Maxim Telemtayev
Maxim supervises the firm’s practice in the Republic of Kazakhstan and in other Central Asian countries and directly manages our Almaty office. He handles various matters, relating to mergers, acquisitions, financing and reorganization of businesses, both domestic and cross-border.
Maxim has over ten years of legal practice in the mining industry, oil & gas, uranium and telecommunications industries. He is a recognised expert in legal aspects of exploration, development, production and transportation of oil and natural gas. As a member of the Macleod Dixon’s team, Maxim participated in the negotiations and preparation of the major privatization project with respect to the sale of Kazakhstan’s largest oil company.
Maxim has acted as lead lawyer in various commercial transactions involving preparation and negotiation of joint venture agreements, lease contracts and various acquisition documents relating to oil & gas and mining industry transactions.
Maxim Telemtayev is listed in the 2006 edition of The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers as a leading mining practitioner. He is recommended by Chamber’s 2007 edition for his corporate and commercial legal expertise. In 2008 Chamber’s praised Mr Telemtayev for his “depth of experience and knowledge” in Corporate/Commercial: Energy & Natural Resources.
- Adilet Law School, Almaty, Law Degree, 1996
- Adilet Law School, Almaty, Juridical Translator Certificate, 1996
- Principle Based Leadership Course conducted by Pointman Leadership Institute, 2002
- Leadership in Action Course conducted by American Management Association, 2004
- Almaty, 1996
- English
- Russian
- Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada
- Kazakhstan Petroleum Lawyers Association
- European Business Association of Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan-Canada Business Association
- Guest speaker at the Embassy of Iceland in Moscow on "Legal aspects of foreign investors' activity in Kazakhstan", 2007
- Guest speaker at the Trade Department of the Canadian Embassy concerning various issues for investors coming to Kazakhstan, 2002 – 2005
- Frequent speaker at Adilet Law School on various topics, including "Subsoil Use and Related Statutory Provisions", 2000 – 2004
- Co-author, "Kazakhstan Mineral Law Amendments," London-based Mining Journal, January 2000
- Author, " Legal Frame for Offshore Operations ", Oil & Gas of Kazakhstan, 2000
- Co-author of "Granting of Security over Subsoil Rights," Oil & Gas in Kazakhstan, 1999
- Co-author, Kazakhstan's Language Law: The State's Language is Kazakh, 1999
- Co-author, License Requirements in Kazakhstan, 1998
- Article: Licence Requirements in Kazakhstan
- Article: Legal Frame for Offshore Operations
- Article: Granting of Security over Subsoil Rights
- Article: Amendments to Kazakhstan's Mineral Law
- Article: Kazakhstan's Language Law: The State Language is Kazakh
- Chambers Global 2008 Ranking for Corporate/Commercial
- Member, Kazakhstan Petroleum Lawyers' Association, Almaty
- Member, Legal Working Group, Foreign Investors' Council Chaired by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty
