| Matters the firm has been engaged in recently include the following:
• Counsel to a U.S. and Canadian consortium of mining and exploration companies in exploration and development activities in Kazakhstan;
• Advice and representation of the largest North American gold mining company on licensing and acquisition matters;
• Counsel to the major Kazakhstani oil producing joint venture;
• Counsel to a foreign partner of a Kazakhstani oil producing company, including advice on matters involving litigation in London;
• Counsel to a British company in respect of its petroleum operations in Kazakhstan;
• Representation of a British strategic investor in acquisition of oil productions licenses deal;
• Counsel to a project for construction and operation of a 150MW gas-turbine power station;
• Counsel to an investment advisor in connection with the privatization of Kazakhstan 's electrical power industry;
• Counsel to a major U.S. investment fund in investment transactions in Kazakhstan;
• Advice and representation of a major U.S. bank in connection with its ADR and GDR programs for several local banks;
• Counsel to a major U.S. charity in connection with establishment and operation of its subsidiaries and affiliated NGOs in Kazakhstan and Central Asia;
• Counsel to a public international organization on the ongoing issues of its operation in Kazakhstan;
• Counsel to a British investment company investing primarily in petroleum operations;
• Rendering a legal opinion and memorandum of law to a major U.S. bank in relation to capital markets and subcustodial activities;
• Representing a U.S. company in acquisition of 3 merging domestic banks;
• Counsel to a leading U.S. insurance company in respect of establishment and operation of its subsidiary joint venture in Kazakhstan;
• Advice and representation of a Western developer in connection with its office building projects;
• Ongoing advice and representation on corporate and contract law matters to a joint venture subsidiary of a leading international medical services provide;
• Advice and representation of a major international soft drink company on trademark licensing issues;
• Advice on intellectual property and unfair competition law matters to a distributor of a leading international pharmaceutical company;
• Ongoing advice and representation of a U.S. oil services company's branch, including corporate, investment, contractual, employment and other matters;
• Counsel to a U.S. geophysical services company and its multiple subsidiaries and branches in Kazakhstan;
• Counsel to U.S. owners of a Gibraltar oil rig operating company;
• Representation of a large number of foreign oil service companies in respect of securing the operating licenses;
• Advice and representation of a British catering company;
• Advice and representation of a Portuguese catering company;
• Counsel to U.S. owners of a Gibraltar catering company;
• Corporate and tax advice and representation of a British inspection, expediting and procurement services company in respect of its operations in Kazakhstan;
• Counsel to a leading Turkish trading company in its partnership with a Japanese automobile producer for establishment of sales operations in Kazakhstan;
• Counsel to a subsidiary of a major Swiss trading company in connection with its operations in Kazakhstan;
• Advice to a leading international heavy machinery producer in a major sales transaction involving multiple debt financing arrangements, including a letter of credit, a payment guarantee and pledge of assets;
• Counsel to a Turkish partner of a joint venture engaged in marketing studies;
• International tax planning advice and representation of a U.S. business in respect of a tax relief from double taxation of its Kazakhstani source income;
• Establishment of a joint venture subsidiary of a British-owned freight-forwarding company;
• Counsel to a Canadian freight-forwarding company in respect of establishment and operation of its wholly-owned subsidiary in Kazakhstan;
• Counsel to U.S. partners of a Kazakhstani environmental joint venture;
• Advice and representation of a major U.S. telecommunications company in the sales of CDMA equipment transaction;
• Advice to a large U.S. telecommunications company on corporate matters involving its paging operations in Kazakhstan;
• Legal and tax advice and representation of a major U.K. satellite telecommunications company in connection with establishment and operation of a local subsidiary;
• Counsel to a number of internet service providers;
• Counsel to a rapidly growing internet company;
• Counsel to a high-tech business incubator project. |
