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MDS and Khanlex LLP

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Overview
Legal Name
MDS and Khanlex LLP
Company Type
Service Provider
Industry
Legal Services
Founded
2011
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About the Firm

MDS & KhanLex LLP is one of Mongolia’s largest law partnerships providing comprehensive legal services to both local and international clients, specializing in complex financial and corporate transactions, capital markets, infrastructure, mining law, and dispute resolution.

Core Values

Upholding integrity with expertise, we stand as trusted counsel, the pride of our profession, and a guiding light in the evolution of legal service.

Practice Areas
Corporate LawMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Finance & Capital MarketsInvestmentPublic-Private Partnerships & Project FinanceTraditional & Renewable Energy / Oil & GasInfrastructureMiningLegislative & Regulatory MattersLabor & EmploymentBusiness & Human Rights (BHR)Intellectual PropertyInformation SecurityDomestic & International ArbitrationWhite-Collar CrimeDispute Resolution (Administrative, Civil)Family & Property DisputesEnforcement ProceedingsInsuranceFranchisingReal Estate / ConstructionInheritance & Succession
Key Highlights & Competitive Advantages
  • 30+ years in the Mongolian legal market.
  • Consistently ranked as a top-tier Mongolian law firm by international legal directories for corporate, finance, and mining practices.

Long-standing collaborations with leading international law firms such as Clyde & Co, Baker McKenzie, White & Case, Sidley Austin, Norton Rose Fulbright, and King & Spalding.

MDSK and KhanLex LLP maintains a strong domestic presence in Mongolia and is widely recognized for its extensive experience advising multinational corporations, financial institutions, and investors on complex cross-border transactions and international legal matters. Recently, the firm advised on an over-the-counter (OTC) bond transaction listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), as well as a cross-border facility agreement involving multinational investment funds.

Client Portfolio

The firm has experience in nearly all types of products issued in the Mongolian capital market. We have advised on 9 IPOs, 3 FPOs, 14 Bond issuances, 10 ABS, and 1 ETF listed on the Mongolian Securities Exchange (MSE), and 13 issuances of MBS in Mongolia. Additionally, we have also advised on closed (private) securities offerings between 2019 and 2024. Overall, we have been involved in 75% of public ABS, 33% of the IPOs, 43% of the Public Bond issuances in Mongolia in 2024.

Key Personnel
MJ
MAIZORIG Janchivdorj
managing partner
DD
DUGERJAV Dash
Onolt, partner
BS
BATBUYAN Sodnomjamts
partner
Awards & Recognitions
  • 2016Legal 500 Asia Pacific: Top Tier 2 Law Firm
  • 2016AsiaLaw: Highly recommended law firm
  • 2017Legal 500 Asia Pacific: Top Tier 2 Law Firm
  • 2017AsiaLaw: Highly recommended law firm
  • 2018Legal 500 Asia Pacific: Highly recommended law firm
  • 2018AsiaLaw: Highly recommended law firm
  • 2018Femida award: Firm of the Year of Mongolia
  • 2021AsiaLaw: Outstanding Leading Firm
  • 2021AsiaLaw: Dugerjav Dash-Onolt, Distinguished practitioner
  • 2021AsiaLaw: Maizorig Janjivdorj, Distinguished practitioner
  • 2021Legal 500 Asia Pacific: Top Tier 1 Law Firm
  • 2022AsiaLaw: Firm of the Year (Mongolia)
  • 2024AsiaLaw: Firm of the Year (Mongolia)
  • 2024AsiaLaw: Hounarable Mentioned Law Firm (Mongolia)
  • 2024AsiaLaw: Dugerjav Dash-Onolt, Mongolia Female Lawyer of the Year
  • 2024AsiaLaw: Batbuyan Sodnomjamts, Mongolia Honourable Mention Lawyer