Mining 2025

KAZAKHSTAN Trends and Developments

Trends and Developments Contributed by: Timur Odilov, Mikhail Abdulov, Olzhas Abubakirov and Dauren Sadykov Haller Lomax LLP

Haller Lomax LLP was founded in October 2017 and operates from offices in Astana, Almaty and Singapore. The firm specialises in construction, environmental protection, public-private part - nerships (PPP), energy and natural resources, corporate law and M&A, banking and finance, as well as legislative drafting and reform. Haller Lomax is a trusted adviser to leading Kazakh - stani and international mining and metallurgy groups, state-owned enterprises, regulatory au -

thorities, chemical industry leaders, oil and gas companies, investment firms and banks. What sets Haller Lomax apart is its deep understand - ing of clients’ operations, practical expertise in regulatory enforcement, and contributions to the evolution of legal frameworks. The firm’s clientele includes, among others, international development institutions, transnational corpo - rations, oil and gas companies, as well as major mining and junior exploration companies.

Authors

Timur Odilov is a co-founding partner of Haller Lomax, specialising in the energy and natural resources sector, law- making, regulation and M&A practices. For over 16 years,

Mikhail Abdulov is a senior associate at Haller Lomax, specialising in energy and natural resources, environmental protection, corporate and M&A, commercial agreements, and

Timur has been advising major private companies on various transactions and regulatory issues and the Kazakhstan government authorities and officials on reforms in the field of subsoil use (the SSU Code), the environment (the Environmental Code) and other sectors.

procurement. For over ten years, Mikhail has been advising major international and local clients on issues related to subsoil use (including transactions for the acquisition of mining and oil and gas assets in Kazakhstan), commercial agreements, and regulated procurements. Mikhail’s recent experience includes advising on joint ventures, mining rights and licensing, environmental issues, infrastructure projects and investments, among other things.

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