January 2023 – Kinstellar is delighted to announce the promotion to Managing Associate of Yerlan Akhmetov (Banking & Finance, Corporate), Dina Berkalieva (Dispute Resolution) and Assel Mussina (Corporate, Real Estate) in our Almaty office.  In...

July 2022 – Kinstellar is honoured and delighted to have contributed, as exclusive authors, to the Czech, Hungarian and Kazakhstan sections of the Clean Energy Tool launched by international law firm Simmons & Simmons.

May 2022 – As the process of 5G coverage expansion continues, we bring you a short status update on 5G auctions and 5G rollout in the Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia regions.

April 2022 – Kuanysh Shekerbekov, Managing Associate of Kinstellar’s Almaty office, participated as a speaker in a panel discussion in connection with the official presentation of the “VC Guide for Founders”. The event took place on 8 April 2022...

April 2022 – All of us have concerns regarding data privacy in the metaverse. Countless questions come to mind, such as: What is the metaverse? Can a digital personality be considered as personal data? What happens if digital data is processed? In this...

March 2022 –  Since the establishment of the Astana International Financial Center (the “AIFC”) in 2018, we have provided legal assistance to a large number of foreign clients in setting up their businesses in the AIFC. Based on our experience...

November 2021 – Kinstellar is pleased to announce that our team in Almaty has advised Citibank, MUFG, UBS Investment Bank and VTB Capital, as joint lead managers and joint bookrunners, on the successful USD 500 million bond issue (2% notes due in 2026)...

September 2021 – Kinstellar is delighted to announce that Anna Kornilova has joined our team in Kazakhstan as a Senior Associate.  At Kinstellar, Anna’s practice will focus on Competition and Antitrust Matters. In addition, Anna will be involved...

September 2021 – Kinstellar, Emerging Europe and Central Asia’s leading independent law firm, is delighted to announce that Pavel Kornilov has joined its Almaty office as a Counsel.

May 2021 – Kazakhstan’s parliament is currently considering changes to the law on the protection of personal data. This note discusses the most notable amendments introduced in the draft law and their possible consequences for businesses operating...