08 November 2013
K&A Partner Alexander Ahn took part in the 3rd annual Central Asian Microfinance Forum on "Strengthening Social Impact in a Changing Business Environment" held in Almaty on November 7-8, 2013. The Forum was organized by UNIGLOBAL (Czech Republic) and Business & Finance Consulting (Switzerland).
Key players in the Central Asian microfinance sector were invited to the Forum, where they had a chance to familiarize themselves with the recent legal developments related to increased regulation of the sector by national banks, including due to growing imbalance between corporate social responsibility and profit-making, searching for new opportunities, expanding geographic coverage and investment portfolio, and increasing the range of offered credit products.
It is noted that with the development of IT technologies and spread of the Internet and smartphones at regional and global levels, financial institutions have an interest in establishing mobile/non-branch banking network, which will facilitate a tenfold increase in the amount of financial and banking services offered to the "mobile" population and thereby reduce operating costs of financial institutions.
24 October 2013
As part of its initiative to support the development of the new generation of legal professionals K&A announces its annual scholarship program among students of law schools. The Firm offers 3 K&A Scholarships of 10,000 soms each and an opportunity to undergo up to 3 months of internship at Kalikova & Associates.
More information about the program you may find by the following link.
27 September 2013
On September 27, 2013, Maksim Smirnov, Partner and Aleksei Vandaev, Senior Associate took part in the conference on protection of intellectual property in Russia organized by the Russian Business Forum.
The conference was devoted to the topical issues in protecting intellectual property in Russia, legislative developments, cases of judicial practice in the field of trademark protection, complex strategies for organizing the trademark protection system and patent policy.
26 September 2013
Ulan Tilenbaev, Managing Partner, participated in the conference on Infrastructure & New Energy Sector of Kyrgyzstan held on September 26, 2013 at Hyatt Hotel.
The conference consisted of three sessions addressing the following subjects: improving municipal and environmental infrastructure services; improving rural infrastructure as a matter of top priority; and latest developments in the renewable energy sector.
Ulan Tilenbaev made a presentation on «Legal Framework for Hydro Power Sector in Kyrgyzstan” focusing on the legal and regulatory aspects of hydropower sector in the Kyrgyz Republic and the problems faced by the sector, such as tariff policy and regulation.
24 September 2013
On September 23 – 24, 2013, K&A team took part in the training on professional skills of lawyers in private practice. The main purpose of the training was mastering of the specific lawyer’s skills lying outside the legal knowledge. The training program covered issues dedicated to client-oriented approach to the practice of law, building effective communication, development of skills and techniques of legal negotiations and formalizing agreements.
Training was conducted by an expert, author and host of unique specialized seminars, training for managers and employees of the legal departments for the management of practice of law and the development of professional skills of lawyers.
01 September 2013
Kalikova & Associates law firm would like to announce that on September 1, 2013 Alexander Ahn and Marina Lim were appointed Kalikova & Associates partners.
Alexander Ahn is the Head of the Banking, Microfinance & Insurance Practice Group at Kalikova & Associates. Alexander possesses rich experience advising foreign and local clients on various legal issues in the banking & microfinance area pertaining to corporate issues, loan and security perfection, capital increase and Internet banking. Alexander graduated from Osh State University and attended the Master’s degree program at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden.
Marina Lim is in charge of the Construction & Real Estate Practice Group at Kalikova & Associates and handles all aspects of real estate transactions in virtually all major real estate sectors. Marina has been advising at all phases of construction and development, including land use, financing and development management. Marina graduated from Kyrgyz State National University.
31 July 2013
On July 31, 2013 K&A lawyers took part in the public forum on "The Future of Mining in Kyrgyzstan" organized by the Central Asian Free Market Institute (CAFMI). The main purpose of the forum was to discuss the current situation in the mining industry, the government policy and plans and recommendations for developing the mining industry.
K&A Lawyer Jyldyz Tagaeva made a presentation on "Recommendations for improvement of Kyrgyz mining law", addressing the gaps and inconsistencies in the current mining law and offering recommendations for improvements in the legislation.
The participants of the forum shared their opinions and suggestions for the development of the mining industry in general.
05 July 2013
The K&A team congratulates its colleague Murat Madykov on his successful enrolment in Harvard Law School.
Dear Murat, congratulations!
03 July 2013
Social responsibility is one of our values. K&A aims to participate in public life and support socially relevant initiatives.
Thus K&A co-funded the 75th Anniversary Chess Championship of the Kyrgyz Republic for adults with the participation of more than 80 chess-players in different categories.
K&A was one of the sponsors of the perspective project Startup Weekend Osh 2013, which was held in Osh on June 28-30. The purpose of the project was to help the young entrepreneurs to implement their startup business ideas. The event was attended by successful entrepreneurs who have shared their experiences on how to build and launch businesses.
The K&A team congratulates all winners!
25 June 2013
On June 25, 2013 K&A lawyer Albina Rakhmidinova attended a training devoted to arbitration agreements that was organized by the International Court of Arbitration under the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic and the National Law Corporation.
The training discussed such issues as how to determinate the proper order and method for settling disputes, how to formulate arbitration agreements for transactions and how to determine the limits of the arbitrators’ powers.
In addition, by working in a small groups the training’s participants had an opportunity to share their practical experience in drafting arbitration agreements for various types of transactions and gained new knowledge and skills.
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