Noted for its ‘wealth of experience and local knowledge,’ GRATA International covers a variety of services related to litigation, including general commercial disputes, construction matters and employment litigation. The team has experience representing clients before international courts as well as domestic Kazakh courts and arbitral tribunals. ’Great litigation partner‘ Askar Konysbayev co-leads the practice alongside Assel Illyasova, who is experienced in tax disputes, while Timur Berekmoinov has helped to expand the practice through his expertise in IP litigation. Zhandarbek Ramazan and Gulnur Nurkeyeva are key names from the firm.
Testimonials
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‘Grata is the biggest and oldest local firm in Kazakhstan. It has a wealth of experience and local knowledge.’
‘Baizhan Bekzhanov is very commercial and sound. A good and solid name in the market. Askar Konysbayev is a great litigation partner. He knows the market and he knows how to convince the court.’
‘Grata has a good overall team of lawyers and the partners are very skilled. Professional.’
‘ We were happy with Grata support and our track record with Grata is very good, most cases have been won in court or settled favorably.’
‘Gulnur Nurkeyeva's team is very professional and excellent, they worked very hard and dig into the details of the dispute, this is the reason that they help us to win several cases in Kazakh.’
‘I would like to say that Gulnur Nurkeyeva is the most professional and trustworthy lawyer I ever met in Kazakhstan.’
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Askar Konysbayev, Assel Illyasova