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.
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‘Committed and responsive stand outs were as follows: Gani Ashimkan and Vassiliy Zenov.'
‘Dentons is a team of great professionals. They are able to work on strict deadliness and provide deep legal advice on various matters.’
‘Vassiliy Zenov has excellent knowledge and experience in financial practice, he knows the market and trends.’
‘The team is qualified and efficient. There are always interchangeable team members.’
‘Vassiliy Zenov, Dameli Karakulova are experts in their field. In addition to their job, they are ready to offer additional solutions for process optimization.’
Key clients
- Air Astana
- National Bank of Kazakhstan/Agency for Regulation and Development of Financial Market
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Swaps and Derivatives Association
- International Capital Market Association
- Astana Financial Services Authority
- Eurasian Resources Group
- TAV Airports Holding
- BOC Aviation (Ireland)
- Royal Bank of Scotland and HSBC Bank
Work highlights
Advised Air Astana on its Rule 144A/Regulation S initial public offering and triple listing on the main market of the London Stock Exchange, the Astana International Exchange and the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange.
Advised the Astana Financial Services Authority on issuing an “industry netting opinion” on the enforceability under the acting law of Kazakhstan of the termination, bilateral close-out netting and multibranch netting provisions of the privately negotiated derivative transactions entered into under the ISDA Master Agreements.
Assisted the National Bank of Kazakhstan and the Agency for Regulation and Development of Financial Market with drafting the comprehensive legislative amendments to the Kazakhstan banking legislation to optimize the procedures for the establishment of subsidiary banks of foreign banks, and branches of foreign banks in the territory of Kazakhstan.
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Practice head
Vassiliy Zenov
Other key lawyers
Abai Shaikenov; Alexandra Fasakhova; Gani Ashimkan; Dameli Karakulova