Baker & McKenzie - CIS, Limited focuses on cross-border transactions for international clients, with the team specialising in matters involving aviation finance including leases, financings/re-financings and purchases; the practice has been selected as a member of the Aviation Working Group’s Legal Advisory Panel. Azamat Kuatbekov leads the team and is experienced in cross-border financings for leading banks. Alexander Korchagin covers all aspects of banking, finance and capital markets, and assists Kuatbekov with complex transactions.

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Key clients

  • Lafonda Invest
  • Avolon
  • Harbour Litigation Funding
  • ING Bank

Work highlights

  • Advised a club of banks including ING Bank, ING Bank Singapore, Bank of China Limited Beijing, the Development Bank of Kazakhstan, Halyk Bank, and AB Bank of China Kazakhstan on the financing of the development a soda ash production facility by the Yildirim Group in Kazakhstan.

Lawyers

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Azamat Kuatbekov
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Azamat Kuatbekov

Other key lawyers

Alexander Korchagin