Karamanova Zhibek Samatovna

KEREMET Holding LLP

  • 77019303366
  • :zhibek@keremetlaw.com

Membership Status

  • Active

Registration Number

00178

Registration Date

June 28, 2019

Специализация

Corporate Law / M&A, Dispute Resolution and Arbitration, Subsoil Use and Natural Resources, AIFC Law

Years of Experience

22 years

Place of Residence

Almaty

Languages of Consultation

Russian, English

About

- Over 20 years of experience in legal support of major international projects and representing clients in court and arbitration;
- Specializations: Investments, subsoil use, corporate law, M&A transactions, shareholder disputes, construction, arbitration, intellectual property, AIFC, etc.
• Arbitrator at Atameken Arbitration Center under the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the International Arbitration Court (IUS), the Almaty Arbitration Court, the Russian Arbitration Center at the Russian Institute of Modern Arbitration, the Arbitration Center for Arts in the Netherlands, and Almaty Court of International Arbitration. Reviewed and issued awards on over 100 international disputes.

- Founder of KEREMET Holding full-service law firm.
• Member of the International Bar Association (IBA), Kazbar Chamber of Legal Consultants, and the LawAsia Bar Association;
• Graduate of the Bolashak scholarship program;
• Senior lecturer at KIMEP Law School (Energy and Subsoil Use Law, Environmental Law, Art Business Law).
- Lawyer, art dealer, mediator, entrepreneur.

Education

  • Kazakh Humanitarian Law University, Faculty of International Law, BA with honors.
  • Queen Mary University, London, UK. LLM in International Business Law
  • Lehigh University Business School, Pennsylvania, USA.

Professional Experience

  • 2004-2006: Legal Assistant, Associate (Corporate Law) atBracewell & Giulliani international law firm;
  • 2006-2011: Associate, Senior Associate at GRATA law firm (environmental law, subsoil use law, international arbitration);
  • 2007-2008: Internships in the international arbitration departments of Herbert Smith and corporate law at Lovells (London offices) international law firms.
  • 2011-2016: Senior Associate at international investment company VISOR Holding (work on projects for over 60 subsidiaries, working with shareholders, representing clients in court and arbitration);
  • 2016 – present: Founder and Managing Partner of KEREMET Holding full-service law firm.

Certifications and Qualifications

Certificate of completion of the FIDIC Academy EPC Contracts course,
AIFC Compliance Officer certificate

Membership Status

  • Active

Registration Number

00178

Registration Date

June 28, 2019

Specialization

Corporate Law / M&A, Dispute Resolution and Arbitration, Subsoil Use and Natural Resources, AIFC Law

Years of Experience

22 years

Place of Residence

Almaty

Languages of Consultation

Russian, English

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Author of Articles and Publications

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