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“Extremely professional and diligent. They follow up on everything. Really a pleasure to work with”

Chambers Global 2017

Service provision in the field of information technologies falls under certain requirements of the Kazakhstan legislation, and our lawyers provide consultations on compliance of such requirements and provisions. We give recommendations on all norms of Kazakhstan legislation that can be applied to companies in the technology market. Such recommendations cover corporate, labor, tax aspects of companies, competition and anti-corruption issues, regulatory issues, including the regulation of data networks, cloud technologies, personal data protection, Internet technologies, acquisition, mergers and acquisitions. On of the most important issues for companies from this sector is the protection of intellectual property rights. We work with government bodies, including law enforcement agencies, which are responsible for the enforcement of intellectual property rights.

Our practices
  • Mergers and acquisitions, restructuring in the information technology sector
  • Regulation of the information technology sector, including cloud and Internet technologies
  • Protection of personal data, including the transfer of such data with modern information networks
  • Working with innovative international telecommunication projects
  • Corporate and labor issues
  • Compliance with the requirements of anti-corruption legislation
  • Protection of intellectual property

Completed projects

Kazakhtelecom JSC

Advised on 100% acquisition of the leading Kazakhstan provider of cable TV, preassigned connectivity, broad-banded access to Internet

Kazakhtelecom JSC

Advised on obtaining of required permits of the state governing bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan, examined the report of the seller for evaluation of legal risks connected with transaction

International telecommunication company

Advised on the issue of obtaining assets in Kazakhstan. Within the framework of our assignment we performed the full scale legal due diligence of the target and advised on obtaining of required regulatory consents

Local telecommunication company

Advised local telecommunication company in Kazakhstan regarding the sale of 50% of shares for US$8 000 000

Kazakhtelecom JSC

Advised on obtaining of secured credit line for US$50 000 000 from EBRD

Global multinational technological company

Advised on registration of trademarks and on regulatory issues

Microsoft

Advised on wide range of issues, including

Microsoft

Participated in certain meetings of the Working Group under the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan regarding elaboration of legislation on protection of and enforcement of IP rights and prevention of IP related crimes