December 17, 2010
From December 15 until December 17 of 2010 the Managing Partner Gulnara Kalikova and junior lawyer Meerim Kachkynbaeva attended the workshop on “Addressing the challenge of doing PPPs in specific sectors in the Black Sea region, the Caucasus and Central Asia” in Istanbul, Turkey. The event was organized by the Secretary f the European Economic Commission of the United Nations, Black Sea Economic Cooperation and the International PPP Platform Turkey. The diverse issues related to the legal regulation of PPP projects and the possibilities of implementing such projects in different areas of economy were discussed at the workshop.
December 03, 2010
On December 3, 2010 Kalikova & Associates represented by Gulnara Kalikova, Aicholpon Jorupbekova and Murat Madykov attended a mining industry conference “Kyrgyzstan’s Mining Industry Development Trends: Problems and Perspectives” organized jointly by the Kyrgyz Mining Association and Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in Kyrgyzstan. Aicholpon Jorupbekova, partner and head of Kalikova & Associates mineral resources practice made a presentation on the proposed package of draft mining laws pinpointing the novelties supported by the exploration and mining companies and those raising concern for companies.
Kalikova & Associates acted as a co-sponsor of the conference together with the Kyrgyz Mining Association, EITI Kyrgyzstan, Kumtor Gold Company, Caspian Oil and Gas, Kyrgyz Chemical and Metallurgical Plant and number of other companies.
December 01, 2010
Over the period from November to December 2010, Kalikova & Associates lawyers Omurgul Balpanova, Saodat Shakirova, Alexander Ahn, Karlygash Ospankulova and Maksim Smirnov have made presentations at the training seminars organized by the Union of Banks of Kyrgyzstan for specialists of Kyrgyz financial and lending institutions with the purpose of developing and improving their professional skills. The participants of the seminar have discussed the critical issues of securities market, intellectual property, labor and banking/lending law.
November 26, 2010
On November 26, 2010, Kalikova & Associates lawyer Karlygash Ospankulova took part in the presentation on corporate governance “Survey of corporate governance practice in the Kyrgyz Republic: results and perspectives». The presentation was organized by the International Finance Corporation and the Authority for Regulation and Supervision over Financial Market under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic. The purpose of the survey was assessing the level of corporate governance in joint stock companies of Kyrgyzstan and revealing problems encountered by them. The presentation summed up the results of the survey and gave recommendations on the development of corporate governance in Kyrgyzstan.
November 26, 2010
On November 26, 2010, at the annual meeting of the public organization Association of Lawyers of Kyrgyzstan (ALK) Ulan Tilenbaev, partner, and Nazik Satkeeva, lawyer, were elected as the new members of the management board of ALK for a term of 2 years. During the following two years, Ulan Tilenbaev will coordinate the work of the ALK committee on professional ethics, and Nazik Satkeeva will coordinate the ALK committee on development of international relations.
November 25, 2010
On November 25, 2010, the noncommercial partnership «Assistance to development of competition in CIS countries» (Partnership), in which Kalikova & Associates is represented by its Managing Partner Gulnara Kalikova and lawyer Magomed Saaduev, and the Federal Antimonopoly Authority of the Russian Federation on behalf of the International Council on Antimonopoly Policy of CIS countries (ICAP) signed the Cooperation Agreement. The subject of the agreement is to organize cooperation among the parties to build the efficient state policy in the area of protection and development of competition and the efficient practical implementation of the antimonopoly law in CIS countries. Apart from Kalikova & Associates, the Partnership includes such law firms as «АLRUD» (Russia), «Kamenskaya & Partners » (Russia), «Stepanovsky, Papakul & partners» (Belarus), «Arzinger» (Ukraine), «SALKOM» (Ukraine), «Ameria» (Armenia), «Magisters» (Ukraine), «Baker & McKenzie CIS» (Kazakhstan), law bureau «Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev & Partners» (Russia), law bureau «Turcan & Turcan» (Moldova), Mobilnye TeleSystemy OJSC (Russia) and others.
November 19, 2010
On November 19, 2010, Kalikova & Associates lawyers Karlygash Ospankulova and Asel Momoshova took part in the training seminar on corporate governance «Actual issues of corporate governance». The seminar was organized by the Union of Banks of Kyrgyzstan for lawyers of financial and credit institutions. The seminar addressed the issues of operation of the governing bodies of a company, public disclosure, etc..
November 12, 2010
Kalikova & Associates Managing partner, Gulnara Kalikova, gave an interview on PPPs to Open Kyrgyzstan information and analytical portal. The full text of the interview can be found at: http://www.open.kg/ru/theme/interview/?theme_id=173&id=352
November 11, 2010
On November 11, 2010, in Bishkek, Kalikova & Associates and the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Kyrgyz Republic organized a seminar on public private partnership in road transport sector. Especially for this event, as the speaker of the seminar there was invited Mr. Antony Pearce, a member of Business Consulting Council of the European Economic Commission of the UN, an international expert in PPP. Mr. Pearce shared his personal experience in implementing PPP in road transport sector in various countries of the world. The seminar was attended by the officers of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the Ministry of Economic Regulation, and the lawyers of Kalikova & Associates.
November 05, 2010
On November 3 – 5, 2010, Kalikova & Associates lawyer Nurbek Sabirov took part in the IX Qualification seminar «International treaty and settlement of disputes by international commercial arbitration», organized in Almaty by the UK Royal institute of arbitrators with participation of CCI of Russia, English–Russian legal association, Kazakh International Court of Arbitration and a number of arbitration tribunals of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is the first time when such seminar is held in Central Asia. Lawyers of the leading law firms of the Central Asian region attended the seminar. Presenters (trainers) at the seminar were David Goldberg (partner of White & Case LLP), Alexander Komarov (member of Presidium of MKAS of CCI of RF), and Vladimir Hvaley (partner of Baker & McKenzie).
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