Financial and legal backbone for business

We draft and review contracts of any complexity — supply, construction, lease, loan, service agreements, corporate and investment agreements. We eliminate wording that may later lead to disputes and losses, and ensure the document complies with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

A contract is not a formality; it is a distribution of risks between the parties. A template downloaded from the internet does not reflect your specific situation: a single omitted clause on deadlines, liability, or payment procedures can cost you the entire value of the contract and turn debt recovery into a lost dispute. A cheap contract almost always costs more than a lawyer.

We regularly prepare contracts with foreign, primarily Chinese, counterparties and know how to combine Chinese and Kazakhstani business practices in a single document — in Russian and Kazakh. We review each contract from both a legal and accounting perspective, identifying not only legal but also tax implications of every clause. With 9 years of experience, we know exactly where contractual disputes tend to arise and address those risks in advance.

We represent businesses before courts of all instances in Kazakhstan in civil and commercial disputes: debt recovery, contractual disputes, corporate and property conflicts, challenges to decisions and actions of counterparties and government authorities. We handle cases from developing the legal position through to the actual enforcement of the judgment.

In court, success depends not only on being right, but on proving your position in accordance with procedural rules. A missed deadline, an incorrectly stated claim, or poorly prepared evidence can undermine even an apparently strong case. The outcome is often shaped before the first hearing — at the strategy stage — and changing course later may be extremely difficult.

We represent foreign companies, including Chinese businesses, before the courts of Kazakhstan — recovering debts from Kazakhstani debtors and protecting businesses in disputes with foreign counterparties. We work within Kazakhstan's jurisdiction, applying the Civil Procedure Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan in real cases, and assess prospects honestly from the outset — identifying when litigation is necessary and when settlement is more effective. Each case is handled by a team, so deadlines and procedural actions remain under control at every stage.

We provide legal support throughout the entire corporate life cycle: charter documents, transactions involving ownership interests, corporate governance, relations between participants and with company directors. We prevent and resolve corporate conflicts — from the withdrawal or exclusion of a participant to disputes over control of the company.

When business is running smoothly, corporate documents may seem like unnecessary paperwork. The problem becomes apparent when a conflict arises: partners part ways, someone wants to exit or, conversely, take control — and it turns out that a hastily prepared charter regulates nothing and protects no one. A corporate dispute can paralyze a company and erase years of work.

We structure corporate relations so that potential disputes are addressed in advance rather than resolved through litigation after they arise — including when establishing joint ventures with foreign, including Chinese, participation, where the parties' interests must be balanced from the very beginning. We also assist when a conflict is already underway: we understand the mechanics of corporate disputes and know how to protect a client's ownership interest and control. Over 9 years of practice, we have seen most of the scenarios that cause business partnerships to break down.

We provide end-to-end transaction support: legal due diligence, selection of the optimal transaction structure, document preparation, payment support, and closing. We work with acquisitions and sales of businesses, ownership interests and assets, real estate, and subsoil use assets, as well as investment and cross-border transactions.

In a transaction, the cost of a mistake can equal the value of the transaction itself. Without legal due diligence, you may acquire an asset burdened with debts, seizures, a disputed acquisition history, or hidden liabilities — and discover them only after payment, when recovering the money is nearly impossible. A well-drafted contract will not protect you if the asset itself is problematic.

Supporting transactions involving Chinese investors is one of our key areas of expertise: acquisitions of ownership interests and assets, M&A, subsoil use projects, and the supply of equipment and machinery. We understand the expectations of the Chinese side as well as the requirements of Kazakhstan's regulators — and handle the entire transaction, from asset verification and structuring to settlement. Combining legal and accounting expertise allows us to calculate the tax burden in advance and avoid unpleasant surprises after closing.

We handle interactions with government and registration authorities: filing documents, obtaining permits and approvals, responding to official requests, and supporting inspections. We protect companies in disputes with government authorities and challenge unlawful decisions through administrative and judicial procedures.

A procedural mistake can result in rejection, fines, and weeks of lost time, and sometimes lead to more serious sanctions. A careless response to an official request can itself become evidence against the company. Communication with government authorities must follow their language and procedural rules — otherwise, even a company that is legally right may find itself at a disadvantage.

We regularly support foreign, including Chinese, companies in their interactions with Kazakhstani authorities — registration, permits, approvals, and inspections — and manage the entire process so investors do not have to navigate local bureaucracy on their own. We communicate in Russian and Kazakh. Where an authority is wrong, we challenge its decision professionally and pursue the matter through to a result.

We help resolve conflicts before they reach court — faster and more cost-effectively than litigation. We prepare claims and responses, conduct negotiations, draft settlement agreements and amicable agreements, and use mediation where appropriate.

A properly drafted claim can often recover a debt or resolve a dispute without a single court hearing. But if the wording is incorrect, the same claim may lose evidentiary value and later work against you in court. Emotional verbal negotiations without proper legal documentation create no enforceable obligations for the other party.

We assess honestly which disputes can realistically be settled and which require litigation — without involving the client in pointless correspondence. We also handle pre-trial dispute resolution with foreign counterparties, where differences in business practices must be taken into account. We structure this stage to serve two purposes: create a genuine opportunity to reach an agreement while simultaneously building a strong position in case litigation becomes necessary.

We register LLPs, branches and representative offices, individual entrepreneurs, and also make changes to existing companies: changes of directors or participants, company names, addresses, types of business activity, and increases in charter capital. We also support reorganizations and liquidations.

An error during registration or corporate changes can lead to rejections, repeated filings, and lost time at the outset, while an incorrectly chosen legal form or structure may later result in tax and legal problems. For foreign businesses, the cost of such a mistake is even higher: an incorrect structure at market entry can delay the entire project.

We help Chinese and other foreign businesses enter the Kazakhstan market through a one-stop-shop approach — from choosing the appropriate legal form and obtaining permits to setting up accounting and tax compliance, without passing the client between multiple contractors. Having accountants on our team means the company is structured correctly from the start from both tax and reporting perspectives. We prepare everything so that the structure raises no questions from government authorities or future business partners.

We organize and formalize employment relations within the company: employment contracts, job descriptions, internal policies, and HR documentation. We support hiring, transfers, and termination of employees, represent employers in labor disputes, and assist with engaging foreign workers.

Unlawful termination can result in reinstatement of the employee, payment of wages for the period of forced absence, and fines — often costing more than the conflict itself. Missing or incorrectly prepared HR documentation routinely becomes an issue during inspections and disputes, where the burden of proof lies with the employer.

We build HR processes in accordance with the Labor Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan so that employees and inspectors have no grounds for claims, rather than fixing documents retroactively after a conflict has already occurred. We help properly arrange the engagement of foreign, including Chinese, specialists and obtain the necessary work permits. In disputes with employees, we protect the employer based on an HR framework that has been structured in advance and is legally compliant.

We draft and review contracts of any complexity — supply, construction, lease, loan, service agreements, corporate and investment agreements. We eliminate wording that may later lead to disputes and losses, and ensure the document complies with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

A contract is not a formality; it is a distribution of risks between the parties. A template downloaded from the internet does not reflect your specific situation: a single omitted clause on deadlines, liability, or payment procedures can cost you the entire value of the contract and turn debt recovery into a lost dispute. A cheap contract almost always costs more than a lawyer.

We regularly prepare contracts with foreign, primarily Chinese, counterparties and know how to combine Chinese and Kazakhstani business practices in a single document — in Russian and Kazakh. We review each contract from both a legal and accounting perspective, identifying not only legal but also tax implications of every clause. With 9 years of experience, we know exactly where contractual disputes tend to arise and address those risks in advance.

We represent businesses before courts of all instances in Kazakhstan in civil and commercial disputes: debt recovery, contractual disputes, corporate and property conflicts, challenges to decisions and actions of counterparties and government authorities. We handle cases from developing the legal position through to the actual enforcement of the judgment.

In court, success depends not only on being right, but on proving your position in accordance with procedural rules. A missed deadline, an incorrectly stated claim, or poorly prepared evidence can undermine even an apparently strong case. The outcome is often shaped before the first hearing — at the strategy stage — and changing course later may be extremely difficult.

We represent foreign companies, including Chinese businesses, before the courts of Kazakhstan — recovering debts from Kazakhstani debtors and protecting businesses in disputes with foreign counterparties. We work within Kazakhstan's jurisdiction, applying the Civil Procedure Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan in real cases, and assess prospects honestly from the outset — identifying when litigation is necessary and when settlement is more effective. Each case is handled by a team, so deadlines and procedural actions remain under control at every stage.

We provide legal support throughout the entire corporate life cycle: charter documents, transactions involving ownership interests, corporate governance, relations between participants and with company directors. We prevent and resolve corporate conflicts — from the withdrawal or exclusion of a participant to disputes over control of the company.

When business is running smoothly, corporate documents may seem like unnecessary paperwork. The problem becomes apparent when a conflict arises: partners part ways, someone wants to exit or, conversely, take control — and it turns out that a hastily prepared charter regulates nothing and protects no one. A corporate dispute can paralyze a company and erase years of work.

We structure corporate relations so that potential disputes are addressed in advance rather than resolved through litigation after they arise — including when establishing joint ventures with foreign, including Chinese, participation, where the parties' interests must be balanced from the very beginning. We also assist when a conflict is already underway: we understand the mechanics of corporate disputes and know how to protect a client's ownership interest and control. Over 9 years of practice, we have seen most of the scenarios that cause business partnerships to break down.

We provide end-to-end transaction support: legal due diligence, selection of the optimal transaction structure, document preparation, payment support, and closing. We work with acquisitions and sales of businesses, ownership interests and assets, real estate, and subsoil use assets, as well as investment and cross-border transactions.

In a transaction, the cost of a mistake can equal the value of the transaction itself. Without legal due diligence, you may acquire an asset burdened with debts, seizures, a disputed acquisition history, or hidden liabilities — and discover them only after payment, when recovering the money is nearly impossible. A well-drafted contract will not protect you if the asset itself is problematic.

Supporting transactions involving Chinese investors is one of our key areas of expertise: acquisitions of ownership interests and assets, M&A, subsoil use projects, and the supply of equipment and machinery. We understand the expectations of the Chinese side as well as the requirements of Kazakhstan's regulators — and handle the entire transaction, from asset verification and structuring to settlement. Combining legal and accounting expertise allows us to calculate the tax burden in advance and avoid unpleasant surprises after closing.

We handle interactions with government and registration authorities: filing documents, obtaining permits and approvals, responding to official requests, and supporting inspections. We protect companies in disputes with government authorities and challenge unlawful decisions through administrative and judicial procedures.

A procedural mistake can result in rejection, fines, and weeks of lost time, and sometimes lead to more serious sanctions. A careless response to an official request can itself become evidence against the company. Communication with government authorities must follow their language and procedural rules — otherwise, even a company that is legally right may find itself at a disadvantage.

We regularly support foreign, including Chinese, companies in their interactions with Kazakhstani authorities — registration, permits, approvals, and inspections — and manage the entire process so investors do not have to navigate local bureaucracy on their own. We communicate in Russian and Kazakh. Where an authority is wrong, we challenge its decision professionally and pursue the matter through to a result.

We help resolve conflicts before they reach court — faster and more cost-effectively than litigation. We prepare claims and responses, conduct negotiations, draft settlement agreements and amicable agreements, and use mediation where appropriate.

A properly drafted claim can often recover a debt or resolve a dispute without a single court hearing. But if the wording is incorrect, the same claim may lose evidentiary value and later work against you in court. Emotional verbal negotiations without proper legal documentation create no enforceable obligations for the other party.

We assess honestly which disputes can realistically be settled and which require litigation — without involving the client in pointless correspondence. We also handle pre-trial dispute resolution with foreign counterparties, where differences in business practices must be taken into account. We structure this stage to serve two purposes: create a genuine opportunity to reach an agreement while simultaneously building a strong position in case litigation becomes necessary.

We register LLPs, branches and representative offices, individual entrepreneurs, and also make changes to existing companies: changes of directors or participants, company names, addresses, types of business activity, and increases in charter capital. We also support reorganizations and liquidations.

An error during registration or corporate changes can lead to rejections, repeated filings, and lost time at the outset, while an incorrectly chosen legal form or structure may later result in tax and legal problems. For foreign businesses, the cost of such a mistake is even higher: an incorrect structure at market entry can delay the entire project.

We help Chinese and other foreign businesses enter the Kazakhstan market through a one-stop-shop approach — from choosing the appropriate legal form and obtaining permits to setting up accounting and tax compliance, without passing the client between multiple contractors. Having accountants on our team means the company is structured correctly from the start from both tax and reporting perspectives. We prepare everything so that the structure raises no questions from government authorities or future business partners.

We organize and formalize employment relations within the company: employment contracts, job descriptions, internal policies, and HR documentation. We support hiring, transfers, and termination of employees, represent employers in labor disputes, and assist with engaging foreign workers.

Unlawful termination can result in reinstatement of the employee, payment of wages for the period of forced absence, and fines — often costing more than the conflict itself. Missing or incorrectly prepared HR documentation routinely becomes an issue during inspections and disputes, where the burden of proof lies with the employer.

We build HR processes in accordance with the Labor Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan so that employees and inspectors have no grounds for claims, rather than fixing documents retroactively after a conflict has already occurred. We help properly arrange the engagement of foreign, including Chinese, specialists and obtain the necessary work permits. In disputes with employees, we protect the employer based on an HR framework that has been structured in advance and is legally compliant.