Sayat Zholshy & Partners

Name

Sayat Zholshy & Partners

Legal name

Sayat Zholshy & Partners

Website

https://szp.kz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Almaty

HQ country

Kazakhstan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: The firm generates revenue through professional legal fees for comprehensive legal services across 14 practice areas including Corporate Law/M&A, Tax Law, Dispute Resolution, Antitrust Law, Bankruptcy and Rehabilitation, Natural Resources/Energy, Infrastructure/PPP, Foreign Employment Permits, Intellectual Property, and others. Services are rendered to major Kazakhstan and international companies on a fee-for-service basis.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Sayat Zholshy & Partners is a Kazakhstan-based law firm providing legal advisory and representation services across 14 practice areas, including antitrust, corporate/M&A, dispute resolution, tax, criminal law, labour law, intellectual property, regulatory licensing, PPP/infrastructure, and natural resources. The firm serves major Kazakhstan corporates and international clients through offices in Almaty and Nur-Sultan (Astana) and is recognized by Chambers and Partners, Legal 500 EMEA, asialaw Profiles, and IFLR 1000.

Product overview

Sayat Zholshy & Partners is a Kazakhstan law firm providing a full spectrum of legal services across 14 distinct practice areas and 6 industry sectors (Natural Resources, Agriculture, Banking, Transport & Telecom, Power, Food Industry). The firm operates as a unified legal services offering rather than a modular software product; clients engage individual or bundled practice area teams for transactional, advisory, and litigation matters. The practice areas are: Antitrust/Competition Law, Criminal Law, Family Law, Dispute Resolution, Tax Law, Corporate Law & Corporate Governance/M&A, Labour Law, Licenses and Regulatory Permits, Intellectual Property, Law-making Practice, Bankruptcy and Rehabilitation, Foreign Employment Permits, Technical Regulation and Certification, Infrastructure Projects/PPP, Natural Resources/Manufacturing/Energy, and Land Law.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Antitrust (Competition) Law Advisory and representation on antitrust and competition matters in Kazakhstan for corporate clients.
• Criminal Law Criminal defense and advocacy for corporate and individual clients, led by Senior Partner Elena Tyureykina.
• Family Law Family law advisory and representation services.
• Dispute Resolution Commercial and civil litigation and arbitration services for corporate clients.
• Tax Law Tax advisory and representation, led by Senior Partner Rustam Ospanov.
• Corporate Law & Corporate Governance / M&A Corporate structuring, governance, mergers and acquisitions, and transactional legal services.
• Labour Law Employment and labour law advisory and disputes for corporate clients.
• Licenses and Regulatory Permits Advisory and representation on licensing, permits, and regulatory approvals in Kazakhstan.
• Intellectual Property Intellectual property protection, registration, and enforcement services.
• Law-making Practice Advisory services related to law-making, legislation, and regulatory drafting.
• Bankruptcy and Rehabilitation Legal services for bankruptcy, insolvency, and corporate rehabilitation proceedings.
• Foreign Employment Permits Advisory and representation for obtaining foreign employment permits and work authorization in Kazakhstan.
• Technical Regulation and Certification Advisory on technical regulation, standards compliance, and product certification requirements.
• Infrastructure Projects. Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Legal services for infrastructure projects and public-private partnerships, led by Senior Partner Arman Berdalin.
• Natural Resources. Manufacturing Industry and Energy Legal advisory for mining, subsoil use, manufacturing, and energy sector clients, including representation of clients such as UCC Holdings, Kenges Consulting, and Slantan Holding.
• Land Law Land law and real estate legal services for corporate clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 10,000 foreign work permits obtained since 1998
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Chambers and PartnerscoreOthersSayat Zholshy & Partners is recognized and ranked by Chambers and Partners, a leading international legal directory. The firm receives recognition for its expertise in Dispute Resolution, Corporate Law, and Finance practice areas.
• The Legal 500 EMEAcoreOthersSayat Zholshy & Partners is ranked TOP-TIER in The Legal 500 EMEA and recommended in multiple practice areas including Tax Law. The directory recognizes the firm for deep knowledge of Kazakhstan law.
• asialaw ProfilescoreOthersSayat Zholshy & Partners is recognized by asialaw Profiles as an outstanding law firm in Competition Law, Dispute Resolution, and Litigation. Partners individually ranked.
• IFLR 1000coreOthersSayat Zholshy & Partners is recognized by IFLR 1000 as having the strongest Corporate Law and M&A practice in Kazakhstan, with participation in landmark banking sector transactions.
• Kazakhstan Union of AttorneysminorOthersSayat Zholshy & Partners was awarded 'Best Attorneys' Office' by the Kazakhstan Union of Attorneys, a professional association of legal practitioners.
• Association of Taxpayers of KazakhstancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSayat Zholshy & Partners is co-founder of the Association of Taxpayers of Kazakhstan (ANK), a non-profit organization representing and protecting rights of taxpayers in Kazakhstan.
• Kazakhstan International Court of ArbitrationminorOthersMultiple partners of the firm serve as permanent arbitrators in the Kazakhstan International Arbitration Court. The firm has received recognition as Best National Law Firm in Arbitration.
• Kazakhstan Government PPP CentreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirm works with Kazakhstan Public-Private Partnership Centre established by Government Resolution No. 693 of 17 July 2008 to develop PPP projects and assist local executive authorities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Dentons: Dentons is a global law firm with a longstanding Almaty office serving Kazakhstan and Central Asia on M&A, energy, banking, and regulatory matters. It is a broad incumbent offering overlapping capabilities to SZP across most practice areas.
• Linklaters: Linklaters is a Magic Circle firm with significant Kazakhstan and CIS deal experience in M&A, capital markets, and energy. It is comparable to SZP for inbound international mandates requiring sophisticated local-law support.
• Baker McKenzie: Baker McKenzie operates one of the most established international law firm practices in Kazakhstan, serving multinational corporates on cross-border M&A, tax, and compliance. Comparable to SZP for inbound international client mandates requiring local-law support.
• Hogan Lovells: Hogan Lovells is a global law firm with active Kazakhstan mandates in energy, infrastructure, and regulatory matters. It is comparable to SZP for international-client work requiring co-counsel relationships.
• Clifford Chance: Clifford Chance is a Magic Circle firm with deep Kazakhstan and Central Asia deal experience in energy, banking, and project finance. It is comparable to SZP for premium cross-border mandates where local counsel is co-engaged.
• White & Case: White & Case has a leading global energy and natural resources practice and an active Kazakhstan footprint advising on oil & gas and infrastructure transactions. Comparable to SZP in energy and project finance advisory.

Regional players

• Kinstellar: Kinstellar is a leading emerging Europe and Central Asia law firm with offices across the CIS region, advising on M&A, energy, and infrastructure deals. It is comparable to SZP in regional cross-border mandates, particularly in energy and infrastructure.

Direct peers

• Unicase Law Firm: Unicase is a Kazakhstan-based law firm offering corporate, M&A, tax, and dispute resolution services. It competes directly with SZP for domestic mid-market and enterprise legal mandates and appears in the same Legal 500 EMEA and Chambers rankings.
• Aequitas Law Firm: Aequitas is an Almaty-based Kazakhstan law firm with a full-service practice spanning corporate, M&A, antitrust, and natural resources. It is a direct domestic peer to SZP for enterprise and international-client work in Kazakhstan.
• GRATA International: GRATA International is a leading Central Asian law firm headquartered in Almaty with offices across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. It competes directly with SZP for cross-border M&A, natural resources, and PPP mandates in Kazakhstan.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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