Ranking tables
Energy & Natural Resources | Global
Kazakhstan
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 2
Band 3
GRATA International 11 Years Ranked
White & Case Kazakhstan LLP 15 Years Ranked- Haller Lomax LLP
- SIGNUM Law Firm
- Unicase
Eminent Practitioners
Aigoul Kenjebayeva Dentons25 Years Ranked- Olga Chentsova Aequitas Law Firm23 Years Ranked
- Klara NurgaziyevaEgen Gregory LLP
Band 2
Maxim Telemtayev White & Case Kazakhstan LLP20 Years Ranked- Raushana ChaltabayevaUnicase
- Sofiya ZhylkaidarovaSIGNUM Law Firm
- Timur OdilovHaller Lomax LLP
Band 3
- Almas Zhaiylgan Kinstellar15 Years Ranked
- Joel Benjamin Kinstellar21 Years Ranked
- Saniya PerzadayevaUnicase
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 DentonsEnergy & Natural Resources2025 | Band 1 | 15 Years RankedDentons enjoys an excellent reputation in Kazakhstan's legal market for advising international natural resources groups on commercial issues and corporate structuring mandates in the oil and gas sector. The team is also called upon by international clients to act on renewables mandates, where the firm provides both regulatory and transactional support. The legal practice also advises domestic clients on commercial and transactional matters and offers additional experience in contentious work. Regulatory issues, construction and joint venture mandates in the field have been further areas of activity for Dentons.
1 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPEnergy & Natural Resources2025 | Band 1 | 15 Years RankedMorgan, Lewis & Bockius is an impressive law firm providing corporate and regulatory support to domestic and international investment groups, in relation to energy and natural resources in Kazakhstan. The legal practice offers notable experience in project finance mandates. The team maintains further strength in corporate structuring, transactional and construction mandates across the oil and gas, renewables and mining sectors, where it often represents international corporates.
Band 2
2 KinstellarEnergy & Natural Resources2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedKinstellar's energy and natural resources team in Kazakhstan regularly acts for international financial institutions on high-value project financing and capital markets mandates. The legal practice is additionally called upon by corporate entities on M&A mandates, particularly for clients in the oil and gas and energy sectors. Kinstellar also advises on corporate restructurings, merger clearance and secured financing mandates.
Band 3
3 GRATA InternationalEnergy & Natural Resources2025 | Band 3 | 11 Years RankedGRATA International is a prominent regional law firm regularly providing local law support to international clients active in the oil and gas and mining industries in Kazakhstan. Construction projects, M&A mandates and joint ventures are all areas of experience, including subsoil issues. The legal practice frequently acts as local counsel to a range of domestic and international clients.
3 White & Case Kazakhstan LLPEnergy & Natural Resources2025 | Band 3 | 15 Years RankedWhite & Case's team of lawyers in Kazakhstan handles high-value project financing and capital markets mandates for domestic oil and gas corporations as well as project sponsors. Additionally, the law firm provides transactional, structuring and regulatory support to both domestic and international corporates. The legal practice often works in close cooperation with its global network of offices.
Band 4
4 Aequitas Law FirmEnergy & Natural Resources2025 | Band 4 | 15 Years RankedAequitas Law Firm is an established domestic legal practice in Kazakhstan, well versed in subsoil-related regulatory issues. The legal practice also advises international and domestic corporates on regulatory, corporate structuring and transactional mandates. Additionally, the law firm assists with construction projects. Aequitas is often chosen by foreign investment companies on cross-border mandates, where the firm provides valuable due diligence.
4 Baker McKenzie - CIS, LimitedEnergy & Natural Resources2025 | Band 4 | 8 Years RankedThe Kazakhstan offices of Baker McKenzie are well placed to advise on cross-border work in the energy and resources sectors, including project finance, joint ventures and acquisitions and restructurings. The team regularly handles work in the mining, oil and gas and renewables sectors, amongst other areas. In addition to transactional matters, it has a broader offering that includes licensing, regulatory and tax advice.