Vladimir Shuster & Arman Tastanbekov—Reed Smith

Reed Smith has announced its expanded Kazakhstan offering with the official launch of its Kazakhstan office and the appointment of corporate partners Vladimir Shuster and Arman Tastanbekov, formerly of Morgan Lewis and White & Case respectively. The office will be led from London by international arbitration partner Belinda Paisley.

Vladimir and Arman previously worked together at Dewey & LeBoeuf. Both advise on a wide range of corporate and commercial transactions with a particular focus on cross-border M&A, energy and natural resources, banking, private equity and capital markets. They have advised multinationals, state companies and local private companies on some of the largest and most sophisticated transactions in Kazakhstan and the broader Central Asia region. Together they offer clients the benefit of 20 years of experience in the region. Vladimir and Arman are also admitted to practise in New York (US). 

Belinda says: "We’ve acted on disputes matters in relation to the Republic of Kazakhstan for 14 years and have been working to develop our Kazakhstan offering in response to growing client demand. We’ve established a strong disputes practice in the region. However, our clients increasingly require on-the-ground transactional capability, and Vladimir’s and Arman’s arrival has helped us achieve just that. Having experienced partners on the ground will enable us to better serve our clients’ needs, while ensuring we’re able to provide a competitive quality service."