2021, 2022 and 2023 AEQUITAS Law Firm was recognized as the Law Firm of the Year in Kazakhstan according to Who is Who Legal Research. Additionally, AEQUITAS is a member of such global networks of independent law firms as TerraLex and Ius Laboris as an exclusivemember in Kazakhstan.
AEQUITAS is a Kazakh national law firm without any own representation in other markets. AEQUITAS reputation is supported by close professional ties with foreign partners and companies.In spite of the fact that AEQUITAS is a Kazakh local company, it actively cooperates with a number of prestigious law firms all over the world, such as Magic Circle law firms (Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters and Slaughter and May), Herbert Smith, Norton Rose, Stephenson Harwood, DLA Piper, Baker Botts, Debevoise & Plimpton, King & Wood Mallesons and other world’s largest international and national law firms that substantially involve AEQUITAS into their major cross-border projects, etc.
Main Areas of Practice
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Ranked Offices
Provided by Aequitas Law Firm
- Almaty47 Abai Avenue, Office 2, Almaty, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 050000
- Web: www.aequitas.kz
- Tel: +7 (727) 3 968 968
- Fax: +7 (727) 3 968 990
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Articles, highlights and press releases
19 items provided by Aequitas Law Firm
NEW IN THE REGULATION OF DIGITAL ASSETS IN KAZAKHSTAN
Digital assets are of great potential for the development and change of the economic and financial world; therefore, to date, many countries actively consider the issues relating to the regulation thereof. Kazakhstan is not exception and actively improves its legislation in this sphere.
Fintech Laws and Regulations in Kazakhstan
The fintech sector continues to develop in Kazakhstan. The initial development of fintech began in 2015 with the adoption of a specialised law on informatisation. However, the most active development of fintech began in 2017, when the government programme “Digital Kazakhstan” was adopted in RK.
10 QUESTIONS TO A LAWYER ABOUT ADVERTISING IN KAZAKHSTAN
Advertising embraces most aspects of our life and becomes more versatile. This article sets out the analysis of the key questions relating to advertising, which will help better understand its legal regulation and specifics of different types of advertising.
PROHIBITION ON COLLECTION OF COPIES OF IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS: WHAT IS WRONG?
Prohibition on collection of copies of identification documents - the aspects of this topic, which we deem most important for business.
Kazakhstan: Legal regulation of personal data protection in the AIFC
In this article, Yekaterina Khamidullina, Partner at AEQUITAS Law Firm, considers the legal regulation of personal data protection in the AIFC, the basis of which is formed by the AIFC Data Protection Regulations (the Regulations) and the AIFC Data Protection Rules.
BRIEF OVERVIEW: KEY ASPECTS OF LAW AND ACTIVITIES OF THE ASTANA INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE
This overview is a digest of articles and publications on certain key aspects of law and activities of the Astana International Financial Centre prepared by AEQUITAS lawyers.
10 burning questions to a lawyer about activities of private companies in the AIFC
This publication highlights the answers to 10 burning practical questions in the sphere of corporate, migration and currency regulation arising in the course of activities of private companies in the AIFC. This organizational legal form of legal entities is most commonly used in the AIFC.
10 QUESTIONS TO A LAWYER ABOUT INDEPENDENT WORKERS IN KAZAKHSTAN
Author: Alexandr Chumachenko, Partner, AEQUITAS Law Firm The search for the most efficient option of engagement of independent workers is very topical for business. Please see below 10 answers to the questions about the allowed forms of using independent workers.
LABOR RELATIONS WITH THE HEAD OF A LEGAL ENTITY WHEN CHANGING THE COMPOSITION OF PARTICIPANTS
In this article, we consider topical issues of legal execution of continuation or termination of labor relations with the head of a legal entity in Kazakhstan when changing the composition of participants or shareholders.
EMPLOYER TIPS: KEY OBLIGATIONS IN DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT
It is indubitably a universal knowledge that persons with disabilities, as a socially vulnerable stratum, need special treatment and special attitude. Kazakhstan, like many other countries, legislatively provides for the key guidelines to give the disabled
THE PROBLEM OF CHOOSING THE LAW APPLICABLE TO ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS AND ARBITRATION AGREEMENT FROM
Valikhan Shaikenov <br/>AEQUITAS Law Firm, Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution<br/><i>e-mail:</i><a href="mailto:[email protected]"><i>[email protected]</i></a><i></i><br/><br><br/>Ardak Idayatova <br/>AEQUITAS Law Firm, Senior Associate, Dispute Resolution <br/><i>e-mail:</i><a href="mailto:[email protected]"><i>[email protected]</i></a><i></i><br/>The problems of court practice [1, 2, 3] and statutory regulation [4, 5, 6] largely complicate…
NEW IN THE REGULATION OF DIGITAL ASSETS IN KAZAKHSTAN
Digital assets are of great potential for the development and change of the economic and financial world; therefore, to date, many countries actively consider the issues relating to the regulation thereof. Kazakhstan is not exception and actively improves its legislation in this sphere.
Fintech Laws and Regulations in Kazakhstan
The fintech sector continues to develop in Kazakhstan. The initial development of fintech began in 2015 with the adoption of a specialised law on informatisation. However, the most active development of fintech began in 2017, when the government programme “Digital Kazakhstan” was adopted in RK.
10 QUESTIONS TO A LAWYER ABOUT ADVERTISING IN KAZAKHSTAN
Advertising embraces most aspects of our life and becomes more versatile. This article sets out the analysis of the key questions relating to advertising, which will help better understand its legal regulation and specifics of different types of advertising.
PROHIBITION ON COLLECTION OF COPIES OF IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS: WHAT IS WRONG?
Prohibition on collection of copies of identification documents - the aspects of this topic, which we deem most important for business.
Kazakhstan: Legal regulation of personal data protection in the AIFC
In this article, Yekaterina Khamidullina, Partner at AEQUITAS Law Firm, considers the legal regulation of personal data protection in the AIFC, the basis of which is formed by the AIFC Data Protection Regulations (the Regulations) and the AIFC Data Protection Rules.
BRIEF OVERVIEW: KEY ASPECTS OF LAW AND ACTIVITIES OF THE ASTANA INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE
This overview is a digest of articles and publications on certain key aspects of law and activities of the Astana International Financial Centre prepared by AEQUITAS lawyers.
10 burning questions to a lawyer about activities of private companies in the AIFC
This publication highlights the answers to 10 burning practical questions in the sphere of corporate, migration and currency regulation arising in the course of activities of private companies in the AIFC. This organizational legal form of legal entities is most commonly used in the AIFC.
10 QUESTIONS TO A LAWYER ABOUT INDEPENDENT WORKERS IN KAZAKHSTAN
Author: Alexandr Chumachenko, Partner, AEQUITAS Law Firm The search for the most efficient option of engagement of independent workers is very topical for business. Please see below 10 answers to the questions about the allowed forms of using independent workers.
LABOR RELATIONS WITH THE HEAD OF A LEGAL ENTITY WHEN CHANGING THE COMPOSITION OF PARTICIPANTS
In this article, we consider topical issues of legal execution of continuation or termination of labor relations with the head of a legal entity in Kazakhstan when changing the composition of participants or shareholders.
EMPLOYER TIPS: KEY OBLIGATIONS IN DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT
It is indubitably a universal knowledge that persons with disabilities, as a socially vulnerable stratum, need special treatment and special attitude. Kazakhstan, like many other countries, legislatively provides for the key guidelines to give the disabled
THE PROBLEM OF CHOOSING THE LAW APPLICABLE TO ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS AND ARBITRATION AGREEMENT FROM
Valikhan Shaikenov <br/>AEQUITAS Law Firm, Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution<br/><i>e-mail:</i><a href="mailto:[email protected]"><i>[email protected]</i></a><i></i><br/><br><br/>Ardak Idayatova <br/>AEQUITAS Law Firm, Senior Associate, Dispute Resolution <br/><i>e-mail:</i><a href="mailto:[email protected]"><i>[email protected]</i></a><i></i><br/>The problems of court practice [1, 2, 3] and statutory regulation [4, 5, 6] largely complicate…