Dr Olga Chentsova > AEQUITAS > Almaty, Kazakhstan > Lawyer Profile
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47 ABAI AVENUE
OFFICE 2
ALMATY 050000
Kazakhstan
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Dr Olga Chentsova
Work Department
Construction, Natural Resources, Environmental, Arbitration, Law-Making, Animal Law
Position
Managing Partner
Career
1993-present | AEQUITAS Law Firm – Managing Partner |
1991-1993 | Kazmetallexport – Head of contract and legal department |
1990-1991 | Supreme Arbitration Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Advisor |
1981-1990 | Kazakh State University – Lecturer of civil, economic and Roman law |
Languages
English, Russian
Memberships
Kazakhstan Bar Association (KazBar), International Bar Association (IBA), Kazakhstan Petroleum Lawyers’ Association (KPLA), Atameken Arbitration Center, Kazakhstan International Arbitration (KIA)
Education
1990 | Kazakh State University, LLD, Kazakhstan |
1981 | Kazakh State University, LLB, Kazakhstan |
Personal
Dr. Chentsova’s areas of specialization are civil law, investment, environmental, oil and gas and mining legislation, private international law and construction.
Ms. Chentsova has been advising major global oil and mining companies and leading local companies on issues pertaining to civil, corporate and environmental legislation, investment, subsoil use, litigation and arbitration for more than twenty-seven years.
Ms. Chentsova was on several governmental working groups to develop important commercial legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan (including the Civil Code, Foreign Investment Law, Petroleum Law, etc.). When engaged by the Scientific Private Law Research Institute under the Kazakh State Law Academy (Private Law Center), she participated in the discussion and preparation of proposals to improve the civil legislation, including the Civil Code, Subsoil and Subsoil Use Law and Petroleum Law and a number of other statutes and regulations.
During the recent years, Ms. Chentsova has been actively providing pro bono advice to animal protection organizations and lawmakers on the issues of regulation of relations between humans and animals. Moreover, she participated in numerous discussions and preparation of the Law on Responsible Animal Treatment.
Leisure
Animal law and animal rights, public foundation and animal shelter “Tail Paradise”, culinary and restaurant, business books and publications.
Lawyer Rankings
Kazakhstan > Energy and natural resources
(Hall of Fame)Kazakhstan > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Hall of Fame)Lead by Almaty-based corporate and commercial law experts Yelena Manayenko and Yuliya Chumachenko, AEQUITAS features expertise in deal structuring and negotiations, applications before Kazakhstan’s competition regulator and in the development of Kazakhstan’s corporate legislation. The firm handles matters for a range of high profile clients such as Deutsche Bank and Johnson & Johnson, alongside cooperating with prestigious law firms around the world. Olga Chentsova has been advising major global oil and mining companies on issues pertaining to corporate legislation, while Yekaterina Khamidullina is another notable name.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame Kazakhstan > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Hall of Fame Kazakhstan > Energy and natural resources
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Kazakhstan