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Tukulov Kassilgov Shaikenov Disputes (TKS) Offices
28B Timiryazev Street
Alatau Grand Business Center, Office 607
ALMATY
Kazakhstan
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Mr Valikhan Shaikenov
Work Department
Complex transnational disputes; International commercial and investment arbitration; Construction (FIDIC contracts); International supply of goods; energy projects; oil & gas; shareholder disputes; bank`s debt restructuring; professional negligence; derivative transactions; insolvency and rehabilitation; tax litigation; sovereign immunity.
Position
Partner
Career
Valikhan Shaikenov, as a co-founding partner of Tukulov Kassilgov Shaikenov Litigation & Arbitration (TKS), together with his partners leads the first specialized and largest dispute resolution practice in Kazakhstan, with a strategic focus on Central Asia. Specializing in civil law, civil procedure, and international commercial and investment arbitration, Valikhan plays a key role in the firm’s commitment to delivering exceptional legal services in the field of dispute resolution. His diverse expertise encompasses areas such as construction, international supply of goods, energy projects, oil and gas, shareholder disputes, debt restructuring, professional negligence, derivative transactions, insolvency, rehabilitation, tax litigation, and sovereign immunity.
Valikhan is a delegate to the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, appointed by ICC Ukraine. Additionally, he serves as the co-chair of the KazBar Arbitration and Litigation Committee. He has received appointments under the LCIA, SCC, and UNCITRAL Rules, participating in arbitrations in diverse locations such as London, Geneva, Stockholm, Washington, D.C., and Astana. These cases involved different legal systems, including English, Swiss, New York, and Kazakh law, with parties from the UK, Switzerland, Spain, the US, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan. With a legal practice spanning 19 years, Valikhan has excelled as a transactional lawyer, counsel in litigation and arbitration, and a respected law expert.
He is recognized as a Thought Leader in the 2024 Who’s Who Legal report for Germany: among only 25 arbitration practitioners based in Germany, and among 433 lawyers, including 28 barristers globally. He has also been recognized in individual rankings in Legal 500, Chambers & Partners, Asialaw Profiles, IFLR, the Legal 500 Arbitration Powerlist: CIS 2020.
Languages
Russian/English
Memberships
- ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, appointed by ICC Ukraine
- Kazakhstan Bar Association
- Foreign Registered Lawyer at the Superior Court of Berlin, Germany
- Co-Chair of the IBA Europe-Caucasus-Asia Forum, 2018-2015
- Board Member, Chamber of Commerce and Industry France – Kazakhstan, 2017-2016
Education
- Researcher, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany, DAAD Scholarship, 2019-2021
- Legal Internship, WilmerHale, International Arbitration Group, London, UK, 2012
- Researcher, International Law Institute “ILI,” Washington, D.C., USA, 2012
- Researcher, Law Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., USA, 2012
- LLM, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C., USA, US Department of State Full Scholarship, 2012
- LLB, Adilet Higher Law School – Academy of Jurisprudence, Almaty, Kazakhstan, (top 3% of graduating class), with high distinction, 2008
Lawyer Rankings
Kazakhstan > Dispute resolution
(Leading individuals)Valikhan Shaikenov – Tukulov Kassilgov Shaikenov Disputes (TKS)
Almaty-based Tukulov Kassilgov Shaikenov Disputes (TKS) is the result of a merger between Tukulov Kassilgov Litigation and Shaikenov Law Experts. The dispute resolution-focused firm is present on matters pertaining to complex commercial, corporate litigation and insolvency, tax and customs litigation and IP and IT litigation. The team has also handled cases in the AIFC jurisdiction and have represented financial services companies in the Kazakh “onshore” courts. Bakhyt Tukulov represents clients in high-profile commercial disputes concerning Kazakhstan law and has experience acting as an expert in cross-border litigation and arbitration proceedings and Ravil Kassilgov supports international and local clients on tax disputes. Valikhan Shaikenov heads the firm’s arbitration practice. Natalia Shapovalova left the firm.