White & Case Kazakhstan LLP is active in advising clients on high-value deals, with the team working closely with other in-house departments including the global antitrust practice, economic sanctions team and dispute resolution practice to provide a full service to clients, as well as cover all aspects of major transactions in Kazakhstan. Experienced in M&A in all key industries such as mining and metals, practice head Maxim Telemtayev specialises in cross-border M&A and corporate governance, having advised a major oil and gas company on its restructuring and acquisition of an energy refining company. Chingiz Kraibekov and Ibragim Kouky are other key names from the firm.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘More professional and thorough than any other firm on the market in Kazakhstan.’

  • ‘Maxim Telemtayev is an experienced and pragmatic adviser.’

Key clients

  • Nostrum Oil & Gas
  • Citigroup and Jefferies
  • IFC
  • EBRD
  • Morgan Stanley
  • J.P. Morgan
  • Renell

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Maxim Telemtayev

Other key lawyers

Chingiz Kraibekov, Ibragim Kouky