Saule Akhmetova

Saule Akhmetova is a partner and the Director of GRATA International's Almaty branch. She has extensive experience in various areas of law, including corporate law, taxation, investment, contract law, intellectual property law, data protection, and litigation. Saule has successfully represented and defended the interests of major international and Kazakh companies in negotiations with government agencies and local authorities on a wide range of issues.

In addition, she has a successful track record in litigation, handling administrative and economic disputes and commercial, tax, and intellectual property litigation to protect clients' interests. Saule has authored numerous publications on applying local investment, taxation, intellectual property, and data protection legislation.

Saule holds a License for advocate activity granted by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan and is a member of the Kazakhstan Bar Association.

Saule graduated with honours from the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. She also studied Information Technology and telecommunication Law at the University of Strathclyde. Saule is a member of the Law Faculty of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, where she focuses on data protection and information technology legislation and lectures on privacy.