Assel Seidualiyeva
Astana
Summary
Experienced legal professional with over a decade of expertise in civil and international law, with excellent negotiation and communication skills. Proven track record includes a high level of time management and scheduling skills; strongly goal and efficiency oriented skills, proven by: successful cases - 80%, execution of over 30 major contracts with multinational corporations (e.g., Hyundai, Total, ENI, Samsung), and legal support for large-scale infrastructure and energy projects, construction of national railway lines, and oilfield developments.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Lawyer
Sergek Projects Ltd.
01.2025 - Current
- Full legal maintenance of the Company's foreign activities;
- Participation in courts, enforcement proceedings;
- Drafting and analysis of contracts (with foreign partners);
- Analysis of legal acts (including foreign acts) concerning to the Company's activities;
- Communication with public authorities (Akimat, justice, economy, industrial ministries' bodies);
- Preparation of presentations and reports, briefs on the activities of the Company;
- Communication and negotiations with foreign partners.
Senior Lawyer
JSC KazMunaiGaz
02.2023 - 07.2024
- Full legal maintenance of the Company's foreign activities;
- Participation in courts, enforcement proceedings;
- Drafting and analysis of contracts with foreign partners;
- Analysis of legal acts (including foreign acts) concerning to the Company's activities and sanctions risks;
- Checking contractors on their trustworthiness;
- Communication with public authorities (Ministry of energy, Ministry of National Economy, Ministry of foreign affairs);
- Representation Company's interests in government agencies;
- Preparation of presentations and reports, briefs on the activities of the Company (as the subsoil user) and its sanctions risks;
- Communication with foreign consultants and international sanctions authorities (OFAC, OFSI, EU, UK Treasury department);
- Preparation of speeches on sanctions issues and schedule for the Company's chairman on business trips.
Lead Lawyer of Contracts, Procurement Department
JSC KazTemirTrans
06.2023 - 01.2024
- Legal maintenance of Company's international activities;
- Analysis and drafting contracts;
- Participation in procurement procedures of the Company;
- Communication with local authorities and branches of the Company;
- Interaction with international authorities and legal consultants on the matter of sanctions;
- Analysis of the International legal acts concerning to the Company's activities.
Senior lawyer / Compliance officer
ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Aktau
06.2022 - 01.2023
- Full legal maintenance of the Company's activities;
- Drafting and analysis of contract templates;
- Analysis of legal acts (including foreign acts) concerning to the Company's activities;
- Checking contractors on their trustworthiness;
- Communication with public authorities (on labour issues);
- Introducing new employees with the Company's compliance policies;
- Checking all the Company's activities on compliance procedures;
- Preparation of presentations and reports, briefs on the activities of the Company (including COVID issues);
- Analysis of the Company's inner documents in order to comply with acting law and group of companies' acts.
Senior Lawyer
QZ Apartments LLP
11.2019 - 05.2021
- Full legal maintenance of the Company's activities (group of companies);
- Drafting and analysis of contracts;
- Analysis of legal acts (including foreign and AIFC acts) concerning to the Company's activities;
- Communication with public authorities and AIFC authorities;
- Representation Company's interests in government agencies;
- Preparation of presentations and reports, briefs on the activities of the Company;
- Analysis of the groups of Companies' inner documents in order to comply with acting law.
Head of Legal Department
TemirzholZhondeu LLP
03.2016 - 08.2017
- Full legal maintenance of the Company's activities;
- Participation in courts, enforcement proceedings;
- Drafting and analysis of contracts;
- Analysis of legal acts (including foreign acts) concerning to the Company's activities;
- Checking contractors on their trustworthiness;
- Communication with public authorities;
- Representation Company's interests in government agencies;
- Preparation of presentations and reports, briefs on the activities of the Company (as the subsoil user and monopoly member);
- Analysis of the Company's inner documents (foundation documents, rules and regulations, orders) in order to comply with acting law;
- Managing the work of legal department and 11 branches of the Company.
Senior Lawyer
Aibyn Construction LLP
03.2015 - 03.2016
- Full legal maintenance of the Company's activities;
- Drafting and analysis of contracts;
- Analysis of legal acts concerning to the Company's activities;
- Representation Company's interests in government agencies;
- Preparation of presentations and reports, briefs on the activities of the Company (as the subsoil user and monopoly member);
- Analysis of the Company's inner documents in order to comply with acting law.
Corporate Lawyer
TMK Kazakstan LLP
09.2013 - 10.2014
- Full legal maintenance of the Company's activities;
- Drafting and analysis of contracts;
- Checking contractors on their trustworthiness.
- Communication with public authorities of Kazakhstan and Russia;
- Representation Company's interests in banks;
- Preparation of presentations and reports, briefs on the activities of the Company;
- Preparation of tender documents as a contractor.
Legal Counsel
City Ambulance
01.2012 - 09.2013
- Full legal maintenance of the Company's activities;
- Participation in courts, enforcement proceedings;
- Communication with public authorities;
- Participation in the launch of the E-ambulance project;
- Representation Company's interests in government agencies;
- Preparation of presentations and reports, briefs on the activities of the Company;
- Analysis of legal acts concerning to the Company's activities.
Education
Master of Arts - Central European Studies
Miskolc University
Miskolc, Hungary06-2019
Master of Science - Jurisprudence
KazGUU
Astana07-2013
Bachelor of Science - Jurisprudence
KazGUU
Astana07-2011
Skills
- Professional negotiation skills
- Advanced research skills
- Dispute resolution
- Strategic thinking
- Risk assessment
- Policy and procedure modification
- Adaptability
- Critical thinking
- Written communication
- Public relations
Accomplishments
accompanied projects: E-ambulance; Korkem 1 and 2; railways: Borzhakty-Ersai, Zhezkazgan-Beineu, Almaty-Shu; YE'S apart; Dundee, Karaton, Sileno, CPC, Sergek.
Languages
Spanish
English
Russian
Kazakh
Timeline
Senior Lawyer
Sergek Projects Ltd.
01.2025 - Current
Lead Lawyer of Contracts, Procurement Department
JSC KazTemirTrans
06.2023 - 01.2024
Senior Lawyer
JSC KazMunaiGaz
02.2023 - 07.2024
Senior lawyer / Compliance officer
ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Aktau
06.2022 - 01.2023
Senior Lawyer
QZ Apartments LLP
11.2019 - 05.2021
Head of Legal Department
TemirzholZhondeu LLP
03.2016 - 08.2017
Senior Lawyer
Aibyn Construction LLP
03.2015 - 03.2016
Corporate Lawyer
TMK Kazakstan LLP
09.2013 - 10.2014
Legal Counsel
City Ambulance
01.2012 - 09.2013
Master of Arts - Central European Studies
Miskolc University
Master of Science - Jurisprudence
KazGUU
Bachelor of Science - Jurisprudence
KazGUU
Courses
- Business Writing, Colorado University
- February 2021 — February 2021
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