AEQUITAS

Construction, Natural Resources, Environmental, Arbitration, Law-Making, Animal Law

Managing Partner

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

English, Russian

Kazakhstan Bar Association (KazBar), International Bar Association (IBA), Kazakhstan Petroleum Lawyers' Association (KPLA), Atameken Arbitration Center, Kazakhstan International Arbitration (KIA)

1990 Kazakh State University, LLD, Kazakhstan

1981 Kazakh State University, LLB, Kazakhstan

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.

Animal law and animal rights, public foundation and animal shelter "Tail Paradise", culinary and restaurant, business books and publications.