Dentons

Banking and Finance, Corporate

Managing Partner

Managing Partner - Dentons, Almaty, 2022 - up to date Partner - Dentons (formerly Salans), Almaty, 2005-2021 Associate - Salans, Almaty, 1996-2004

English, Kazakh, Russian

Kazakhstan Bar Association (KazBar), 2012 Member of the Kazakhstan Bar Association Supervisory Board Member of the Board of Directors of EUROBAK

Duke University, 1998, Transnational Summer University for international lawyers in Hong Kong

Kazakh State Legal Institute, 1996, Law Degree, with Honours

Abai is the Managing Partner at Dentons in Kazakhstan with over 25 years of experience. He specializes in the most complex and unique M&A and corporate transactions, including cross-border acquisitions and disposals, as well as diverse finance transactions.

He has been the preferred legal counsel for leading financial institutions and private investment firms in Kazakhstan, including Citibank, Bank of China, ICBC, EBRD, IFC, ERG, and KAZ Minerals.

Abai is also a regular speaker at conferences and a contributing author to various local and international legal and business publications.