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Sergei Vataev

EDUCATION

  • LL.M., University of Virginia School of Law, VA, US;
  • Kazakh State University School of Law, Law Degree, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

LANGUAGES

  • English, Russian.

LICENCES & ADMISSIONS

  • Admitted to practice as an advocate by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
  • CEDR Accredited Mediator;
  • A member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb);
  • A member of the Court of the International Chamber of Commerce (Paris, France);
  • A member of the Presidium (Board) of the Almaty City Advocates’ Bar;
  • A member of the Board of the Kazakhstan Arbitration Chamber;
  • A member of the IAC Arbitrator and Mediators Panel (AIFC Court & International Arbitration Centre);
  • A member of the Supervisory Board of KazBar (Kazakhstan Commercial Lawyers Association);
  • Kazakhstan Petroleum Lawyers Association, a member of the Board;

Arbitrator, Advocate, Associated partner.

Specializes on arbitration, сivil law litigation, corporate and project finance and white-collar criminal law issues. An arbitrator in domestic and international arbitration institutions. A worldwide recognized Kazakhstani law expert in international arbitrations and foreign litigations.

Mr. Vataev’s extensive experience includes corporate, commercial, tax, customs, regulatory issues, contractual and regulatory litigation, and arbitration. He has advised foreign investors in litigation and arbitration proceedings on expropriation issues relating to their investments and has defended clients in commercial and regulatory lawsuits.

Mr Vataev has also advised clients on complex project transactions involving the innovative use of payment and debt instruments, including municipal financing, securitization, and securitization restructuring.

Mr. Vataev acted as a co-arbitrator or the sole arbitrator in cases resolved under the rules of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, CIETAC, and under the UNCITRAL Rules.

Before his practice as an advocate, Mr. Vataev was a partner in the Kazakhstan practice for major international law firms. For many years, he has been recognized as one of the leading lawyers in Kazakhstan by Chambers Global, The Legal 500, Best Lawyers (in the areas of arbitration, mediation, and litigation), and PLC Which Lawyer (in the field of dispute resolution).

He also has been ranked in Band 1 and Band 2 in Dispute Resolution – Kazakhstan practice by Chambers Global for more than ten years in a row. Mr. Vataev has been recognized as a leading lawyer in Kazakhstan by Best Lawyers since 2009 and named by Best Lawyers the “Lawyer of the Year” in 2017-18 for Arbitration and Mediation.

Before entering private practice, Mr. Vataev served as a legal counsel in a Kazakhstan governmental agency and the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, where he co-drafted several laws.