- Advising Korean National Oil Corporation on exit from Zhambyl project in the Caspian Sea ($250 million investments exploration project): his responsibilities included supervising work on structuring a sale of a 27% stake in Kazakhstan's offshore Zhambyl oil block, drafting and negotiating with KazMunaiGas (Kazakhstan national oil and gas company) SPA and assignment agreement;
- Advising (as Kazakh local counsel) KazakhGold Group Limited in a reverse takeover of Polyus Gold valued at approximately $10 billion;
- Advising (as Kazakh local counsel) Polyus Gold International on its $9 billion premium listing on the London Stock Exchange;
- Advising (as Kazakh local counsel) Polyus Gold International in the sale of $375 million of shares (including debt assignment) in Kazakhaltyn and Norox Mining (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan);
- Representing Polyus Gold International on the investment dispute with Kazakh partners;
- Advising (as Kazakh local counsel) Nord Gold, an international low-cost gold producer, a unit of Russian steelmaker Severstal, on the $1 billion IPO on the London Stock Exchange;
- Advising (as Kazakh local counsel) Nord Gold in respect of the US Notes Offering for $500 million at the Irish Stock Exchange;
- Advising Cammex (Kazakh large gold producer) on its $200 million sale to Verniy Capital and Kazzinc;
- Advising NCOC (operator of Kashagan, the world's largest oil discovery of the last 40 years) on corporate and regulatory matters, state inspections, environmental disputes;
- Representing Baker Hughes in its tax, customs and commercial disputes in Kazakhstan;
- Representing Enka (Turkish construction conglomerate) in a complex $45 million dispute with a customer arising out of several EPC contracts;
- Representing Sinopec Engineering in tax and customs disputes;
- Advising Enka on corporate, commercial and other legal matters related to its investments in Kazakhstan;
- Advising Korean National Oil Corporation in its M&A transactions in Kazakhstan;
- Advising MOL Group on subsoil use matters;
- Representing Maersk Oil Kazakhstan in tax disputes;
- Representing Karazhanbasmunai (Kazakhstan large subsoil user) in a complex $100 million tax dispute (99% of tax charges have been cancelled).
Partner, Representative of GRATA International Moscow
Almaty, Kazakhstan