EDUCATION

World Trade Institute, Bern, Switzerland, Master of International Law and Economics, Magna cum laude,  2008-2009

Almaty State University named after Abay, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Specialist in International Law, 1996-2001

Zhanar Ordabayeva Associate BMF Group LLP Alatau Business Center, 10th Floor 151/115, Abai Avenue, Almaty, 050009 Republic of Kazakhstan Tel.: 7(727) 2596 100 Fax: 7(727) 2596 116 zordabayeva@bmflegal.com

Zhanar Ordabayeva focuses on international trade law, including tariff and non-tariff regulation of import and export of goods in Kazakhstan, anti-dumping measures and general access of foreign companies to Kazakhstani market of goods and services. Zhanar’s experience includes advising clients on environmental, antimonopoly, tax, corporate, financial, labour and other  matters.

Practices & Industries

• International Trade Law

• Customs

• Environmental

• Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

• Antimonopoly

• Labour & Employment

• Securities & Capital Markets

Previous Expirience 

• Associate, McGuireWoods Kazakhstan LLP, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 2009–2010

• Legal Consultant, Deloitte TCF LLP, Kazakhstan, 2007-2008

• Lecturer, International and Constitutional Law Department, Law Faculty, Kazakh National Pedagogical University named after Abay, Kazakhstan, 2001-2007

Certifications

• Certificate of Completion "Franchise Basics - Introduction to Franchising"

Honors

• International Scholarship of the President of Kazakhstan «Bolashak», 2008

Publications

• “Circumvention of anti-dumping measures: legal solution of Customs Union of EurAsEC” - magazine “Jurist”, July 2009

• “Soft law and regulation of international economic assistance” - magazine «Ekonomika I Pravo Kazakhstana», May 2006

• “International legal aspects of economic assistance of the European Union to Kazakhstan” – “Vestnik Universiteta Kunayeva”, 2006

• “Regional Development Banks and Kazakhstan: legal aspects of the co-operation” - KazNPU Conference Materials, 2006

Languages

• English

• Kazakh

• Russian