Criminal Defense for Business

Criminal Defense for Business

Our team includes specialists with experience in prosecutor's offices (at the regional level and the General Prosecutor's Office of Kazakhstan), as well as lawyers with successful experience defending large business entities from criminal prosecution.

This expertise allows us to effectively protect and represent business interests in criminal cases, including economic and tax crimes, accusations of embezzlement of budget funds in public procurement, abuse of authority, and dissemination of knowingly false information.

Specialists have experience conducting internal investigations to identify criminal offenses committed by employees against company property (theft) and dissemination of trade secrets, including preparing evidence, and providing support with law enforcement agencies and in court.

Ситуации, в которых мы подключаемся:

Контрагент отказывается от разумных уступок и исполнения обязательств
Возникает комплексный коммерческий спор в суде или арбитраже
Налоговая проверка привела к существенным доначислениям
Выявлены экологические нарушения: превышение выбросов, нарушения обращения с отходами и иные регуляторные риски
Компетентный орган усматривает нарушения обязательств по контракту / лицензии на недропользование

Наш подход:

Анализируем позиции сторон и выстраиваем сильную позицию защиты интересов клиента в переговорах;
Применяем проектный подход к ведению спора, выстраиваем единую и понятную для клиента стратегию от начала и до конца процесса;
Формируем и ведём позицию по налоговым спорам совместно с налоговыми специалистами с опытом работы в налоговых органах и судебной системе;
Полностью оцениваем законность проверок, выявляем процессуальные и материальные нарушения и добиваемся отмены экологических штрафов;
Проводим глубокий анализ исполнения контрактных и лицензионных обязательств и оспариваем претензии компетентных органов

Почему мы

Мы предлагаем практические решения, которые приносят результат

По результатам анализа ситуации мы предлагаем не теоретические, а реальные и практические решения, ориентированные на результат в споре.

Мы понимаем, как работают бизнес и государственная система: наши специалисты имеют опыт в крупных промышленных холдингах, судебной системе, прокуратуре и налоговых органах. Это позволяет нам оценивать спор комплексно - с позиции регулятора, суда и бизнеса одновременно и выстраивать наиболее устойчивую правовую позицию.

Мы сразу оцениваем перспективы спора и открыто говорим клиенту, если правовая позиция не позволяет достичь конечной цели

Our Cases.
How we helped our clients

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When court decisions to invalidate transactions do not result in additional assessments

Brief description of the case:

When a desk audit notification arrives referencing already-issued civil court decisions

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VAT with penalties: when businesses can also claim compensation

Brief description of the case:

Our team represented the interests of a major investor in a case reviewed by the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the matter of

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Successful court practice on VAT refunds: September 2024 results

#Legal practice

#Tax practice

Brief description of the case:

In September 2024, we participated in 6 cases in first instance and appellate courts, and in all cases

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Cancellation of additional assessments under Notification - 1.5 billion tenge

#Customs practice

Brief description of the case:

Comprehensive support for a client (the world's largest oil service company) during a customs audit by the territorial State Revenue Department

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Additional assessment amount of 5.5 billion tenge excluded

Brief description of the case:

Successfully challenged environmental inspection results regarding waste classification generated at...

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Challenged damages for above-standard violations

#Legal practice

Brief description of the case:

Challenged environmental inspection results regarding dust from CHP waste, challenged damages for above-standard violations amounting to 1.2 billion tenge.

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Peaceful settlement of dispute within court proceedings

#Tax practice

Brief description of the case:

Peaceful settlement of dispute within court proceedings with tax authority regarding notification recognition

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Consulting on transfer pricing matters

#Tax practice

Brief description of the case:

Consulting on transfer pricing matters for transactions totaling $200 million USD.

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Theft scheme prevented

#Legal practice

Brief description of the case:

Full legal support for conducting internal investigation into theft incidents at

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Court challenge of tax authority's claim

#Legal practice

Brief description of the case:

Court challenge of tax authority's claim to invalidate transactions of a major trading company for procurement and sale of scrap...

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Proved unlawfulness of tax authority demands amounting to $6 million

#Tax practice

Brief description of the case:

Successfully appealed tax authority demands against a major oil production company regarding historical compensation fees

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Court decisions regarding property worth over 2.5 billion tenge overturned

#Legal practice

Brief description of the case:

Appeal to the Supreme Court of Kazakhstan for a foreign investor against court decisions invalidating a purchase and sale transaction

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Customs authority claims of 156 million tenge withdrawn

#Customs practice

Brief description of the case:

Comprehensive audit support (consulting company personnel on audit-related matters, communications with

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Notification for 50 million tenge cancelled

#Customs practice

Brief description of the case:

Prepared appeal against notification based on customs audit results and supported it at Customs Committee and State Revenue Department. As a result, cancelled

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Additional assessments of 1.6 billion tenge cancelled

#Customs practice

Brief description of the case:

Company support at the Appeal Commission of the Ministry of Finance of Kazakhstan regarding appeal of customs authority actions on additional assessments

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Additional assessments of 1.6 billion tenge cancelled

#Customs practice

Brief description of the case:

Company support at the Appeal Commission of the Ministry of Finance of Kazakhstan regarding appeal of customs authority actions on additional assessments

Когда важно обратиться

На ранних стадиях спора или проверки возможностей для положительного результата значительно больше.

при первых признаках неисполнения контрактных обязательств контрагентом
при получении первой претензии или иска
при назначении налоговой или экологической проверки
при первом уведомлении от компетентного органа в сфере недропользования
при первом извещении о составлении административного протокола

Получите первичный анализ вашей ситуации

На встрече или звонке наш специалист:

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оценит перспективы разрешения спора

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определит, есть ли процессуальные нарушения со стороны проверяющего органа

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обозначит предварительную стратегию защиты

Ключевой залог успеха

Ключевой залог успеха - это эксперты, стоявшие по обе стороны: юристы, налоговые специалисты с опытом работы в Big4 и государственных структурах. Мы знаем, как думает контрагент, административный орган, суд и заранее выстраиваем оптимальную стратегию.

Dana Tokmurzina

Dana Tokmurzina

Chief Executive Officer

Dana Tokmurzina

Chief Executive Officer

Over 9 years leading BIG4 legal and tax dispute resolution practice, advising leading companies in oil & gas, mining, FMCG and agriculture sectors, 8 years at the Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of Kazakhstan on non-resident taxation matters.

Ruslan Sadrtdinov

Ruslan Sadrtdinov

Director of Legal Services Department

Ruslan Sadrtdinov

Director of Legal Services Department

Over 11 years of experience. Legal support at ERG and consulting.

Expertise: resolution of commercial, tax, customs and environmental disputes, corporate and labor law, subsoil use. Participation in legislative working groups.

Auelbek Zinullin

Auelbek Zinullin

Legal Services Department Manager

Auelbek Zinullin

Legal Services Department Manager

Experience at Big4, in American Bar Association international projects. Specialization: corporate and contract law, corporate structuring, litigation. Lane Kirkland Program Scholar (University of Wrocław, Poland).

Yelena Pustovit

Yelena Pustovit

Legal Practice Manager

Yelena Pustovit

Legal Practice Manager

12 years of experience in the prosecutor's office, including 6 years at the General Prosecutor's Office.

Specialization: supervision of criminal cases from investigation through trial, including the highest court instance.

Diyaz Sulaimanov

Diyaz Sulaimanov

Legal Practice Advisor

Diyaz Sulaimanov

Legal Practice Advisor

10 years of experience, including 5 years of attorney practice. Corporate client support, criminal cases, defense of suspects and victims. International certificates from the European Center for Legal Cooperation, attorney license.

Nazmina Sarymullaeva

Nazmina Sarymullaeva

Senior Legal Practice Consultant

Nazmina Sarymullaeva

Senior Legal Practice Consultant

Supports national holdings and foreign investors in litigation and project implementation in energy and industry sectors. Specializes in civil and administrative law, participated in developing investment legislation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan.

Emil Salimov

Senior Legal Practice Consultant

Senior Legal Practice Consultant

Experience at ALC Attorneys LLP, IUSTUS Chamber of Consultants, Aktau Law Office. Expertise: corporate, labor, contract law, tax disputes.

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