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Aset Shyngyssov

General Director

Aset Shyngyssov concentrates his practice on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), finance, capital markets, banking, and infrastructure transactions. Aset handles transactions in Kazakhstan and throughout Central Asia involving clients in the oil and gas, energy, banking, and telecommunications industries. Chambers, Legal 500, and International Financial Law Review consistently rank him among the top Kazakhstan lawyers for his experience in natural resources, corporate and finance law. The managing partner of Morgan Lewis’s Almaty and Astana offices, Aset speaks English, Russian, and Kazakh.

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He's an excellent expert, who is flexible, client-oriented, commercially sound, and knows how to tackle the tough projects really well. He is a very strong lawyer from a technical perspective.
Chambers Global
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Aset Shyngysov is a brilliant lawyer, one of the market leaders and is very reliable in terms of complicated M&A transactions.
The Legal 500 EMEA
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    Education

    • Indiana University School of Law, 1998, LL.M., Muskie Fellow
    • Kazakh State Law University, 1996, J.D. (equivalent), summa cum laude

    Admissions

    • Eligible in Kazakhstan

    Awards and Affiliations

    Band 1, Corporate & Finance, Kazakhstan, Chambers Asia-Pacific (2019–2024)

    Band 1, Energy & Natural Resources, Kazakhstan, Chambers Asia-Pacific (2019–2023)

    Band 1, Corporate & Finance, Kazakhstan, Chambers Global (2018–2024)

    Band 1, Energy & Natural Resources, Kazakhstan, Chambers Global (2018–2023)

    Hall of Fame, Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Kazakhstan, The Legal 500 EMEA (2021, 2023, 2024)

    Hall of Fame, Energy & Natural Resources, Kazakhstan, The Legal 500 EMEA (2021, 2023, 2024)

    Hall of Fame, Banking, Finance & Capital Markets, Kazakhstan, The Legal 500 EMEA (2021)

    Hall of Fame, Dispute Resolution, Kazakhstan, The Legal 500 EMEA (2021)

    Leading Individual, Banking, Finance and Capital Markets, Kazakhstan, The Legal 500 EMEA (2024)

    Leading Individual, Real Estate and Construction (Including Projects), Kazakhstan, The Legal 500 EMEA (2023, 2024)

    Leading Individual, Energy and Natural Resources, Kazakhstan, The Legal 500 EMEA (2019, 2020)

    Leading Individual, Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Kazakhstan, The Legal 500 EMEA (2017–2018)

    Recommended, Banking, Finance and Capital Markets, Kazakhstan, The Legal 500 EMEA (2017–2020, 2023, 2024)

    Recommended, Dispute Resolution, Kazakhstan, The Legal 500 EMEA (2017–2020, 2023, 2024)

    Recommended, Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Kazakhstan, The Legal 500 EMEA (2019, 2020)

    Recommended, Real Estate and Construction (Including Projects), Kazakhstan, The Legal 500 EMEA (2019, 2020)

    Recommended, Energy and Natural Resources, Kazakhstan, The Legal 500 EMEA (2017–2018)

    Market Leader, Kazakhstan, IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate Central Asia Guide (2023)

    Market Leader, Kazakhstan, IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate Guide (2018–2022)

    Ranked, Chambers Asia-Pacific (2012, 2017, 2018)

    Ranked, Chambers Global (2012, 2015–2017)

    Recognized, International Who's Who for Energy Lawyers (2014–2017)

    Recognized in Who’s Who Legal (2016)

    Member, Practice Group of the Year, Energy, Law360 (2016)

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