Kadyrov

Bakhytzhan Kadyrov

Partner

bakhytzhan.kadyrov@morganlewis.com

Almaty Phone +7.727.250.7575 Fax +7.727.250.7576

Ken Dala Business Center, 5th Floor//Prospekt Dostyk, 38//Almaty 050010, Kazakhstan

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.

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

For shareholders of Rakhat JSC, a large Kazakhstan confectionary company, in connection with the sale of their majority stake to Lotte Confectionery Co, Ltd.
For several international manufacturing giants, on complex privatization transactions.
For Compass Group PLC, a major international catering company, in connection with different projects, including joint ventures, acquisitions, labor and corporate law matters.
For Air Astana, Kazakhstan's national airline, in connection with issuance of legal opinions for a series of aircraft leases with Western lessors.
For MRC, the largest, global distributor of pipe, valve and fitting products and services to the energy and industrial markets, in connection with various complex Kazakh law matters (corporate, labour, regulatory).
For a large Kazakhstan developer, in connection with opening of a luxury hotel and branded apartments in Astana.
For a major Kazakhstan oil company, work in connection with complex transfer pricing issues.
For AGR, work in connection with the successfully closed sale of a Kazakhstan subsidiary.

Awards and Affiliations

Ranked, Up and Coming, Corporate & Finance, Kazakhstan, Chambers Global (2021)

Ranked, Up and Coming, Corporate & Finance, Kazakhstan, Chambers Asia-Pacific (2021)

Recommended, Energy & Natural Resources, Kazakhstan, The Legal 500 EMEA (2021)

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

Deputy Chair of the Tax Group, American Chamber of Commerce in Kazakhstan

Recognized, The Legal 500 (2009, 2013)

Recognized, The Legal 500 EMEA (2017)

Admissions

Eligible in Kazakhstan

Sectors

Energy

Services

Regions

News

12/16/2020 - Morgan Lewis Earns High Rankings in 2021 Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide

3/21/2019 - Companies Play Defence with Transactions in APAC, International Tax Review

4/18/2017 - Morgan Lewis Practices and Lawyers Earn Highest Recognition in Legal 500 EMEA 2017 Guide

6/1/2015 - Morgan Lewis Elevates Three Lawyers to International Partner

4/15/2015 - Morgan Lewis Practices, Lawyers Earn Top-Tier Recognition by Legal 500 EMEA 2015 Guide

Publications

10/2/2020 - Rules on Controlled Foreign Corporations in Kazakhstan May Change

8/7/2020 - Kazakhstan Amends Its Personal Data Protection and Informatization Laws

4/27/2020 - COVID-19 in Kazakhstan: Payment of Salary-Related Taxes Suspended

4/24/2020 - COVID-19 in Kazakhstan: The Labor Code and Employers’ Actions During the State of Emergency

4/21/2020 - International Technological Park ‘Astana Hub’—How to Join & the Privileges Provided

4/20/2020 - An Overview of Investment Preferences in Kazakhstan

10/11/2019 - An Overview of Taxation on Nonresident Individuals in Kazakhstan

7/22/2019 - Directors’ and Officers’ Liability in Kazakhstan | Ответственность должностных лиц частных компаний в Казахстане

5/29/2019 - Data Localization Laws: Overview (Kazakhstan), Practical Law Data Privacy Advisor

2/27/2019 - Kazakhstan Proposes to Amend Tax Laws on Controlled Foreign Corporations

1/29/2018 - Kazakhstan Adopts New Tax Code

4/21/2017 - More Items Subject to Individuals’ Mandatory Tax Reporting in Kazakhstan

11/15/2016 - New Kazakhstan Arbitration Law

7/19/2016 - Astana International Financial Center: Can it Become a Regional Finance Hub?, FTSE Global Markets

7/13/2016 - Amendments to Kazakhstan Broadcasting Law Take Effect January 2017

4/25/2016 - New Kazakhstan Law on Legal Acts

2015 - Country Profile: Kazakhstan, Bloomberg BNA

2015 - Workplace Privacy Requirements: Kazakhstan, Bloomberg BNA

2/9/2015 - Luxembourg Has Been Removed from the Kazakhstan Tax Blacklist | Люксембург исключен из казахстанского перечня государств с льготным налогообложением

12/16/2014 - Kazakhstan Amends Tax Code from 2015

9/1/2014 - Co-author, Getting the Deal Through: Data Protection and Privacy 2015, Getting the Deal Through

8/27/2014 - Draft Amendments to the Kazakhstan Tax Code | Проект изменений в Налоговый кодекс Казахстана

8/27/2014 - Kazakhstan’s Law on Legalisation of Property | Закон о легализации имущества

8/27/2014 - New Kazakhstan Permits and Notifications Law | Новый Закон о разрешениях и уведомлениях в Казахстане

6/23/2014 - Kazakhstan Amends Legislation to Improve the Investment Climate | В Казахстане приняты поправки в законодательство по вопросам совершенствования инвестиционного климата

5/1/2014 - Co-author, Tax Treatment of Inbound Investments in Kazakhstan, Tax Planning International Review, Bloomberg BNA, May 2014

4/15/2014 - Moderator, Global Trends of Tax Information Exchange: Influence on Business in Kazakhstan, presented at the INTAX FORUM Kazakhstan

4/15/2014 - Taxation of Capital Gains and Dividends in Kazakhstan, presented at the INTAX FORUM Kazakhstan

February 2014 - Co-author, Taxation of Dividends in Kazakhstan, Investors’ Voice, The American Chamber of Commerce in Kazakhstan (read the article)

10/7/2013 - Co-author, Capital Gains Taxation in Kazakhstan, Tax Notes International, Vol. 72 No. 1

7/15/2013 - Dividends Taxation in Kazakhstan, Tax Notes International

5/27/2013 - Certain Legal Aspects of Tax Avoidance in Kazakhstan, presented at the Tax Treaty Case Law Conference, Almaty

November 2011 - Co-author, Taxation of Capital Gains in Kazakhstan — An Update on the Position from January 1, 2012”, Tax Analyst Worldwide Tax Daily and Russia/Eurasia Executive Guide

October 2010 - Co-author, Capital Gains Taxation in Kazakhstan, Tax Notes International