Online Webinar "New Challenges or Opportunities for the Kazakhstan Market? The Impact of the Customs Union with Russia and Belarus"

Online Webinar
June 10, 2010
1:00 pm EDT (U.S.)
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New Challenges or Opportunities for the Kazakhstan Market?
The Impact of the Customs Union with Russia and Belarus

Organized by AmLaw Group and GRATA Law Firm
With the support of the Kazakhstan Chamber of Commerce (U.S.)

There have been a number of grand political pronouncements and media coverage regarding the new customs union between Kazakhstan, Russia, and Belarus, but what will it mean on a day-to-day level for business in the region? What are the practical consequences of the customs union between Kazakhstan, Russia, and Belarus and how will they affect companies operating in or exporting to Kazakhstan?

Event Agenda:

• Welcome by Charles Raether, Managing Partner, AmLaw Group, Washington, D.C.
• Introduction by Yulia Daurova, Executive Director, Kazakhstan Chamber of Commerce (U.S.)
• Presentation by Arlan Yerzhanov, Partner, New York office of Grata Law Firm
• Q&A among presenters and participants

AmLaw Group (www.amlawpro.com) is a boutique law firm based in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area that specializes in corporate law, cross-border trade and investment, and business immigration. In addition to assisting foreign firms entering the U.S. market, AmLaw Group supports U.S. companies with their outbound transactions and investments overseas with a particular focus on markets in Eurasia, primarily Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine. AmLaw actively works with the financing side of international transactions and is an originator for OPIC finance and political risk insurance products. AmLaw also actively practices in the area of business immigration with an emphasis on investor visas for foreign investors seeking permanent residency in the U.S..

GRATA Law Firm (www.gratanet.com/en) is the largest independent law firm in Kazakhstan with offices and professionals throughout Central Asia and the Caspian region. GRATA offers legal services across a wide range of areas including natural resources, construction, infrastructure, telecom, banking and finance, taxation, intellectual property, corporate and commercial, among others.

More than 90% of its clients are foreign companies and investors. The firm has more than 80 qualified attorneys in 10 offices in 6 jurisdictions. In addition, it maintains successful rep offices in London, Istanbul, and now New York.  The Grata New York office is headed by Mr. Arlan Yerzhanov, Partner, who has more than 13 years of legal experience and Ms. Zulfiya Akchurina, Associate. The firm has been recognized by international ranking organizations including Chambers and Legal 500.

Kazakhstan Chamber of Commerce (www.kazcham.com) is the oldest and largest non-profit organization in Kazakhstan. For more than 50 years it has provided diverse services for medium and small enterprises in Almaty, Astana, 16 regions of Kazakhstan and 7 representative offices abroad.

KazCham serves as the social and economic partner for small and medium-sized businesses in the dialogue with government, big business, and foreign trade partners. It issues certificates of origin, provides customs and export expertise, legal and appraisal services, as well as arbitration dispute resolution.

The major mission of KazCham in the United States is to provide its members with new opportunities to expand their product and service lines to the U.S. market.  More information on its activities can be found at www.kazcham.com.

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