Dr. Gulnur Nurkeyeva, Managing Partner and Head of GRATA International’s China Office, аppointed Lecturer at the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area Academy of Foreign-Related Lawyers

Dr. Gulnur Nurkeyeva, Managing Partner and Head of GRATA International’s China Office, аppointed Lecturer at the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area Academy of Foreign-Related Lawyers

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Gulnur Nurkeyeva, Managing Partner and Head of GRATA International’s China Office, has been appointed as a Lecturer at the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area Academy of Foreign-Related Lawyers (粤港澳大湾区涉外律师学院) for a two-year term, from September 2026 to September 2028.

The Academy focuses on strengthening professional expertise in cross-border and foreign-related legal matters within the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area, one of China’s most dynamic international business and legal hubs.

Officially inaugurated on 11 February 2025, the Academy was jointly established by the Shenzhen Municipal Justice Bureau, the Qianhai Authority and Shenzhen University.

The appointment reflects Dr. Nurkeyeva’s extensive experience in international arbitration, cross-border transactions, foreign investment and China–Central Asia legal cooperation, as well as her long-standing professional practice in China.

In her role as Lecturer, she will contribute her practical experience and international perspective to the Academy’s educational and professional programs, with a particular focus on international business, dispute resolution and foreign-related legal practice.

Dr. Nurkeyeva holds a PhD in Law from China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL), and an LLM from Peking University, with research focused on the historical and legal development of arbitration law and The New York Convention and its implementation in China and Kazakhstan. She also serves as an arbitrator of the AIFC International Arbitration Centre (IAC) and the Beijing Arbitration Commission/Beijing International Arbitration Center (BAC/BIAC), is a CEDR-accredited mediator, and is a member of the AIFC Court Users’ Committee.

Her appointment to the Academy further strengthens GRATA’s engagement with China’s legal and academic community and reinforces the firm’s commitment to facilitating legal and business cooperation between China, Kazakhstan and the wider Central Asian region.