Abai Shaikenov

Practice Areas

Abai Shaikenov is Kazakhstan Managing Partner at Dentons. Abai focuses on Banking and Finance and Corporate and M&A practices in Kazakhstan.

One of the pioneer banking lawyers in the country, Abai has been active advising clients throughout Kazakhstan and the CIS on banking and finance, M&A and real estate transactions for more than 25 years. Abai’s work extends to advising on multilateral institution financing, structuring of transactions (including cross-border acquisitions and disposals, privatizations), foreign investment and various corporate matters related to investing and doing business in Kazakhstan. His experience also includes advising on the most complex and unique finance and M&A transactions in Kazakhstan.

Career

• Managing Partner – Dentons (01 01. 2022 - up to date)

• Partner - Dentons (formerly Salans), Almaty (2005 - 01. 01. 2022)

• Associate - Salans, Almaty (1996-2004).

Professional Memberships

• Kazakhstan Bar Association

Publications

Abai is a regular speaker at conferences and is a contributing author to many local and international legal and business publications