The International Exposition (EXPO) is the largest exposition, showcasing the latest scientific and technological achievements and economical prospects from nations around the globe, as well as their history, tradition and culture.

Since the Great Exhibition in 1851 in London, the universal expositions started occurring regularly around the world with each exposition becoming larger and more grandiose.

Kazakhstan is the first country in the former Soviet Union to have the honour of hosting the EXPO on its territory.

The EXPO 2017 in Astana is one of Kazakhstan’s most ambitious projects.

Following the bid for procurement of business services for the Universal Exposition EXPO 2017, GRATA International was selected as the official legal services company of EXPO Astana 2017.

GRATA International is an international law firm, founded in 1992 and provides legal services across all cities in Kazakhstan. The firm has offices in Baku (Azerbaijan), Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), Dushanbe (Tajikistan), Moscow (Russia) and Tashkent (Uzbekistan), as well a country desk in Ashgabat (Turkmenistan), and associated offices in Istanbul (Turkey), Kyiv (Ukraine), Minsk (Belarus), Kazan, Novosibirsk and Samara (Russia), Prague (Czech Republic), Riga (Latvia), Tbilisi (Georgia), Warsaw (Poland) and Zurich (Switzerland).   

In addition to its offices GRATA International has representatives in the cities Beijing (China) and London (United Kingdom).

Today the firm has more than 250 professionals in 18 countries at their disposal. GRATA International is a global team representing different countries and nationalities, and which has legal advising experience in the following industries and areas of law around the globe:

• Banking & Finance
• Construction & Infrastructure
• Industry & Trade
• IT & Media
• Natural Resources
• Telecommunications & Transport
• Corporate Law
• Contract Law
• Data Protection and Privacy
• Dispute Resolution
• Environmental Law
• Finance & Securities
• Intellectual Property
• International Trade, Customs and WTO Law
• Labour Law
• Licences & Permits
• Project Finance and Public-Private Partnerships (PPP)
• Real Estate
• Restructuring and Insolvency
• Subsoil Use
• Tax Law

GRATA International has been recognized by leading international ratings: The Legal 500, Chambers Global, Chambers Asia-Pacific, IFLR1000, Who’s Who legal, Asialaw Profiles.