SIGNUM Law Firm

SIGNUM Law Firm provides legal services in the areas of construction, corporate and M&A, dispute resolution, employment, IP and regulatory compliance. Energy and natural resources, financial institutions, infrastructure, mining and telecommunications are some of the firm’s industry focus. Managing partner Sofiya Zhylkaidarova has a record of advising oil and gas and mining companies for over 20 years on various subsoil use issues, including strategic acquisitions.

General business law

Work highlights

Advised oilfield services company Excellence Logging on its acquisition of the surface data logging business of multinational oil and natural gas service company Weatherford International.

Advised Medtronic Kazakhstan, the local subsidiary of the world's largest medical device company, at the stage of execution of a PPP contract of the creation angiography laboratories in the Kyzylorda region.

Key clients

EnerMech

Client feedback

“Excellent communication skills. Provide considerate and pragmatic advice. Very responsive.” – Corporate and M&A

“Good performance.” – Dispute resolution

“I keep going back to Signum for my company's legal work because they provide legal work to a consistently high and reliable standard.” – Oil and gas

Liza Zhumakhmetova

“Very good communicator. Very responsive. Inspires trust.”

“Excellent all round.”

“Liza responded to all requests promptly and professionally and coordinated with other lawyers in her group to consistently meet our deadlines. I didn't note any areas that required improvement.”

“She and her team were extremely competent and promptly coordinated the due diligence that the company required.”

Sofiya Zhylkaidarova

“Very strong in subsurface legislations and have excellent negotiation skills.”