Managing Partner
kseidaliev@axtonlaw.com
+996 775 973 583
Kanat practices in the areas of banking and finance, PPP, energy and natural resources, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, government regulation, labor law and dispute resolution.
For over 20 years, Kanat has been advising local and international clients. He has extensive experience in supporting projects for subsoil users, industrial companies, and financial institutions. Prior to joining AXTON, more than 10 years Kanat was a managing partner of an international law firm and also headed the legal department of the Imperial Tobacco Group subsidiary in Kyrgyzstan.
Practice Areas
- Corporate Law
- M&A
- Banking and Finance
- Labor Law
- Energy and Natural Resources
- Antitrust and Competition Law
- Litigation
Career
AXTON Law Firm, Managing Partner, 2021-present
Grata International Law Firm, Managing Partner, 2011-2021
Grata Law Firm, Partner, Counsel, Senior Associate, 2006-2011
Reemtsma Kyrgyzstan, Imperial Tobacco Group, Head of Legal Department, 2003-2006
Education
Kyrgyz State National University, Diploma in law, 2002
Languages
Kyrgyz
English
Russian
Membership
Kyrgyz Bar Association
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic
Rankings
Chambers & Partners, the leading independent professional legal research company, described Kanat as a lawyer who “has notable expertise in the intellectual property, tax, employment and debt recovery fields in the Kyrgyz Republic. He works mainly with a wide variety of clients including start-ups and mining companies”.
Kanat is also ranked in Legal500.