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Kadyrov

Bakhytzhan Kadyrov

Partner

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

  • 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

Awards and Affiliations

Ranked, Corporate & Finance, Kazakhstan, Chambers Asia-Pacific (2023)

Ranked, Up and Coming, Corporate & Finance, Kazakhstan, Chambers Asia-Pacific (2021, 2022)

Ranked, Up and Coming, Corporate & Finance, Kazakhstan, Chambers Global (2021, 2022)

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

Education

  • Adilet Higher Law School, Kazakhstan, 2003, J.D., With Honors

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Regions

News

12/15/2022 - Morgan Lewis Earns New Rankings in 2023 Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide
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

7/22/2022 - Kazakhstan Stock Exchange: Significant Change to Taxation of Dividends on Certain Shares
1/26/2022 - Potential Changes to Taxation of Dividends in Kazakhstan
February 2021 - Should the AIFC Arbitration Centre Be a Dispute Resolution Forum?, Investors’ Voice, The American Chamber of Commerce in Kazakhstan
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