Practice Area
Antitrust Regulation
Antitrust Regulation
Violation of antitrust laws can lead to negative consequences and cause severe damage to your business. We are offering comprehensive legal support in all areas of antitrust regulation, including abuse of dominant position, collusions, concerted actions limiting competition, bid rigging, and economic concentration.
Lead Practitioner
Service includes the following directions
- Legal advice on issues arising from the antitrust legislation
- Audit of your company for compliance with antitrust laws, including collusions, concerted actions, unfair competition, coordination of the economic activity, and bid rigging
- Legal assistance during audits of the antimonopoly competent body
- Client representation at the antimonopoly competent body
- Preparation of the drafts of the agreements and their expertise for compliance with antitrust legislation requirements
- Client representation while contesting of the results of the investigation at the conciliation commission and in court
- Legal advice on various issues of the advertisement laws
Experience
Antitrust Regulation
- Legal advice to the Client in the process of acquisition of land plots and relevant equipment through the acquisition of a Kazakh construction company. The acquired assets will be further used to develop energy projects in the Caspian region.
- Full legal support in the acquisition of an oil and gas contract in Kazakhstan (including transaction document drafting and obtaining all regulatory approvals);
- Representing an Australian oil and gas company in the acquisition of several fields/exploration blocks in Kazakhstan (legal support included transaction document drafting and obtaining regulatory approvals);
- Representing a UK-based oil and gas company listed on the Toronto and London Stock Exchanges in the acquisition of two Kazakhstani oil and gas projects (including transaction document drafting, obtaining regulatory approvals);
- Representing an Australian mining company in the acquisition of the participating interests in a Kazakhstani gold-mining company;
- Full legal support of local government authorities in the acquisition of a major electricity and heating company in Almaty;
- Representing a Turkish construction company in the acquisition of construction material plant in Kazakhstan (legal support included transaction document drafting and obtaining regulatory approvals);
- Full legal support of foreign investors in the acquisition of 100% participating interest in an international oil company in Kyzylorda Oblast (including transaction document drafting and obtaining required regulatory approvals);
- Deal structuring and corporate restructuring in a multi-jurisdiction transaction involving the acquisition of a number of oil and gas projects in Kazakhstan by an Australian public company;
- Advice on transaction related to the acquisition of construction material plant by a major Turkish construction company, particularly with respect to the amendment of responsibilities due to the partial replacement of the deal assets;
- Obtaining approval from the Agency for the Protection of Competition of RK for the acquisition of shares in foreign companies, indirectly owning subsurface use rights;
- Obtaining the approval of the Agency for the Protection of Competition of RK for stock repurchase at the London Stock Exchange.
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