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SIGNUM Law Firm
“Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching. ”
SIGNUM Law Firm is an independent law firm based in Almaty, servicing domestic and international clients. It is a leading Kazakhstan law firm with out-of-box thinking providing world-class professional services. The firm’s team comprises top lawyers with industry and consulting experience in local and international law firms and companies. The firm also has subject matter specialists and engages them when in need of unique advice. Its lawyers provide legal advice in nearly all areas of Kazakhstan law.
Flagship deals
Historic-firsts projects in Kazakhstan, handled by Signum during the past 2 years:
- SIGNUM is acting as the only Kazakhstan law counsel on the development of the historic first in Kazakhstan wind energy project auctions aimed at developing the regulatory framework, improving the auction (tender) process, and enabling competitively tendered renewables projects in Kazakhstan.
- SIGNUM advised one of seven "Supermajor" oil companies globally on negotiating a USD 1 billion Production Sharing Agreement and Concession Agreement and a special currency controls regime in Kazakhstan following Kazakhstan's accession into the WTO. The prolongation of the Client's commercial operations in Kazakhstan is of crucial regional significance, as it impacts a vast oil&gas infrastructure business in the CIS.
- SIGNUM recently acted on one of the first and the very few disputes arising out of the interpretation of international sanctions imposed on companies and individuals, where SIGNUM represented K Kazakh Branch of international IT company, providing services to governmental authorities, in a number of parallel litigation cases relating to the allegations of being enlisted in the international sanctions lists.
Awards & recognitions
Office profile
Our industry-focus is oil & gas, energy, infrastructure, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, FMCG, financial services, and FinTech. We have a strong knowledge of the local market and broad experience in multilateral transactions.
Our practice area covers nearly all areas of Kazakhstan law, engagements with subject matter advisors, including:
• Contracts and Business Law
• Corporate Law
• Corporate Investigations
• Dispute Resolution and Litigation