Dinara Jarmukhanova

Practice Areas

Banking & Finance, International Dispute Resolution

Career

Prior to joining Centil, Dinara worked as counsel with major international London- and US-based law firms.

Professional Memberships

Member of Kazakhstan Bar Association

Member of the New York City Bar Association

Clients

EBRD, Foreign financial institutions, Deutsche Bank, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti S.P.A., China Development Bank,

IFC, Major North American investment advisory company, Major North American hedge fund, The Export-Import Bank of China.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Kazakhstan

Languages Spoken

English, Russian

Experience

Led cross-border loans for major international lenders and advised Kazakh borrowers in connection with their obtaining financing from lending institutions;

Acting as Kazakh counsel to major Chinese banks in negotiating sovereign guarantee, advising on Facility with Kazakhstan borrowers;

Acting as Kazakhstan legal counsel to Nomura Securities in connection with several private placement transactions of Eurobonds and Notes by Kazakh financial institutions;

Acting for a major financing institution in connection with placement of notes with Kazakhstan pension funds;

Represented leading Kazakhstan’s banks in international dispute resolution matters and acted for the National Bank of Kazakhstan, the Central Bank of Kazakhstan, in connection with the management of gold and foreign exchange reserves;

Acted as sole arbitrator in a commercial dispute at Kazakhstan International Arbitrage;

Acted as Kazakhstan counsel to a Turkish claimant in Abu Dhabi Kazakh law-governed arbitration with UAE construction company;

Advised international investor in a high-profile dispute with Kazakh government pre-arbitration, leading to successful settlement.

Work Highlights

Advised major Kazakhstan’s and international banks on financing transactions in Kazakhstan and abroad, advised lenders and borrowers on cross-border loans, advised major securities firms on transactions related to organising the issue and sale of bonds of major Kazakhstan’s banks and financial institutions, as well as on aircraft financing projects;

Leading Kazakh lawyer on the team acting for Kazakhstan’s Government in ICSID and LCIA arbitrations. Arbitrations resolved or settled favourably for Kazakhstan’s Government, with two major arbitration awards of U.S. $1.5 billion arbitrations in favour of Kazakhstan’s Government.

Education

Awards