Shumeiko Irina

Irina
Shumeiko

Practising lawyer. Business trainer

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Lawyer with more than 30 years of experience in business and the public sector.
Expert in contract, corporate, land and construction law with experience of managing legal departments (up to 35 staff), supporting construction projects, corporate transactions and litigation.

Specialises in practical training: passing on applied tools, cases and solutions that are directly applicable in business.

KEY COMPETENCIES

  • Contract work and risk minimisation
  • Corporate law and business support
  • Construction, real estate, permits
  • Land relations
  • Litigation and protection of interests
  • Licensing and registration
  • Developing internal regulations and ISO 9001
  • Staff training and development

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

  • Al-Farabi Kazakh National State University: Jurisprudence
  • Eurasian Market Institute: Economics
  • Professional retraining: Teaching
  • Certified business trainer (ICBT)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Managing the legal function

  • Managing legal departments (up to 35 staff)
  • Building the legal function and processes from scratch
  • Establishing a system of legal control and risk management

Construction and real estate

  • Comprehensive support of construction projects
  • Obtaining permits and licences
  • Registering rights to real estate and land plots
  • Supporting reconstruction and commissioning of facilities

Contract work

  • Drafting and reviewing contracts (works, supply, lease, etc.)
  • Developing standard contract models
  • Reducing risks and protecting the company's interests

Corporate law and transactions

  • Establishing and reorganising legal entities
  • Supporting corporate procedures and M&A
  • Working with banks (lending, pledges)

Litigation

  • Representation in courts of all instances
  • Pre-trial dispute resolution
  • Claims and litigation work

Working with the state

  • Obtaining licences and permits
  • Liaising with government bodies
  • Participation in developing the regulatory framework

Training and development

  • Delivering corporate trainings
  • Developing practice-oriented training programmes
  • Training staff in contract and litigation work

WORK EXPERIENCE

Independent legal consultant — Private practice

Present

Public foundations and non-profit organisations

Head of the Legal Department | 2022 — present

Construction and manufacturing companies
Lead lawyer | 2020–2022

Legal consulting
Private practice | 2009–2019

ABE Corporation JSC and the holding's subsidiaries
Vice President for Legal Affairs / Department Director | 1999–2009

Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Deputy Head of the Real Estate Registration Division | 1993–1998

CERTIFICATION

1. Certificate of the ICBT International School of Business Trainers , 2018

"Business Training Methods"

2. Certificate of the Centre for Advanced Training of Advocates and Bar Staff of the Union of Advocates of Kazakhstan, 2008

"Train the Trainer"

3. Certificate of the Sfera Advanced Training Centre, 2009

"Certain Problems of the Legal Regulation of Land and Other Relations Involving Real Estate"

4. Certificate of the Centre for Advanced Training of Advocates and Bar Staff of the Union of Advocates of Kazakhstan, 2009

"Organising Contract Work at an Enterprise"

5. Certificate of Artyushenko&Partners, 2025

"Contracts in Construction: Works, Subcontracting, Error-Free Administration"

6. Certificate of Artyushenko&Partners, 2025

"Suspension of Construction and Termination of the Contract: Legal Risks and Best Practices"

7. Certificate of the TECHNO GROUP CONSULT training, methodological and consulting centre, 2006

"Achieving Effectiveness and Continuous Improvement of the Quality Management System"

8. Certificate of the Kazakhstan Organisation for Quality, 2008

"Internal Audit of the Quality Management System"

9. Certificate of the Centre for Advanced Training of Advocates and Bar Staff of the Union of Advocates of Kazakhstan, 2008

"Preparing and Conducting Civil Cases in Court: Strategy and Tactics, Working with Evidence, Judicial Rhetoric"

"Specifics of Organising the Contract Practice of Legal Entities"

10. Certificate of the public association Unified Centre for Mediation and Peacemaking "Mediation", 2012

"General Mediation Course"

11. Certificate of the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2018

"Business Adviser"

12. Certificate of the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2018

"Business Growth"

13. Diploma of the Eurasian Centre for Partnership, Cooperation and Analytical and Legal Literacy

Status: Legal Adviser

14. Professional retraining diploma from the Interregional Institute of Advanced Training and Retraining (MIPKIP LLC), 2020

"Teaching in FURTHER EDUCATION".

15. Diploma of the Kazakh Institute of Jurisprudence and International Relations, 2008