Industry and Trade

GRATA Law Firm is a leading independent firm which provides legal and other consultancy services to trade and industry companies. In the sphere of industry we provide the highest quality legal products and efficient business solutions in the following areas:

• fuel and energy;
• mining and smelting;
• mechanical engineering;
• chemical industry;
• garment industry;
• food industry.

Our clients

Procter & Gamble Kazakhstan, Benetton Real Estate Kazakhstan, Carlsberg Breweries A/S, Danone Kazakhstan, METRO CASH & CARRY, Volkswagen AG, Novo Nordisk A/S, Berlin-Chemie AG, GlaxoSmithKline Export Ltd, Canon North-East, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Adidas LLP, Sanofi-Aventis Kazakhstan, Les Laboratoires Servier, HUYNDAI Engineering & Construction Co.LTD, LG Electronics Almaty Kazakhstan, Turkuaz group of companies, Honeywell Automation Controls, Panasonic CIS, Caterpillar S.A.R.L., Raimbek-Bottlers, Xerox LTD, UTC Fire & Security and more.

We assist in establishing legal presence and support further business development in all regions of Kazakhstan. We provide legal and consultancy services in the spheres of property administration and management, transportation and export of goods and industry equipment, financial leasing, franchising, protection of copyrights and patents, registration of trade marks and other measures of individualisation of goods and services, banking and currency regulation, the full spectrum of taxation, legal representation, litigation and mediation with companies and State bodies.

Some examples of our recent experience:

• participation in the process of privatization of a number of large Kazakhstani companies worth $150 million, preparing all necessary documents and negotiations with State authorities;
• legal support of external economic activity, receiving quotas for export/import of separate goods, receiving licenses for export/import of separate goods worth $13 million;
• assistance in receiving all necessary permits and licenses from State authorities to carry out industry and trade activities;
• completing due diligence of project contracts in part of performance of undertakings and commercial risks;
• legal assistance and advice in obtaining industry equipment on lease basis worth $ 5 million;
• analysis of terms establishing structure and providing legal support with regard to proposed commercial transactions (sale and purchase, supply, rent, lease, construction, professional services etc.);
• providing legal assistance to transactions and dealings with registration of franchising agreements. Further company servicing, conforming to agreement requests and ensuring companies comply with quality requests;
• protection of intellectual property rights, registration of trade marks, industry samples and inventions, royalty agreements, agreements on licenses and additional agreements for the use of well-known trade marks and brands;
• preparing judicial documents, arbitration, winning legal cases worth $22 million (including copyright actions);
• representing the interests of big leasing companies in their relations with State bodies and third parties;
• assisting in obtaining approval from the Agency of natural monopolies and protection from competition;
• provision of legal assistance in real estate transactions and dealings (trade centers, office buildings) worth $10 million;
• search for business partners for well-known international companies in the sphere of industry and trade;
• legal advice to large international industry and trade companies wanting to enter the Kazakhstani market.