Yerzhan Kumarov
Yerzhan joined the Kazakhstan practice of Macleod Dixon in early 2007 as partner. He has been practicing law since 1996 when he joined Macleod Dixon for the first time as an associate.
For the past ten years, Yerzhan has worked for major international law firms and has acquired extensive experience in advising and representing clients on a variety of complex legal and business issues in Kazakhstan. He has a wealth of experience in banking, project finance, securitization, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, cross border transactions and natural resources projects. He has represented numerous financial institutions on syndicated and project finance matters, and has acted on behalf of both issuers and underwriters involving Eurobond offerings. He has advised leading international banks, multilateral financial organizations, global investment banks, major corporations and credit rating agencies.
Yerzhan has an impressive track record in providing legal assistance to clients on such matters as debt restructuring, re-financing, anti-trust (anti-monopoly) and business combination issues, privatizations, general corporate matters, including advising strategic investors in joint ventures.
- Kazakh State World Language University, B.A., 1991
- Kazakh State Law University, Diploma in Law, summa cum laude, 1996
- Saint Louis University, School of Law, LL.M., 1998
- New York
- Kazakhstan
- Russian
- English
- Kazakh
- German
- Member of the New York Bar Association
- Kazakhstan's New Currency Regime: Transition Period. Russia/Eurasia Executive Guide, World Trade Executive Monthly Digest of Business, Law, Tax and Finance, September 2006, volume 16, number 9
- Mergers and Acquisitions in Kazakhstan - Regulatory Issues, International Financial Law Review Journal, Euromoney publication, November 2005
- Capital Markets in Kazakhstan: Legal Framework and Development, International Law Office Magazine, Globe Business Publishing 2002
- Contributions to newsletters and updates on the development of securities and banking legislation in Kazakhstan, regularly published in the International Law Office 1999-2003
- Chambers Global 2008 Ranking for Corporate/Commercial
- Fulbright Muskie Scholarship award co-sponsored by the Open Society Institute, 1998
