{"id":3886,"date":"2023-10-21T18:11:48","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T12:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bondstonelaw.com\/?page_id=3886"},"modified":"2026-07-23T00:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T19:01:11","slug":"houston","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bondstonelaw.com\/ru\/offices\/houston\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; color: #c9a96e; letter-spacing: 3px; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 16px;\">BOND STONE \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 UNITED STATES<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 48px; font-weight: 400; color: #0a1628; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 20px;\">Bond Stone \u2014 US Practice<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 300; color: #333333; line-height: 1.7; margin-bottom: 16px;\">Bond Stone&#8217;s US practice is handled through the Chicago office \u2014 575 West Madison, Chicago, Illinois 60661. US-based clients, including Texas and Houston energy sector investors, contact Bond Stone&#8217;s Chicago office for all Central Asia legal matters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #333333; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 40px;\">Kazakhstan and Texas share deep commercial ties in the energy sector \u2014 Chevron, ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, and Halliburton have each operated in Kazakhstan since the 1990s. Bond Stone advises on the legal aspects of Kazakhstan energy investments, M&amp;A, AIFC structuring, dispute resolution, and regulatory compliance for US and Texas-based companies and investors entering or operating in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"border: none; border-top: 1px solid #E8E0D0; margin: 40px 0;\" \/>\n<div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #C9A96E; padding: 24px 28px; background: #F9F9F7; margin-bottom: 40px;\">\n<p style=\"font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; color: #c9a96e; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0 0 8px;\">US Contact \u2014 Bond Stone Chicago Office<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20px; color: #0a1628; margin: 0 0 12px; font-weight: 400;\">575 West Madison, Chicago, Illinois 60661<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: #333333; line-height: 1.9; margin: 0 0 16px;\">\ud83d\udcde <a style=\"color: #c9a96e; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"tel:+12818271444\">+1 281 827 1444<\/a><br \/>\n\u2709\ufe0f <a style=\"color: #c9a96e; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"mailto:info@bondstonelaw.com\">info@bondstonelaw.com<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83c\udf10 <a style=\"color: #c9a96e; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/bondstonelaw.com\">bondstonelaw.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #c9a96e; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"\/offices\/chicago\/\">Chicago office \u2014 full details \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"border: none; border-top: 1px solid #E8E0D0; margin: 40px 0;\" \/>\n<h2 style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 32px; font-weight: 400; color: #0a1628; margin-bottom: 20px;\">Central Asia Legal Services for US Clients<\/h2>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 10px; margin-bottom: 40px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; color: #0a1628; margin-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 400;\">Foreign Investment \u2014 Kazakhstan<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #666666; margin: 0;\">Investment vehicles, SEZs, BIT protection, incentives, repatriation<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; color: #0a1628; margin-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 400;\">M&amp;A \u2014 Kazakhstan<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #666666; margin: 0;\">Share and asset acquisitions, energy sector M&amp;A, AIFC structuring<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; color: #0a1628; margin-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 400;\">Energy &amp; Natural Resources<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #666666; margin: 0;\">Oil &amp; gas, mining, renewables \u2014 Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan legal advisory<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; color: #0a1628; margin-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 400;\">Dispute Resolution &amp; Arbitration<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #666666; margin: 0;\">International arbitration, AIFC Court, enforcement, BIT arbitration<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; color: #0a1628; margin-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 400;\">AIFC &amp; Digital Assets<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #666666; margin: 0;\">AIFC entity formation, AFSA licensing, investment tax residency<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; vertical-align: top;\">\n<p style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; color: #0a1628; margin-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 400;\">Investment Protection &amp; BIT<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #666666; margin: 0;\">Kazakhstan-US BIT (1994) \u2014 investor-state arbitration protection for US investors<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"background: #0A1628; padding: 32px; margin-bottom: 40px;\">\n<p style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20px; color: #c9a96e; margin-bottom: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">Kazakhstan-US Energy Corridor<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #cccccc; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2726 \u00a0Chevron, ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips operating in Kazakhstan since 1993 \u2014 Tengizchevroil, Karachaganak<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #cccccc; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2726 \u00a0Kazakhstan-US BIT (1994) \u2014 full investor-state arbitration protection under ICSID and UNCITRAL rules<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #cccccc; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2726 \u00a0C5+1 diplomatic platform \u2014 Kazakhstan leads Central Asia cooperation with the United States<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #cccccc; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u2726 \u00a0Bond Stone advises on Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan legal matters \u2014 US law referred to qualified US counsel<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"border: none; border-top: 1px solid #E8E0D0; margin: 40px 0;\" \/>\n<h2 style=\"font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 32px; font-weight: 400; color: #0a1628; margin-bottom: 12px;\">Contact Bond Stone<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #333333; line-height: 1.7; margin-bottom: 24px;\">US and Texas-based clients contact Bond Stone&#8217;s Chicago office. 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