Ranking tables
Asia-Pacific Kazakhstan Corporate & Finance
Band 2
- Aequitas Law Firm
- GRATA International
Band 3
Unicase- AGZ/Zan Hub
- CENTIL
- Sayat Zholshy & Partners
Band 4
- Artyushenko & Partners
- Baker McKenzie - CIS, Limited
- Haller Lomax LLP
- Integrites
- Linkage & Mind LLP
Eminent Practitioners
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
- Saniya Perzadayeva Unicase
- Arman BerdalinSayat Zholshy & Partners
- Shaimerden ChikanayevGRATA International
- Vilen AdjivefayevHaller Lomax LLP
Band 4
Askar Zhansagimov Reed Smith- Bakhytzhan Kadyrov Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Gani Ashimkhan Dentons- Andrey ArtyushenkoArtyushenko & Partners
- Marina KahianiGRATA International
- Yelena ManayenkoAequitas Law Firm
Up and Coming
Associates to watch
- Kuanysh Shekerbekov Kinstellar
- Olzhas DaniyarovSayat Zholshy & Partners
Band 1
1 DentonsCorporate & Finance2023 | Band 1 |Dentons is a market-leading law firm in Kazakhstan, providing support to various local financial institutions and clients in the aviation space. The team also acts on corporate structuring and transactional mandates, as well as high-value syndicate financing matters, capital markets deals. Dentons serves clients in industries such as aviation and banking with examples including National Bank of Kazakhstan and TAV Holding Airports.
1 KinstellarCorporate & Finance2023 | Band 1 |Kinstellar has an outstanding team of lawyers in Kazakhstan, advising international financial institutions on loan facility and capital markets mandates as well as acting for international corporates on high-value transactional projects. The lawyers also assist with restructuring and projects mandates. The legal practice remains a popular choice for clients in the natural resources, oil and gas, banking and TMT sectors. The team is a leading choice of local counsel for international law firms lacking a local presence.
1 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPCorporate & Finance2023 | Band 1 |Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has an exceptional legal team in Kazakhstan with broad experience in both corporate and financing mandates, including joint ventures. The team acts for a diverse range of international and domestic clients, including real estate as well as agriculture, mining, investment and aviation corporates. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius additionally advises clients on regulatory issues. Companies represented by the team include Kusto Agro, Air Astana and Magnetic Oil.
1 White & Case Kazakhstan LLPCorporate & Finance2023 | Band 1 |White & Case maintains impressive banking and finance capabilities in Kazakhstan's legal market, regularly handling commercial, financing and capital markets projects for major international financial institutions as well as corporates. The team is experienced in the financial, technology, transportation and natural resources sectors. White & Case works in close cooperation with its global network of offices, assisting clients such as MUFG, Nostrum Oil & Gas and the Kazakhstan Ministry of Finance with matters in Kazakhstan.
Band 2
Band 3
3 UnicaseCorporate & Finance2023 | Band 3 |Unicase Law Firm provides comprehensive corporate structuring, due diligence and compliance support to a broad range of international corporates in the Kazakhstan market. Additionally, the legal practice acts on financing projects and transactional mandates, including cross-border M&A. Unicase's expertise includes construction and natural resources mandates, as well as acting for technology clients. Clients include ValvTechnologies, The British Council and GlaxoSmithKline.