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Kazakhstan is a key market for many businesses and continues to offer growth and investment opportunities. 

Herbert Smith Freehills has a leading practice in Kazakhstan and has for many years served the needs of clients, across a range of sectors, doing business in the Republic. Our Kazakhstan Group supports clients with comprehensive, in-depth knowledge of the Kazakh legal and business environment.

We help our clients, both local and those investing into Kazakhstan, particularly in the energy sector, drawing on our experience negotiating with local interests on major projects. Through our extensive experience of advising on transactions and disputes in and relating to Kazakhstan, we understand how projects are managed in the region and the particular challenges they bring – whether in contentious or transactional matters, in JV matters, in procurement or against contractors.

Our team can work in Russian and English and coordinates activities between our global lawyers and local counsel.

We have advised on some of the largest energy and natural resources projects in the country, including Project Balkhash, Ekibaztus GRES, Tengiz, Karachaganak and the Kashagan oil and gas developments.

We can help you with:

  • corporate law
  • projects and infrastructure
  • construction
  • energy
  • capital markets
  • finance
  • dispute resolution

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Steven Dalton

Partner, London

Steven Dalton
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Danila Logofet

Partner, Dubai

Danila Logofet
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Craig Tevendale

Partner, London

Craig Tevendale
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Olga Melo Zanelli

Partner, Paris

Olga Melo Zanelli
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Dr Patricia Nacimiento

Partner, Germany

Dr Patricia Nacimiento
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William Breeze

Partner, London

William Breeze
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David Nitek

Partner, London

David Nitek
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Jeremy Garson

Partner, London

Jeremy Garson

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