GRATA International has signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation with the Belarus-based Arzinger & Partners law firm, according to which Arzinger & Partners will provide GRATA International clients with "comprehensive legal support in Belarus and other countries where Arzinger & Partners has presence.”
GRATA International was established in 1992, and now has 120 lawyers, with offices in Kazakhstan, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Mongolia. The firm also has representative offices in China, Netherlands, UAE, United Kingdom, and the United States. Arzinger & Partners was established in 1990 in Germany, and the firm opened its Minsk office in 2006.
Tlek Baigabulov, Senior Partner at GRATA International, said that: “We are very happy to join our efforts to develop a global law firm - GRATA International, with real experts and associates from Arzinger & Partners. We are confident that the synergies and ambitions of the cooperation will not only help to strengthen significantly our position in Belarus but also to expand presence of GRATA International in Eastern Europe and the Baltic States. We hope we will soon tell good news to our clients about expansion and opening full services practices in China, UAE, and South Korea.”
For his part, Sergei Mashonski, the Managing Partner of Arzinger & Partners, said: “The cooperation is an important step in the development of our firms. Such integration is a logical step forward in view of strengthening of various associations in the CIS countries, including the EurAsEC (Eurasian Economic Community). Our association is not limited to the post-Soviet countries and taking into account the experience of Arzinger & Partners in working with European companies, together we intend to expand our geographical presence in other countries as well.”