Kinstellar LLP

Infrastructure & PPP, Construction & Real Estate, Dispute Resolution

Partner, Head of Infrastructure & PPP and Dispute Resolution

2007-present  AEQUITAS Law Firm – Partner 1999-2007  Private companies – Lawyer

English, Russian, Kazakh

Kazakhstan Bar Association (KazBar)

1999 Kainar University, LLB, Kazakhstan

Ardak Idayatova specializes in contract, dispute resolution, public-private partnership, construction and real estate legislation.

She has extended expertise in rendering all-round support to major infrastructure projects, primarily representing foreign investors, international development banks and foreign contractors.  During the past years, Ardak acted as one of the key counsel for the international development banks (EBRD, EDB and IsDB) in connection with financing (US$585 mln) of the first Kazakhstan concession project of special significance involving construction of the Big Almaty Ring Road (BAKAD).

Moreover, Ardak represents and renders expert assistance to clients in foreign commercial arbitrations mainly in connection with construction disputes arising out of different contracts based on FIDIC models (among others, on Red Book, Yellow Book and Pink Book).  Ardak participated in arbitrations seated in Stockholm, Paris and London under the ICC, UNCITRAL, LCIA and SCC rules, including local arbitrations.  For several years, Ardak has been ranked by The Legal 500 as the "rising star" and the "next generation lawyer" in the construction and dispute resolution areas.

Ardak's clients are EBRD, IsDB, EDB, Salini Costruttori S.P.A., Todini Costruzioni Generali S.p.A., Exxon Mobil, VTB Bank, Punj Lloyd, Johnson&Johnson and others.