Mr Abai Shaikenov > Dentons > Almaty, Kazakhstan > Lawyer Profile

Dentons is routinely engaged in advising a range of clients from private clients to state-owned companies on a variety of cross-border transactions, including acquisition finance, joint ventures, and acting on both buy and sell sides in acquisitions. The team, led by Gani Ashimkhan and Abai Shaikenov, covers a wide range of industry sectors, with expertise in advising clients in shipping, mining and financial services. Olga Uriupinskaia advises Kazakh clients on M&A and other cross-border transactions and Bakdaulet Imanbayev recently joined the firm from Centil Law and covers various issues in corporate and commercial law.

The banking and finance practice at Dentons is led by Vassiliy Zenov, who is focused on a broad variety of services including advising on financial regulations and derivatives, as well as capital markets. The team covers a full service within banking and finance including assisting with syndicated financing, restructuring, aviation financing and Islamic finance, while in capital markets, the firm covers debt capital markets, derivatives and securitisation transactions. Abai Shaikenov has a track record working as part of a multi-office team advising major airlines on cross-border transactions. Alexandra Fasakhova is experienced in advising financial institutions and corporate clients on bank lending, including project finance, syndicated lending and trade finance, and has assisted both Zenov and Shaikenov with the firm’s leading matters.