Unicase Law Firm offers extensive industry knowledge and multidisciplinary expertise to advise clients through the whole lifecycle of energy and natural resources projects, from planning and permitting to raising project finance to the construction, commissioning and operational phases of large-scale projects. The team offer services within natural resources and renewables, and has been involved in amending and drafting national legislation and improving the regulatory framework. Founding member and partner Saniya Perzadayeva is well regarded for her industry expertise in energy and renewables, while Raushana Chaltabayeva advises in energy and infrastructure project development within Central Asia. Nurlan Kubenov has a track record in advising clients in cross-border mandates involving clients in renewable energy and oil and gas.
Testimonials
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‘Impressive depth of knowledge of Kazakh energy law displayed by the practice.'
‘Raushana Chaltabayeva is extremely engaged in the process of drafting proposed legal amendments to existing regulations, and to strike an excellent balance between proposing ideas for us to consider while not seeking to impose her own thinking. We also very much appreciated her enthusiasm and upbeat nature during what was a tiring and stressful series of client meetings. ’
‘Unicase has been an easy and obvious choice of a partner, as the team has indigenous and unique experience in the CA region - probably not an overstatement to say they pioneered implementing PPP in the energy and decarbonisation space in the region and still contributing. The team has been proactive and professional in our collaborations across a number of projects, which we appreciated a lot. ’
‘The stand-out colleagues whom we have worked with: Saniya Perzadayeva, Raushana Chaltabayeva, and Sanzhar Amangeldy. Each of whom are distinct professionals in their specific areas and when complement each other, it is a combination hard to come close in terms of quality work.’
‘The team is experienced in Energy and natural resources projects and they have the capacity and knowledge to prepare the requested studies/documents on time.’
‘Raushana Chaltabayeva is very capable of team work and she and the team can make successful collaboration with the other individuals like technical and finance teams.’
Key clients
- China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation
- China Power International Holding (CPIH)
- Total Eren
- USAID
- Uzbekhydroenergo
- ALES (Joint Stock Company Almaty Electric Stations)
- Economic Consulting Associates (ECA)
- World Bank
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Saniya Perzadayeva, Raushana Chaltabayeva