Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

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Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP are a leading firm in the real estate and construction market within Kazakhstan, having represented corporate clients, real estate companies and investment banks, with the team having over two decades of experience within the region and the broader Central Asia and Caspian region. Aset Shyngyssov heads the practice and has led in numerous deals in the region, including large infrastructure and real estate projects, cross-border financings, and capital markets transactions. Bakhytzhan Kadyrov  has experience in the hotel management and hospitality projects, serving both owners and hotel managers on various Kazakhstan law matters.

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Key clients

  • Aldar Euroasia
  • Wabtec Corporation
  • Lancaster Group
  • PSA International Pte Ltd.
  • Alstom Transportation
  • Astana Group
  • Compass Group
  • Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints
  • ArcelorMittal Temirtau JSC
  • Airbus

Work highlights

  • Advised Aldar Euroasia in connection with a series of office and commercial retail lease agreements in Abu Dhabi Plaza in Astana.

Lawyers

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Aset Shyngyssov
Aset is the managing partner of Morgan Lewis's Almaty and Astana offices. He concentrates his practice on corporate law and corporate transactions, primarily mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Aset handles transactions in Kazakhstan and throughout Central Asia involving clients in the oil and gas, banking, capital markets and hospitality industries. Chambers, Legal 500 and International Financial Law Review consistently rank him among the top Kazakhstan lawyers for his experience in natural resources and corporate and commercial law. For more information, view Aset’s biography at www.morganlewis.com/bios/ashyngyssov

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Aset Shyngyssov

Other key lawyers

Bakhytzhan Kadyrov, Aida Akhmetova