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Member, Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN)

Member, Kazakhstan Petroleum Lawyers Association

Listed, Chambers Asia-Pacific: Asia-Pacific's Leading Lawyers for Business (2012)

Listed, Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business (2012)

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Aset A. Shyngyssov
General Director

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Email: ashyngyssov@morganlewis.com
Almaty
Ken Dala Business Center, 5th Floor
Prospekt Dostyk, 38
Almaty 050010, Republic of Kazakhstan
Phone: +7 727 250 7575
Mobile: +7 701 744 4487
Fax: +7 727 250 7576

Aset A. Shyngyssov is a partner in Morgan Lewis's Business and Finance Practice and Managing Partner of the firm's Almaty, Kazakhstan, office. Mr. Shyngyssov's practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions and corporate matters, and he has experience in complex transactions in various industries, including oil and gas, energy, banking, and telecommunications, both in Kazakhstan and throughout Central Asia. Mr. Shyngyssov has been featured in Chambers Global, Legal 3000, and other relevant law directories for his experience in natural resources, corporate, and commercial law in Kazakhstan.

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Mr. Shyngyssov was a partner in the corporate practice of another international law firm, resident in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Mr. Shyngyssov earned his LL.M. from Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington in 1998, where he was a Muskie Fellow. He graduated, summa cum laude, from Kazakh State Law University in 1996 and earned his B.A., summa cum laude, from Kazakh State University of International Relations and World Languages in 1993. Mr. Shyngyssov speaks English, Russian, and Kazakh.

Mr. Shyngyssov is eligible to practice in Kazakhstan.

education

  • Indiana University School of Law, 1998, LL.M., Muskie Fellow
  • Kazakh State Law University, 1996
  • Kazakh State University of International Relations and World Languages, 1993