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Aigoul Kenjebayeva

Aigoul Kenjebayeva

Managing Partner

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Aigoul Kenjebayeva is the managing partner of Salans’ Almaty and Atyrau offices. Her particular areas of specialisation have been acquired from over 30 years as a practicing lawyer and include corporate, M&A, energy/natural resources, PPP projects, dispute resolution, anti-corruption and competition law.  Based in Kazakhstan, Aigoul has also been involved in projects for clients in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.

Aigoul is a member of the Stockholm Arbitration Report Editorial Board, the Kazakhstan Petroleum Lawyers Association Board, and the Foreign Investors' Council Legal Working Group (under the auspices of the president of Kazakhstan).

Aigoul is consistently named as a leading expert in Kazakhstan by Chambers Global, The Legal 500, PLC WhichLawyer? Who's Who Legal, IFLR1000, and Who's Who in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Among other market recommendations, Chambers Global noted: “Aigoul Kenjebayeva really stands out as a tough and smart lady who can get the deals done.”  She is a widely respected figure in the market, best known for her litigation and negotiation skills and the ability to get to grips with the nuts and bolts of Kazakhstan legislation.”

Career:

  • Managing Partner - Salans, Almaty (1994 to date)
  • In-house Counsel - Oryx Energy, Almaty (1993-1994)
  • Partner - private law firm in Kazakhstan (1992-1993)
  • Head Arbitrator - Commodity Exchange "Kazakhstan" (1991-1992)
  • Senior Researcher - Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan (1978-1991)

Education:

  • Duke University School of Law (LL.M., 1993)
  • Tashkent State University (Ph.D., 1988)
  • Kazakh State University (J.D., 1978)

Languages:

  • Russian
  • English
  • Kazakh

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