Bakhytzhan Kadyrov

Partner

Kazakh and international companies turn to Bakhytzhan Kadyrov for advice on a range of corporate matters, including mergers, acquisitions, and tax. His client base spans industries and encompasses luxury hotel developers and mining and manufacturing companies. He has advised on a sale of a large confectionary company in Kazakhstan. Bakhytzhan has also provided counsel on complex Kazakh legal issues to a major Kazakhstan real estate developer.

Bakhyt is diligent and meticulous but at the same time he is trying to find solutions by proposing different ideas, which is always helpful

Chambers Global

Bakhytzhan provided us with excellent product and legal service and practical advice; his vast knowledge of current legislation and considerable experience deserve special mention.

The Legal 500 EMEA

He has an excellent understanding of finding creative ways of working within a legal framework, and, most importantly, he always answers the question: ‘How can we get the deal done?'

The Legal 500 EMEA

I would like to give a specific mention to Bakhytzhan Kadyrov for his great business strategy vision that materialized through valuable insights and advice.

The Legal 500 EMEA

Extended Profile

The co-author of several publications about Kazakh tax and legal issues, Bakhytzhan speaks Russian and English. Before joining Morgan Lewis, he gained experience as an associate working in the corporate and tax practices of an international law firm, based in its Almaty, Kazakhstan, office. While there, he was seconded to the firm's London office for three months. Prior to that, Bakhytzhan worked at a Big Four tax firm.

Selected Representations

Represented shareholders of Rakhat JSC, a large Kazakhstan confectionary company, in connection with the sale of their majority stake to Lotte Confectionery Co, Ltd.
Represented several international manufacturing giants, on complex privatization transactions
Represented Compass Group PLC, a major international catering company, in connection with different projects, including joint ventures, acquisitions, labor and corporate law matters
Represented Air Astana, Kazakhstan's national airline, in connection with issuance of legal opinions for a series of aircraft leases with Western lessors
Represented several large Kazakhstan developers, in connection with opening of luxury hotels and branded apartments in Kazakhstan
Represented a non-commercial organization, in a successful victory of seven court cases on a complex land matter, ending attempts to seizure the land plot and forcing the authorities to grant the construction permit
Represented a major Chinese cement producer, in connection with a cross-border acquisition of a cement plant
Represented several private groups, in connection with international tax structuring work