GULMIRA TLEUBAYEVA

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure consistent application of corporate policies and legal requirements.
• Developed a comprehensive litigation strategy, leading to favorable settlements in numerous cases.
• Represented Company in litigation for environmental, tax and many other numerous matters with high successful ratio including 1st instance award for $ 5bn case
• Served as a trusted advisor to senior management, offering sound legal counsel and contributing to the company''s overall success in achieving its strategic objectives
• Reduced company''s exposure to risk by closely monitoring and advising on regulatory compliance matters.
• Conducted legal research and conferred with colleagues with subject matter expertise to develop strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases.
• Negotiated settlements of disputes and litigation.
• Analyzed legal documents and identified pertinent issues for the business
• Drafted claims, motions, petitions and waivers
• Managed the team

• Covered all legal aspects for underground mining works (design, environmental, industrial safety, employment etc)
• Represented the company in court hearings incl. Supreme court, won the 1st investment case in local company history
• Managed the team of lawyers
• Identified risks while contracts drafting
• Took preventive measures to avoid lawsuits
• Advised to business all statutory requirements to be in compliance with state laws and regulations
• Implemented compliance policies ensuring
• Enhanced legal department efficiency by streamlining processes and implementing best practices

• Drafted comprehensive legal documents as an independent legal expert for litigation
• Drafted and reviewed contracts and other legal documents to support client needs.
• Researched and interpreted laws, rulings and regulations to advise clients on business and legal transactions.

Drafted all contracts with 3rd parties and Clients

• Interpreted laws, rulings and regulations for individuals and businesses
• Represented the Clients in purchases and sales of shares and properties
• Prepared bidding packages
• Establish all necessary legal links between businesses in the UK and overseas
• ISO Internal Auditor role

Stewart's Law (UK) and Quinn Emanuel

• Prepared case materials
• Applied advanced knowledge of legal terminology when reviewing contracts, memos, agreements, and other legal documentation.
• Used electronic systems for data entry, tracking and analysis.

• Company Overview: (London, UK)
• Advised on appropriate RoK standards that could be used in design work for safe facility management
• Monitored the contract obligations and Agency agreements execution by the Parties including other Agents and contractors
• Developed PRC (permitting and regulatory compliance) plans and strategies for the company and approval of subcontractors' plans for design, fabrication, installation and start-up stages
• Advised on contractors' guarantees and fulfillment of their fulfillment after the project completion
• Ensured that the requirements of legislation and regulations related to company activities are fully identified and where necessary incorporated in company documentation and contracts
• Participated in the bidding process by reviewing bidders' packages as KZ compliance specialist

• Company Overview: (London, UK)
• Worked specifically for Kashagan Project (offshore and onshore assets) where Client was AgipKCO (an operator) as a part of Client's Asset Integrity Assurance department
• Inspected fabrication yards in Norway, UK, Kazakhstan (Aktau) and construction site at Karabatan and Atyrau
• Identified and monitored the conditions stipulated in Client's permits, approvals
• Advised on appropriate RoK standards that could be used in design work at plant and pipelines facilities
• Worked with various international legislation standards and performed a comparative research if it was required
• Audited all joint ventures, KZ branches involved in the Project re regulatory compliance (design, general safety and environmental requirements) and participated in the meetings with RoK design institutes
• Evaluated documentation provided by suppliers and contractors received from other departments (logs, test results, acts, protocols)
• Inspected design waivers for the project
• Reviewed all procedures, strategies with relation to procurement and certification

• Company Overview: (Japanese Construction Corporation with more than 78 years history)
• Assisted to SubCon/Control/Business sections for general and legal matters
• Civil Manager assistant/coordinator Atyrau Refinery Reconstruction Project is EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) contract, which includes four main Units and one Control building construction for Atyrau Refinery
• Role included many aspects of technical, administrative and commercial law and in particular:
• Verifying the compliance with terms of the contract in relation to RoK legal compliance
• Compiling design waivers for the project
• Approval of Site orders in terms of Contract related requirements
• Drafting the contracts
• Coordinating necessary interactions with contract holders (cost control, engineering and business departments)
• Preparing performing acts, inspection reports
• Issuing POs
• Coordinating with testing laboratories on-site and outside of construction area
• Coordinating Author's supervision on site
• Providing sufficient legal support for drafting outgoing correspondence to the Client or subcontractors
• Participating in negotiations with relevant parties (prospective subcontractors, suppliers etc)
• Maintained contracts database
• Coordinated management meetings in Yokohama (Japan headquarters)
• Controlled costs to keep business operating within budget and increase profits.

• Company Overview: (Legal consulting firm)
• Managed and established the team
• Acted for the companies (corporate members): "Alaytransgas" ltd. (liquefied gas providing company for city supply), JSC "Zhibek Zholy Group" (real property holding), "Nedra Kazakhstana" ltd. (subsoil use, mining) company), "Alaytransstroi" ltd. (construction firm) for what I needed:
• Challenged authorities decisions
• Built strong relationships with key stakeholders to enhance collaboration efforts both internally and externally
• participated in court hearings

• Company Overview: (Danish company)- World Bank Project in Kazakhstan
• Represented the company in relations with all authorities located in the assigned area
• Provided necessary information to local sanitary, ecological, construction and land authorities
• Monitored the appropriate technical standards of mercury landfill (SNiPs, GOSTs, SNs) in Kazakhstan and translated them accordingly

• Company Overview: (public railway company)
• Supervised how the Head Department was well informed about all existing and new international agreements
• Reported regarding current status of internal and foreign public transport policy
• Prepared the agreements drafts between central governments of CIS and foreign ministries, companies, banks etc

• Lectures and practical training for students in: International Law; International Private Law; Labor Law; Civil Law and process; Arbitration process; Law in economics; Human Rights; Document handling in Kazakhstan; English; Law of insurance; Law of contracts
• Supervised the students' assignment, conference papers

• Established cooperation with all state ministries, institutions
• Drafted the laws, President Edicts, Government Regulations, international agreements
• Worked closely with Russian Administration of Baikonyr and Rosaviacosmos (Russian Space Agency)
• Approved all outgoing mail (orders, administrative decrees, contracts etc)
• Analyzed the agreements/contracts maintains
• Arranged the relations with World space administrations
• Issued the license to license holders
• Assessed potential state benefit

• Managed the basic work program for an English expert
• Prepared briefs about law of insurance in Kazakhstan

• Drafted a contract on risk insurance for "Ispat-Karmet (Mittal)"(foreign steel company)
• Approved all outgoing mail (orders, administrative decrees, contracts etc)
• Prepared the reports
• Established the relations with local customs to insure customs cargo
• Identified clients' needs