Liya Akzhanova

Liya is a legal professional with over 20 years of experience in corporate law, regulatory compliance, and financial law. She has held key leadership roles, including Partner at GRATA Law Firm and Secretary of the Board of Directors at Astana Financial Services Authority.

Her extensive expertise includes corporate governance, dispute resolution, subsoil use, construction, renewable energy, taxation, and investment law. She has advised major national and international companies, handled complex M&A transactions, conducted legal due diligence for large-scale infrastructure projects, and worked with government agencies and financial institutions.

Liya is also a trusted legal advisor for the Austrian Embassy in Kazakhstan and Central Asia (2011–2019) and holds a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) certificate.