September 2013 - Kinstellar, Emerging Europe’s leading independent law firm, is pleased to announce the opening of its new office in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and the appointment of Joel Benjamin and Adlet Yerkinbayev as partners. The office will initially launch with a team of ten lawyers.
Joel and Adlet are recognised market leading lawyers in Kazakhstan and bring a wealth of experience and local knowledge in banking, finance, capital markets, corporate, commercial and M&A and particular experience in the oil and gas, mining, banking, telecommunications and media sectors.
The establishment of Kinstellar’s Kazakhstan office enhances the firm’s ability to meet client needs in emerging markets including, now, the resource-based economies of Central Asia.
Joel Benjamin will be the managing partner of our Almaty office. Joel has worked in Kazakhstan since 1993, with White & Case and then SNR Denton, and has extensive experience handling major mergers and acquisitions, banking, finance and capital markets transactions. He regularly advises clients on a range of general corporate and business issues and represents clients in various industries, including oil and gas, mining, banking, telecommunications and media. Joel is recommended by Chambers Global, The Legal 500 and IFLR 1000. Chambers Global 2013 identifies Joel as “one of the most authoritative expat lawyers in Kazakhstan”. Joel is admitted to practice law in California, holds an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Adlet Yerkinbayev’s practice focuses on debt and equity capital markets, banking, finance and M&A. He has advised clients in various industries and has a particular expertise in the financial institutions and telecommunications sectors. Chambers Global 2013 identifies Adlet as a “rising star”. He is a Kazakhstan-qualified lawyer and admitted to the New York State Bar. Adlet holds a degree in international law from Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and an LLM from Harvard Law School. Prior to joining Kinstellar, Adlet was a senior associate with the Almaty office of SNR Denton.
Kinstellar is Emerging Europe and Central Asia’s leading independent law firm, providing focused, commercial legal advice to corporations, financial institutions and governments.
For more information, please contact:
Jason Mogg, Firm Managing Partner
Tel: +420 221 622 150