Kinstellar

Managing Partner: Joel Benjamin
Number of partners: 3
Number of lawyers: 15
Languages: English, Kazakh, Russian, Turkish

Firm Overview:
In Kazakhstan, Kinstellar has offices in Almaty and Nur-Sultan, which were launched in 2013 and 2018, respectively. The Nur-Sultan office operates through Kinstellar Nur-Sultan, an AIFC Participant which is a recognised company holding a licence for providing legal services on the territory of the Nur-Sultan International Financial Centre.

Kinstellar experts in Kazakhstan have years of experience assisting leading investors in Kazakhstan and across Central Asia.

Kinstellar’s team of international and local lawyers, led by a US partner with more than two decades of on-the-ground experience, is highly regarded and widely seen by leading international law firms as the ‘go-to team’ in Kazakhstan for complex transactions.

As part of Kinstellar’s seamless cross-border coverage, the Almaty and Nur-Sultan offices provide a wide range of legal services and is particularly strong in banking and finance, capital markets, dispute resolution, and corporate/M

Kinstellar serves a broad range of leading international and domestic clients active in Kazakhstan and across Central Asia. Its legal experts bring international experience and local knowledge in key sectors of the Kazakh economy such as oil and gas, mining, financial services, infrastructure and telecommunications.

Practice Areas:
■ Banking, Finance & Capital Markets
■ M&A & Corporate
■  Dispute Resolution
■ Competition & State Aid
■ Compliance, Risk & Sensitive
■ Investigations
■ Employment & Labour Law
■ Energy & Natural Resources
■ Infrastructure & Projects
■ Real Estate, Construction & Planning
■ Restructuring & Insolvency
■ Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Key Contacts:
Joel Benjamin, Managing Partner
Tel: +7 727 355 0527
Email: [email protected]
Adlet Yerkinbayev, Partner
Tel: +7 727 355 0528
Email: [email protected]