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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
Experience
ABN AMRO, Vitol and the other lenders (including MUFG)
ABN AMRO, Vitol and the other lenders (including MUFG) on a US$1 billion prepayment financing to KMG Kashagan, based on flows from the Kashagan mega-field (Energy Finance Deal of the Year – TXF Perfect 10 Awards 2017)
a Kazakh subsidiary of an energy multinational
a Kazakh subsidiary of an energy multinational in an UNCITRAL arbitration in relation to a multinational oil pipeline capacity dispute seated in Stockholm
a multinational energy company
a multinational energy company on disputes arising from the recovery of tax payments from the Republic of Kazakhstan following the importation of oil and gas technology equipment
a confidential trading house
a confidential trading house in connection with a US$55 million loan to, and offtake arrangements with, a Kazakh mining company
a Swiss corporate investor
a Swiss corporate investor on investment treaty claims arising from tax audits, retrospective fines and penalties and the tax classification of its business model in the Republic of Kazakhstan
a leading multinational energy consortium
a leading multinational energy consortium in Kazakhstan on pricing disputes with a JSC Kaztransgas subsidiary arising from increased tariffs imposed by a state entity for the transportation of dry gas, including advice on expert determination, treaty arbitration and local court remedies