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6 february Atlantic Council Conference “Twenty Years of Kazakhstan Independence and US-Kazakhstan Relations”, 31 January 2011, Washington, DC23 december On December 2011 representatives of GRATA Law Firm took part in the Road Show on investment climate of Kazakhstan in Spain, Portugal and Switzerland14 december Seminar on CIS –Spotlight on Kazakhstan, 1 December 201113 december Seminar on Corporate Finance in Kazakshtan, 30 November 20118 december Overview of normative legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan 30.11.2011 – 06.12.20111 december Overview of normative legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan 07.10.2011 – 29.11.201124 november Organisational Changes in the Structure of Uzbek, Kyrgyz and Tajik Offices of GRATA Law Firm21 november On 13th of November 2011 a friendly volleyball game took place between GRATA Law Firm and Stroyklass construction company 14 november AmCham Economic Policy Forum was held on 11 November 2011 in Almaty2 november Internal Law Seminar organised by SB Sberbank JSC, 28 October 201131 october GRATA Law Firm is acknowledged as a regional contributor to World Bank Doing Business Report 201218 october GRATA Law Firm has appointed Maksim Grekov as Counsel11 october Overview of normative legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan 03.10.2011 – 07.10.20115 october OVERVIEW OF NORMATIVE LEGAL ACTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN 01.09.2011 – 04.10.20114 october Seminar 'Amendments Adopted by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan 'On Introduction of Amendments to Some Legislative Tax Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 467-IV, dated 21 July 2011', 26 October 2011.30 september Seminar on Dispute Resolution, 27 September 201127 september Seminar 'Amendments Adopted by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan 'On Introduction of Amendments to Some Legislative Tax Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 467-IV, dated 21 July 2011', 29 September 201119 september International Conference on Accreditation of Conformity Assessment , 16 September 201116 september Seminar "Local Content in Subsoil Use. Local Content Development Program", 9 September 20118 september Kazakhstan-Korean Business Forum, 25 August 201124 august Review of normative legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan 01.03.2011 - 12.08.201123 august On 19 August 2011, Astana Branch of GRATA Law Firm in cooperation with IT Analytical Group has held its first seminar9 august GSS Education Center opening in Astana28 july GRATA’s 19th Anniversary Greetings!26 july Sixth Annual Silk Road Conference, 20 July 201120 july Seminar on Bussines Opportunities within Single Economic Space, 18 July 201119 july GRATA Law Firm has become the first Kazakhstani law firm to be included in the Oil & Gas Working Group of the Kazakhstan Foreign Investors’ Council Association chaired by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan18 july Kazakhstan Investor Day, 14 July 20111 july 10th Annual International Mergers and Acquisitions Conference, 15-16 June 201124 june IV International exhibition “Franchising in Kazakhstan”, 9 June 201123 june The Rule of Law Forum: Protecting Investor Rights, 23 June 201121 june Kazakhstan-German Economic Forum, June 20, 201113 june 7th World Islamic Economic Forum, June 7-9, 201110 june Doing Business in Azerbaijan10 june GRATA EXPANDS ITS REACH IN ASIA9 june Corporate Law Seminar, June 1, 20119 june Kazakhstan has adopted a new Law 'On State Property'9 june KAZAKHSTAN – KEY INDUSTRY REGULATIONS6 june Kazakhstan Introduces Legislation on Climate Change3 june Madina Sagatova – Director of GRATA Office in Aktobe3 june Kazakhstan-Spain Business Forum, May 25, 20111 june I Central Asian M&A Forum1 june Legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Use of Renewable Energy Sources20 may Seminar on offshores, May 18, 20114 may Working papers from III Kazakhstan Forum of Subsurface Users15 april III Kazakhstan Forum of Subsurface Users, April 29, 201111 april Review on normative legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan 01.04.2011-08.04.20114 april Review of normative legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan 19.03.2011 – 31.03.201131 march Recent developments in the Kazakh corporate legislation25 march Review of normative legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan 10.03.2011 – 18.03.201118 march Happy Nauryz!14 march GRATA Law Firm jointly with Akyl-kenes Consulting LLP is holding II Forum on Islamic Financing, which will be held on September 20, 2011 in Rixos President Astana Hotel11 march Since February 1, 2011 GRATA Law Firm is the member of the American Chamber of Commerce in Kazakhstan5 march Round Table on the subject: ‘Issues of Patent Attorneys Activities. Law Enforcement Practice in the Area of Protection of Industry Property Units (trademarks) in Kazakhstan’, February 21, 20113 march GRATA Law Firm jointly with Herbert Smith, International Law Firm in the sphere of dispute resolution, is holding a Seminar on Dispute Resolution on March 11, 2011 in Astana25 february Kazakhstan-Estonia Business Forum “Business possibilities today and tomorrow”, February 14, 201121 february WHAT WILL WE EXPECT FROM THE LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN “ON STATUS OF NAZARBAYEV UNIVERSITY”, “NAZARBAYEV INTELLECTUAL SCHOOLS”, “NAZARBAYEV FUND”?6 january Kazakhstan Islamic Finance Conference (KIFC 2011) will take place on 14-15 March, 2011 in Astana, Radisson SAS Hotel.5 january GRATA Representative Office in Karaganda21 december PANEL DISCUSSION RE: PERFORMANCE OF LIABILITIES ON THE LOCAL CONTENT7 december GRATA, Haynes and Boone and Lawrence Graham’s Joint Seminar on 30 November 201025 november V Annual Forum of Corporate Lawyers 2010 and Annual Award “Best Law Firms of the Year”15 november Kazakhstan-U.S. Investment Forum in November, 2010 in New York2 november Belgian Business Forum10 september Online Webinar "Agribusiness Opportunities for U.S. Business in Kazakhstan"18 august Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation between the Law Firm «GRATA» and JSC "Regioal Centre for Public-Private Partnership in Karaganda region"10 august Angela Merkel named the visit to Kazakhstan as being historical19 july III Astana Economic Forum16 july Astana Minerals & Metallurgy - AMM 201012 july 12 July First Mediterranean Conference on Oil and Gas 201012 july First Mediterranean Conference on Oil and Gas 201031 may 10th summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States on oil and gas6 april Russian and Eastern European Insurance Markets: Do They Actually Exist?3 april EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (EBRD) – AKTAU LOAN AGREEMENT30 march GRATA New Office in Uzbekistan (Tashkent)25 march Oil, Gas & Energy Law (OGEL) Special Issue - Kazakhstan. Mr Rashid Gaissin and Ms Zulfiya Akchurina of GRATA Law Firm prepared this special for OGEL.18 march GRATA New Office in Azerbaijan (Baku)12 march GRATA New Office in Atyrau11 march 3 March 2010: GRATA Held Joint Seminar with Kennedys2 march Acquisition of the 10% outstanding shares in Bank CenterCredit26 february Saniya Perzadayeva is the new Head of the Transport, Telecommunication Construction and Infrastructure Department in GRATA.15 february IPO master-class "Achieving New Horizons"10 february Punjab National Bank had acquired a control stake in the Kazakh Danabank8 february The Kazakhstan-Norwegian Business Forum "Cooperation between Kazakhstan and Norway in the Field of Power"1 february Islamic Finance Forum 201028 january On the 27th January 2010 in Almaty GRATA, together with international law firm, Herbert Smith held a seminar on dispute resolution at the Old Square Business Centre conference hall.22 december GRATA New Office in Aktau15 december Round table with the subject Questions of Interaction of the Development Bank of Kazakhstan with Independent Experts11 december Minex’10 Technical Committee meeting on 11/12/092 december GRATA New Office in Tajikistan27 november Kazakhstan-Korean Business Forum "Business Caravan"26 november Kazakhstan - U.S. Investment Forum in November 2009, in New York19 november Round Table on the Issues of Economic Diversification and Small and Medium Business Issues18 november GRATA and SJ Berwin sponsor a Seminar in London on Acquisition of Subsoil Use Rights and Investment in Hydrocarbons in Central Asia17 november GRATA advises China Investment Corporation on acquisition of 11% in KMG EP13 november Kazakhstan-Slovenian Business-Forum during an official visit of the President of the Republic of Slovenia D. Turk10 november IV Annual Forum of Corporate Lawyers 2009 and Lawyers and Advisers Awarding 200930 october Kazakhstan Issuers Forum27 october OGEL special issue on "Kazakhstan Energy"20 october Kazakhstan adopted AML&FT Law1 october CORPORATE FINANCE PARTNER RE-JOINS GRATA28 september Law Society of England & Wales introduces GRATA as independent Kazakh legal practice28 september GRATA and Sucden Financial conducted the joint seminar entitled "Hedging on the London Metal Exchange"17 september The corporate website of GRATA Law Firm has been accepted by AWARD 2009 selection panel15 september Proposal on rendering services on standardization of agreements/contracts8 june GRATA New Office28 may GRATA held joint seminar with McDermott Will & Emery in London20 may Kazakhstan-Saudi Arabian Business Forum7 may ALB LAW AWARDS: China Law Awards 2009, Shanghai, China. Date: 24th April 2009. GRATA Law Firm - winner in the Project Finance Deal of the Year Category.22 april GRATA celebrates its 17th Birthday9 april Seventh International Atyrau Legal Conference8 april Law Business in Russia31 march GRATA conducted a one-day conference entitled "Subsoil users’ in Kazakhstan"20 march II Astana Economic Forum19 march Happy Nauryz!19 february Joint Seminar “International Arbitration – The Best Alternative of Disputes Resolution”13 february GRATA articles on the Legal5009 february Proposal on providing service for developing tax accounting policy and special forms of tax registers3 february Postcard from... Kazakhstan21 january “Kazakhstan-India” Business Forum12 january New Appointment at "GRATA" Law Firm30 december Happy New Year!24 december Kazakh Metals and Mining Conference22 december Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, one of the largest Japanese banks, established a representative office in Almaty.18 december Roundtable discussion on "M&A in Kazakhstan".18 december GRATA jointly with Withers LLP hosted "M&A in Kazakhstan" seminar in London.7 november GRATA and Norton Rose seminar in London22 october KIOGE - 200814 october Opening the Floodgates of Arbitration28 august Constitution Day of Kazakhstan!27 august Pretrial Protection of Intellectual Property Rights29 july GRATA advised Citibank, Calyon and other Lenders on relation to a $300mn syndicated loan to Kazatomprom28 july GRATA advised Citibank in relation to $100mn financing of ATFBank25 july Seminar on the Implementation of Islamic Banking in Kazakhstan4 july Kazakhstan Growth Forum1 july Certification in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Practical recommendations.29 june Third CIS Local Counsel Forum25 june Collective labour agreement – social tool of the employer23 june Benefits of Environmental Due Diligence17 june Difficulties in determining the subjects of emissions into the environment13 june A Review of the Changes in the Process of Obtaining a Work Permit to Attract a Foreign Labor Force5 june Football Match: GRATA - Borusan5 april International Forum “Real Estate and Construction in Kazakhstan”31 march Visor Capital acts as an exclusive financial adviser in largest ever cross-border M&A transaction by Korean financial institution.29 march The 2nd Central Asian Investment Conference23 march International Trading in Crude and Petroleum Products21 march Happy Nauryz!7 march Kazakhstan-UAE Business Council11 january ISLAMIC DEAL OF "BANK TURANALEM" JSC HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS "BEST DEAL OF THE YEAR 2007 in KAZAKHSTAN"13 december Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!13 december Independence Day of Kazakhstan30 november First Summit of CIS Independent Directors20 november Banking acquisition? Ask the expert7 november International Conference of Corporate Lawyers12 october Kazakhstani-Korean Business Forum11 october Seminar “Entering securities market - successful strategy and leading practice”10 october Official visit of Prime-Minister of the Republic of Italy, Romano Prodi, to the Republic of Kazakhstan18 september Seminars of Educational Center of “GRATA” Law Firm in Almaty, Atyrau and Aktau23 july BEELINE Extreme Season 2007 a success!22 june Meeting of “GRATA” Law Firm’s veterans6 june Conference “State-private partnership as the economic development factor”5 june International Conference “The role of Corporate Lawyers in the company's success: effective strategies and practical experience”29 may International Investment Forum 200728 may GRATA celebrates its 15th Birthday23 march Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan: new business opportunities5 february Integration with the global capital markets1 february Methodological and instrumental provision of industrial monitoring29 january Environmental Audit7 january GRATA celebrates a New Year11 december Есоlogical ratings — a new instrument of business effectiveness11 december Есоlogical ratings — a new instrument of business effectiveness8 december The Third Sino-Russo-Kazakh Oil and Gas Forum in Shanghai28 november Kazakhstan-UK: new challenges for business26 october North Dakota Trade Mission12 october A new Partner12 october New GRATA Managers6 october GRATA, a Bronze Sponsor of KIOGE-200628 september Liability under ecological legislation and Project of ecological code of RoK21 september Sales Technique and the Spirit of Negotiation20 september Environmental protection: technologies and standards13 july Russian Chamber of Commerce opens in Central Asia7 july Investing in Kazakhstan's Future4 july The First CIS Local Counsel Forum29 june IPO in Kazakhstan28 june GRATA Partner gets Golden Medal19 june SCO Summit-200614 june GRATA in EUROBAK12 june Best Practice for Law Firms Management9 june COG-20065 june Official visit of Georgian Prime-Minister Z. Nogaideli to the Republic of Kazakhstan31 may KITEL-200610 may Visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands to Almaty27 april Kazakhstan Petrochemical Conference in Almaty24 april 14th GRATA anniversary17 april Law business in Russia12 april GRATA New Office7 april GRATA extends its services24 february International conference «Developing Kazakhstan Energy Strategy»23 february Business Forum «Kazakhstan-Sweden»3 february Kazakhstani-Ukrainian Business Forum22 october Kazakhstan—Brazil: new business opportunities21 october New Coordinator of GRATA Branch offices in the Central Asian Region and the Caucasus appointed8 october GRATA is a KIOGE-2005 Bronze Sponsor27 september Scientific & Practical Conference dedicated to the Problems of the Caspian Sea12 september Boat Party25 august Opening a new representative office of BTA18 july Business Forum «Kazakhstan-CPR — the prospects of economic cooperation»14 july Fresh UK Recruit Joins Almaty Office5 july Encouragement of the Modernization of Law in Kazakhstan in Accordance with International Standards1 july Law and Economics for the Future of the Republic of Kazakhstan24 june Tashkent office of GRATA Law Firm is participating in reforming of administrative legislation in Uzbekistan20 june Conference «Kazakhstan Draws a New wave of Investment: Strategies for Diversification and Sustainable Growth»14 june Joint conference on Trends in the International Commercial Arbitration in Kazakhstan9 june Seminar for British Companies in Atyrau1 june Forum «Assistance of business partnership»1 june Sponsorship of the Special Olympics' sports event27 may Change of address in GRATA-Aksai22 may CIS Bond Congress — 200525 april GRATA celebrated its 13th Anniversary22 april GRATA promotes 3 new Partners20 april Seminar on «Investing in Kazakhstan: Energy and Infrastructure» in Tokyo28 february GRATA's German partner took part in German business conferences7 february BISNIS Event on Exploring Central Asia: An Integrated Approach held in Almaty14 january Delegation of Indian businessmen in Almaty13 december GRATA sponsored 3rd Scientific Student Competition10 december GRATA acknowledged one of the 50 best companies in Kazakhstan10 december Internal Seminar on «Raising Finance on the International Capital Markets»1 december Turkish Business Mission in Almaty27 november New Year party for disabled children29 october GRATA's lawyers participate at the Seminar for Managers19 october Problems and prospects of development of pipeline transportation in the Republic of Kazakhstan9 october Seminar in Ispra7 october GRATA as a Bronze Sponsor of the KIOGE-20044 october GRATA's Managing partner spoke at the conference on Trade Finance in Istanbul18 september GRATA is a Sponsor of the MiningWorld Central Asia 2004' conference12 july UK law graduate joins Almaty office8 july AIM conference a resounding success4 june Round Table of May 27—28, 200424 may Consult Expo-200412 may Sponsorship of ELSA Conference26 april Promotion of Kazakhstan's investment climate discussed at London seminar23 april Happy Birthday, GRATA!23 april «Standart ISO 9000» Seminar22 april KazMunaiGaz and Wintershall signed Memorandum on cooperation20 april Seminar on Oil and Gas Projects in the Caspian and the Central Asia10 april The Second Atyrau Legal Seminar7 april Meeting with Bulgarian Businessmen6 april Probation Period to the USA26 march KBTU Conference24 march Seminar on Oil and Gas Projects in the Caspian and the Central Asia20 march Seminar at LSE discusses Kazakhstan's future19 march CIS Oil and Gas Summit 2004: Russia, Caspian, Caucasus and Central Asia5 march GRATA Party in Aktau26 january GRATA's Participation at the presentation of the Shell & British Gas High School's International Master Programs25 december Reception by Kazakh Embassy in UK on 15 December 200323 december The Participation of the GRATA Law Firm's Representative in London in the presentation of the British-Kazakh Society30 october GRATA Law Firm has participated at the Oil and Gas Transportation in the CIS and Caspian Region Conference15 october The GRATA Law Firm's Branch office in Atyrau gave a House-warming Party10 october GRATA Law Firm is the Official Sponsor of the Oil & Gas Conference and the Exhibition 200325 september GRATA's participation at the International Seminar on Energy
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