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1204.2018

The Legal 500 EMEA 2018 again recommended Sayat Zholshy & Partners as one of the leading Kazakhstan law firms

On 12 April 2018, the Legal 500 EMEA 2018 updated its rating according to which Sayat Zholshy & Partners is one of the leading Kazakhstan law firms (based on 2017-2018 research).

This year, the international guide singled out our Firm in such areas of practice as Commercial, Corporate and M&A; Dispute Resolution; Real Estate and Construction; andTax and Customs.

Managing Partner Vitaliy Vodolazkin was once again included into the high-ranking list of “Leading Lawyers”.

Partners Arman Berdalin and Amir Begdesenov were highly praised as leading experts in such areas of practice as Commercial, Corporate and M&A; and Partner Yelena Tyureikina was singled out in the Tax and Customs area.

According to the Legal 500 EMEA 2018, “Sayat Zholshy & Partnershas a highly professional and strong tax practice with expertise in transactions, double-tax treaties and transfer pricing”.

Moreover, the Legal 500 EMEA 2018 researchers noted Sayat Zholshy & Partners “for its handling of mid-market transactional mandates and a broad range of corporate structuring and antitrust issues” and that it “acts for both domestic and international clients on corporate and financial matters and regularly advises international law firms on local issues”.  They also recognized that our Firm is “experienced in sectors including natural resources and energy, telecommunications and logistics”. 

The Legal 500 EMEA guide provides researched coverage of 85 countries and over 2,700 ranked law firms.  Law firms pay nothing to participate and so the guide’s researchers are free to make ranking decisions on merit alone.  The research is conducted annually, providing a detailed qualitative assessment of various factors, including work conducted by law firms, and, importantly, opinion of law firms’ clients.