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Abai Shaikenov

Abai Shaikenov

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Corporate & Finance

Kazakhstan

13 years ranked

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Abai is the Managing Partner at Dentons Kazakhstan.

He has been actively advising clients in Kazakhstan and across the CIS for more than 25 years. He focuses on complex M&A and corporate transactions, including cross-border acquisitions and disposals, as well as the diverse finance transactions. His experience includes advising on the most complex and unique M&A and financing transactions in Kazakhstan.

Abai has been the preferred legal counsel to the leading financial institutions and private investment firms in Kazakhstan for many years, including Citibank, Bank of China, ICBC, EBRD, IFC, KAZ Minerals and ERG.

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

Career

• Managing Partner - Dentons, Almaty, 2022-up to date

• Partner - Dentons (formerly Salans), Almaty, 2005-2021

• Senior Associate - Salans, Almaty, 2000-2005

• Associate, Salans, Almaty, 1999-2000

• Junior Associate, Salans, Almaty, 1996-1999

Professional Memberships

• Kazakhstan Bar Association

• Board of Directors of EUROBAK

Publications

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

• "Artificial Intelligence (AI) Guidelines for Kazakhstan", Investor Voice, American Chamber of Commerce in Kazakhstan, July 2024

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Corporate & Finance - Kazakhstan

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Abai Shaikenov is a partner in Almaty. He is well regarded for his market-leading expertise on a wide range of financing matters. He regularly acts for international financial institutions, advising on regulatory issues, notes issuances and capital markets mandates.
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