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Alel Aliasheva
Partner, Almaty
Corporate Law · Tax · Restructuring · Bankruptcy · Dispute Resolution
Alel Aliasheva is a Partner at Bond Stone, practising in corporate restructuring, bankruptcy proceedings, and complex commercial litigation. In practice since 2002, she works on debt restructuring negotiations, insolvency proceedings, asset recovery and creditor enforcement, and on the corporate and tax advice that runs alongside them.
Her litigation work is concentrated in construction and real estate, including complex construction disputes.
Alel holds an LL.M. from the University of Kent and a law degree from Kazakh State Law University. She is a native Kazakh and Russian speaker and works in English.
Selected Experience
Bankruptcy · Kazakhstan · Real Estate
Bankruptcy Proceedings — Real Estate Developer
Representing creditors in the bankruptcy proceedings of a Kazakhstan real estate developer — creditor committee participation, proof of claim submission, asset tracing, and enforcement of priority claims against the bankruptcy estate in Almaty Specialised Inter-district Economic Court.
Restructuring · Kazakhstan · Construction
Debt Restructuring — Construction Group
Advising on the out-of-court debt restructuring of a Kazakhstan construction group — creditor negotiations, standstill agreements, restructuring plan drafting, security package renegotiation, and implementation documentation across a complex multi-lender capital structure.
Litigation · Kazakhstan · Construction
Complex Construction Litigation
Representing clients in high-value construction disputes before Kazakhstan courts — construction defect claims, delay and liquidated damages, contractor insolvency scenarios, and recovery of advance payments from defaulting contractors.
Corporate · Kazakhstan · Reorganisation
Corporate Reorganisation — Legal Entity
Full legal support for the reorganisation of Kazakhstani legal entities — mergers, divisions, transformations from LLP to JSC, liquidation, and spin-off transactions — including regulatory filings, creditor notification, and state registration of the reorganisation.
M&A · Kazakhstan · Labour / Corporate
M&A Due Diligence — Labour Risk
Leading corporate and employment due diligence components on M&A transactions — workforce compliance review, employment contract assessment, collective agreement analysis, and outstanding labour dispute identification for buyers of Kazakhstan business assets.
Tax · Kazakhstan · Dispute Resolution
Tax Dispute — Administrative Challenge
Representing a Kazakhstan company in a tax dispute with the State Revenue Committee — challenging a tax audit assessment, preparing administrative complaint documentation, and representing the client through the appeal process to the inter-district economic court.
Education & Credentials
University of Kent
Master of Laws (LL.M.), 2009 — International Commercial Law
Kazakh State Law University
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), 2004
Bond Stone International Law Firm
Partner — Corporate Law, Tax, Restructuring & Bankruptcy, Dispute Resolution. Almaty office. Practising since 2002.
Languages
Kazakh (native) · Russian (native) · English (proficient)