On June, 14, 2005 a conference entitled «Developments and Trends in International Commercial Arbitration in Kazakhstan was held in the Hyatt Regency Almaty Hotel in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

The conference was organized by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, an international law firm, in conjunction with GRATA Law firm.

The conference attracted the attention of both Kazakh executives and representatives of foreign companies. Participants included Kazakhstani banks (Alliance Bank, Temirbank, Bank CenterCredit), companies working in the oil and gas, mining, and logistics spheres (Shell Kazakhstan Development  B. V., Koljan Oil, Shlumberger Logelco, KazPhosphat, RWSK, Panalpina and others) and several leading consultancy and law firms.

The conference was held under the chairmanship of Mr. Constantine Partasides, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Speakers included: Noah Rubins, Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, London, UK; Constantine Partasides, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, UK; Rolf Knieper, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, UK and Daniyar Koshenov, Partner, GRATA Law Firm, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

The agenda was focused on getting the participants acquainted with the information to identify optimal dispute resolution mechanisms for transactions and investments, and to effectively plan for potential disputes with both private and governmental business partners.

The level of interest in the conference demonstrated the necessity of the business society in this timely organization of the conference.