Press Release

Morgan Lewis Practices, Lawyers Recognized in IFLR1000 2023 Central Asia

Monday, October 23, 2023

ALMATY, ASTANA, October 23, 2023: Morgan Lewis has earned five practice rankings, including three Tier 1 practice rankings, in the recently released IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate 2023 Central Asia guide. Additionally, three lawyers received rankings, including a new Rising Star ranking. Partner Asem Bakenova was named in the Women Leaders category and partner Aset Shyngyssov was named a Market Leader.

The annual guide ranks leading corporate law firms and lawyers in Central Asia based on client and peer feedback and transactional work in the fields of banking and finance, restructuring and insolvency, capital markets, corporate mergers and acquisitions and private equity, project development, and real estate.

This success in Kazakhstan follows Morgan Lewis’s recent recognitions in the IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate 2023 United Kingdom guide, the IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate 2023 Americas guide, and the IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate 2023 Asia-Pacific guide. In total, the firm has earned more than 50 practice rankings and 100 individual rankings in IFLR1000 2023 globally.

PRACTICE RANKINGS

Banking and Finance
Capital Markets: Debt
Capital Markets: Equity
Corporate and M&A: M&A
Project Development

LAWYER RANKINGS

Asem Bakenova, Highly Regarded; Women Leaders
Aset Shyngyssov, Market Leader
Aida Akhmetova, Rising Star