Fortune Partners LLP

Legal Services Department

Director of the Fortune Partners Academy LLP

Mrs Gulmira Taskarina has more than 35 years of professional experience, over 30 of them in the legal profession. She worked in the judicial system for nine years, serving as a judge of the Specialized Inter‑District Administrative Court of Kazakhstan created under the national judicial reform.

Her judicial work covered tax, environmental, antitrust, land, housing, labour and family disputes. She acted as a coordinating judge for conciliation procedures, developing a balanced and systemic approach to justice.

Since 2023, Gulmira has combined her judicial background with private‑sector practice as Senior Manager of Legal Services and Director of Fortune Partners Academy. She focuses on administrative and tax disputes, VAT refunds, subsoil use projects, and antitrust and environmental regulation.

She also designs and leads training programs for lawyers, banks, and government representatives on applying the Administrative Procedural Code, helping practitioners interpret and use procedural norms effectively.

• 2024 – present: Director, Fortune Partners Academy (Tokmurzina Education)
• 2023 – present: Senior Manager, Legal Services Department, Fortune Partners LLP
• 2021 – 2023: Judge, Specialised Inter‑District Administrative Court of Karaganda Region
• 2014 – 2021: Judge, District Court No. 3, Oktyabrsky District, Karaganda
• 2012 – 2014: Notary Public, Karaganda Notarial District
• 2011 – 2012: Director, State Medical‑Social Institution for the Elderly and Disabled No. 2, Karaganda
• 2008 – 2011: Head of Organisational and Personnel Work Department, Regional Coordination and Social Programs Administration
• 1995 – 2004: Head of Office, Specialised Inter‑District Administrative Court of Karaganda
• 1990 – 1995: Chief Specialist / Consultant, Justice Department of Karaganda Region
• 1989 – 1990: Senior Inspector, Legal Information Centre, Justice Department of Karaganda

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• Member, Chamber of Legal Consultants “Kazakhstan Bar Association”
•  Member, Disciplinary Commission, Chamber of Legal Consultants (since August 2025)
• Member, Union of Judges of the Republic of Kazakhstan (during judicial service)

•  E.Б. Buketov Karaganda State University — Law degree, specialty “Lawyer” (1991 – 1997)- Member, Chamber of Legal Consultants “Kazakhstan Bar Association”
  - Member, Disciplinary Commission, Chamber of Legal Consultants (since August 2025)
  - Member, Union of Judges of the Republic of Kazakhstan (during judicial service)