Gulmira Taskarina has more than 35 years of professional experience, of which over 30 years are in the legal profession, including work in justice authorities, social services, and courts.She has more than 15 years of experience in management positions.

She has more than 9 years of experience in the judicial system.Gulmira Taskarina was a judge of the first composition of the Specialized Inter-District Administrative Courts of the Republic of Kazakhstan, created as part of the judicial reform of the Head of State.She handled civil and administrative cases, including disputes in the areas of taxation, ecology, antitrust law, land, housing, labor, and family legal relations.She served as a coordinating judge for conciliation procedures.

Since 2023, Gulmira Taskarina has been the Director of Fortune Partners Academy (Tokmurzina Education) and Senior Manager of the Legal Services Department at Fortune Partners.She specializes in administrative and tax disputes, VAT refunds, support for subsoil use projects, antitrust and environmental regulation.
She conducts original training courses and explanatory seminars on the application of the norms of the Administrative Procedural-Procedural Code (APPC) for representatives of businesses, banks, and government agencies.

1991 - 1997 — Qualification "Lawyer", specialty "Law", E.B. Buketov Karaganda State University

— 2024 — present: Director, Fortune Partners Academy
— 2023 — present: Senior Manager, Legal Services Department, Fortune Partners LLP
— 2021–2023: Judge, Specialized Interdistrict Administrative Court of Karaganda Region
— 2014–2021: Judge, District Court No. 3, Oktyabrsky District, Karaganda
— 2012–2014: Notary, Karaganda Notarial District
— 2011–2012: Director, State Communal Enterprise "Medical and Social Institution for the Elderly and Disabled No. 2"
— 2008–2011: Head of Organizational and HR Department, Department of Coordination and Social Programs of Karaganda Region
— 1995–2004: Head of Registry, Specialized Interdistrict Administrative Court of Karaganda
— 1990–1995: Chief Specialist and Consultant, Department of Justice of Karaganda Region
— 1989–1990: Senior Inspector, Legal Information Center, Department of Justice of Karaganda

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Awards:
— Letters of appreciation from the Chairman of the Karaganda Regional Court
— Letters of appreciation from the Union of Judges of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Certificates:
— Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
— Academy of Justice at the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan
— USAID / ABA Rule of Law Initiative — mediation for judges
— London International Court of Arbitration
— The World Bank — mediation methodology

Representation of the client in a high-stakes tax dispute. Full cancellation of additional tax assessments secured at first instance. Resolved in favor of the client (July 2026).
Partner: Dana Tokmurzina. Team: Gulmira Taskarina, Nazmina Sarymullayeva.