Kurmangazy Talzhanov has over 24 years of experience in advising and providing legal support to Kazakhstani and international clients (including multinational and technology companies).

Kurmangazy has extensive experience in drafting/expertizing international commercial contracts, providing comprehensive M&A support, representing clients in courts and international commercial arbitration. He has also specializes in subsoil oil, corporate dispute resolution and leads the practice of advising clients on foreign investments issues. In addition, Kurmangazy represents clients in raising project finance from private and sovereign wealth funds.
Other areas of Kurmangazy's professional activity include advising and conducting due diligence of companies for compliance with the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the purposes of buying or selling a business, setting up companies in offshore jurisdictions, structuring international deals. Kurmangazy actively develops the Private Clients practice where business owners and company executives can receive a full range of legal services to meet their business and strategic objectives.

Prior to joining the Salus Legal Law Firm, Kurmangazy spent more than 14 years as Head of the Kazakhstan Office of Integrites International Law Firm worked in the Macleod Dixon International Law Firm, and in the Legal Department NAC Kazatomprom JSC.

• 2003 – 2005: Kazakh State Law University named after N. Shaikenov, Research Institute of Private Law — Candidate of Legal Sciences (PhD equivalent), Postgraduate Program in International Private Law, Almaty, Kazakhstan
• 1999 – 2000: George Washington University Law School / Georgetown University Law Center — Master of Laws (LL.M.), Specialization in International and Comparative Law, Washington, D.C., United States
• 1995 – 1999: Karaganda State University named after E.A. Buketov — Diploma with Highest Honors in International Law, Specialization in International Law, Karaganda, Kazakhstan

• August 2024 – Present
  SALUS LEGAL (LLP)
  Managing Partner
• May 2010 – August 2024
  Integrites, Kazakhstan
  Managing Partner
• June 2008 – May 2010
  SALUS LEGAL (LLP)
  Managing Partner
• September 2005 – June 2008
  Macleod Dixon
  Lawyer
• October 2004 – September 2005
  Mining Company LLP (100% subsidiary of National Atomic Company Kazatomprom)
  Acting Director, Legal Department
  Director, Legal Department
• 2000 – 2004
  National Atomic Company Kazatomprom
  Head of Legal Review Department (Legal Department)
  Head of Claims and Litigation Department (Legal Department)

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