Business Law

A major part of AEQUITAS day-to-day practice is comprised of services relating to legal support of the clients' business. The firm possesses versatile experience in this segment – from drafting of contracts to due diligence of companies.

The type of services enjoying constant and popular demand is applying with competent authorities for various permitting documents and approvals, without which certain business activities are impossible in Kazakhstan. The firm has a vast practice of obtaining transaction approvals from the Kazakhstan antimonopoly agencies, applying for the state's waiver of alienated subsoil use rights acquisition, obtaining currency operation permitting documents from the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan, etc.

AEQUITAS lawyers regularly advise on licensing legislation matters and provide services that involve filing license applications with competent authorities.

Of late, AEQUITAS has been largely advising on matters relating to the application of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) supranational legislations.

The firm's lawyers are ready to assist in the preparation of tender documents and provide related advice to customers intending to participate in public procurement or procurement for national companies.

Services

• Legal support of the contract execution process, including drafting of contracts, local law compliance review of draft contracts, adjustment of contract provisions subject to the balance of the parties' interests, participation in negotiations between the parties to contracts; arrangements for contract notarization/registration with the authorized agencies.
• Advice regarding securing of obligations, liability for failure to perform/improper performance of obligations, and termination of contractual relations.
• Drafting of comprehensive legal regulation reviews for separate practice areas (Doing Business, investor guide for implementation of renewable energy source projects in Kazakhstan, overview "Antitrust Regulation in Kazakhstan", etc.).
• Advice and development of recommendations regarding compliance with the local legislation governing commercial activities (antimonopoly, currency, consumer protection, advertising, etc.).
• Client representation in business reputation disputes.
• Advice on participation in public procurement and procurement for national companies, assistance in tender documents preparation.
• Intellectual property law advice, including copyright compliance and protection, and neighboring rights and rights to undisclosed information.