Nazym Argynbay
Senior Associate
nta@signumlaw.com
Experience

Nazym has a wide experience in tax, subsoil use, labour and corporate law. She consulted clients on various legal issues, conducted numerous tax due diligence of companies, advised on corporate structuring issues, provided on-site full legal support to major Oil&Gas Company in Mangistau region, etc. Prior to joining SIGNUM's legal team, Nazym was the firm's in-house accountant.

She is a native speaker of Kazakh and Russian and is fluent in English.

Nazym’s recent selected major projects include:

  • Legal advice to the major Russian producer of the military equipment related to the possible options of sale of such military equipment within the sanctions imposed on Russia

  • Legal advice to the largest Russian online platform and IT Technology/Search Company on the launch of its new advertising network

  • Legal advice to the largest Russian food delivery company related to starting up of the new business line

  • Legal advice to the biggest Finnish software development company on all regulatory matters and IP rights related to the launching its operations in Kazakhstan

  • Legal advice to one of the major European airlines on closing businesses in Kazakhstan including corporate and tax de-registrations

  • Legal advice to online micro-credit European organization on launching their loan providing activity in Kazakhstan including the regulatory compliance, corporate and tax matters

  • Legal advice to the largest Russian independent oil and gas company regarding employment of the managing officers of the company in Kazakhstan

  • Legal advice to the largest Russian independent oil and gas company on creating and functioning of the labor commission in the company

  • Legal advice to the largest Russian independent oil and gas company on drafting the standard employment contract for operations in Kazakhstan

  • Legal advice to the largest Russian independent oil and gas company on mediation process aimed to settle the employment issues in Kazakhstan

  • Legal advice to a Portugal based oil and gas company on corporate matters related to setting up the active representation in Kazakhstan

  • Legal advice to the largest South Korean pharmaceutical company on anti-bribery and compliance policies and rules

  • Legal advice to the national oil and gas holding on taxes and subsoil user’s payments applicable to the start of commercial production

  • Legal advice to the largest Russian independent oil and gas company on the termination of an employment contract

  • Legal advice to the largest French manufacturing company specialized in the production and sale of premium drinks syrups on hiring a sales representative in the Republic of Kazakhstan

  • Legal advice to an Australian public company on the transfer of subsoil use rights

  • Legal expertise of the documents submitted by the client, an international producer of pipe products, for compliance of the established working hours for employees operating in harmful working conditions, with the requirements of the labor legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan

  • Legal advice to an international engineering company on the approval of annual financial statements

  • Legal advice to the largest Russian independent oil and gas company on labor issues regarding the transfer of employees to remote work under quarantine

  • Legal advice to a Kazakhstan national oil company on potential risks in managing a joint venture

  • Presentation for the international chemical industry company on the legal requirements on mandatory information on packaging in four jurisdictions: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan

  • Legal advice to an international producer of pipe products on labor issues regarding the transfer of the employees to a part-time working schedule

  • Legal advice to a Russian IT company on business models in the Republic of Kazakhstan

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Public speaking

Speaker, "The requirements of Kazakhstan legislation to mandatory information on the package", webinar for employees of the international chemical-industrial company and their importers with 50+ participants | 2 July, 2020


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Education
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Bachelor of Finance
Turan University
Bachelor of Laws (with honors)
Accolades
“‘It was my pleasure to work with Sofiya, Abylkhair, Nazym and Talgat. They are strong professionals with vision.’”
— The Legal 500 EMEA, 2023
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