Energy & Natural Resources | Asia-Pacific

Dentons enjoys an excellent reputation in Kazakhstan's legal market for advising international natural resources groups on commercial issues and corporate structuring mandates in the oil and gas sector. The team is also called upon by international clients to act on renewables mandates, where the firm provides both regulatory and transactional support. The legal practice also advises domestic clients on commercial and transactional matters and offers additional experience in contentious work. Regulatory issues, construction and joint venture mandates in the field have been further areas of activity for Dentons. Clients of the firm include Halliburton and Moore Control Systems.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius is an impressive law firm providing corporate and regulatory support to domestic and international investment groups, in relation to energy and natural resources in Kazakhstan. The legal practice offers notable experience in project finance mandates. The team maintains further strength in corporate structuring, transactional and construction mandates across the oil and gas, renewables and mining sectors, where it often represents international corporates.

Kinstellar's energy and natural resources team in Kazakhstan regularly acts for international financial institutions on high-value project financing and capital markets mandates. The legal practice is additionally called upon by corporate entities on M&A mandates, particularly for clients in the oil and gas and energy sectors. Kinstellar also advises on corporate restructurings, merger clearance and secured financing mandates.

Unicase Law Firm has a domestic legal team in Kazakhstan, prominent in the renewable energy market. The legal practice provides regulatory and commercial support to international organisations involved in M&A, construction projects and financing related to renewables. Additionally, Unicase provides local law support to corporates involved in project financing as well as transactional projects in the power generation sector. Total Eren and China National Petroleum Corporation are examples of clients.

White & Case's team of lawyers in Kazakhstan handles high-value project financing and capital markets mandates for domestic oil and gas corporations as well as project sponsors. Additionally, the law firm provides transactional, structuring and regulatory support to both domestic and international corporates. The legal practice often works in close cooperation with its global network of offices.

Aequitas Law Firm is an established domestic legal practice in Kazakhstan, well versed in subsoil-related regulatory issues. The legal practice also advises international and domestic corporates on regulatory, corporate structuring and transactional mandates. Additionally, the law firm assists with construction projects. Aequitas is often chosen by foreign investment companies on cross-border mandates, where the firm provides valuable due diligence.

The Kazakhstan offices of Baker McKenzie are well placed to advise on cross-border work in the energy and resources sectors, including project finance, joint ventures and acquisitions and restructurings. The team regularly handles work in the mining, oil and gas and renewables sectors, amongst other areas. In addition to transactional matters, it has a broader offering that includes licensing, regulatory and tax advice.