Artem Timoshenko
Managing Partner & Co-founder
Artem Timoshenko
Managing Partner & Co-founder
Top Projects:
  • Represented KazTransGas–Trans-Asia Gas Pipeline JV in a high-value EPC contract dispute before Kazakhstan’s judicial bodies, relating to claims under one of the country’s most strategic gas infrastructure projects supporting national supply and exports.

  • Represented Astana Solar LLP in ICC Switzerland arbitration proceedings against a French consortium, including CEIS, over critical contractual breaches in a photovoltaic module assembly project. The dispute involved complex technical issues around factory testing failures and was further complicated by a related pre-court criminal investigation.

  • Represented Shenzhen Careall Investment Holding in complex litigation across all levels of Kazakhstan’s judiciary, including the Supreme Court, in a dispute involving the forced re-registration of a subsoil legal entity. The case concerned the unlawful termination of a sale-purchase agreement for participatory interests and an unconventional judgment in default.

  • ⁠Represented BD Resources DWC LLC in the recognition and enforcement of a GAFTA Arbitration Award in Kazakhstan against a local agricultural company. Artem acted as lead counsel for the Claimant throughout multiple court hearings and led the procedural strategy to secure enforcement of the foreign arbitral award under Kazakhstan’s civil and procedural laws.

  • Represented NBTC Limited, a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed gaming corporation THE 9 Limited, in an arbitration dispute with a Kazakhstani company concerning the supply of mining equipment and claims for lost profit.
  • Law Academy - Higher School of Law ‘Adilet’ (‘with honours’ diploma), 2006.
  • The state educational institution of higher professional education Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University named after the first president of the Russian Federation B.N. Yeltsin, Kyrgyzstan, LLM, 2021
Education
Professional Bodies
  • International Bar Association
  • Kazakhstan Bar Association
  • Almaty City Bar Association
  • Turkic Arbitration Association
  • EUROUZ
  • British-Kazakh Society
  • Arbitrator of the International Court of Arbitration ‘IUS’
  • Arbitrator of the International Arbitration Court at the Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Industry: Energy, Tech and IP, FMCG, E-Commerce
Practice Areas: Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Litigation, Corporate, M&A, Tax Services, Employment, Advocacy
Address: Almaty, Kazakhstan
Telephone: +7 777 440 00 04
Contacts
Artem has over 16 years of experience in the enforcement of foreign court judgments, with a strong track record of more than 150 successful cases. His expertise spans corporate restructurings involving cross-border elements, foreign investments, M&A transactions, securities circulation, labour disputes, and corporate governance.
Mr Artem Timoshenko is a recognised leader in Dispute Resolution and Arbitration practices both domestically and globally. He is the Unicase Managing Partner, and a certified advocate, representing Clients in all types of trials, arbitration and protection from corporate raiding included.
Recognition
Notable Practitioner in Dispute Resolution – Chambers and Partners 2025
Artem developed a well-thought-out strategy that led to a favourable resolution. He showed his strategic foresight and problem-solving skills”
Recognition
Leading Individual in Commercial, Corporate and M&A, and Dispute Resolution
– The Legal 500 EMEA 2025
"Widely respected for his expertise, Artem Timoshenko advises both domestic and international clients on arbitration and mediation, and is highly regarded for his proven track record in enforcing foreign court decisions in Kazakhstan."
Recognition
Notable Practitioner in Corparate and M&A
– IFLR 1000 2024
Distinguished Practitioner in Dispute Resolution
– Asialaw Profiles 2024
Publications
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