Experience

August 2010- Present Language People

• Translate and interpret Russian to English and English to Russian conversations and documents.

May 2010- Present inlingua Language Schools

• Prepare classes according to inlingua School’s standards and methods;
• Teach students the Russian language and cultural values.

October 2009- Present Confidential

• Teach local people the Russian language, grammar, pronunciation, proper usage of synonyms, cultural values.

March 2009-July 2009 Confidential
Hollywood, FL
Broker

• Marketed company’s investment program to customers, explained to them the benefits of services and risk management solutions, collected information and qualified them for investments;
• Opened accounts and informed clients about current trends in the Forex market.

May 2008- August 2009 Confidential
LOAN OFFICER

• Marketed company’s mortgage loan programs to customers;
• Conducted interviews with prospects and assessed their situation in order to choose right mortgage programs to satisfy their needs;
• Originated loans.

Professional Experience

1994- 1997 Law Office Confidential
85 Micro- District 8, Almaty Kazakhstan
Partner.
Responsibilities:

• Reviewed prepared treaties for organizing corporations under the CIS laws; on behalf of shareholders discussed their conditions in negotiations; represented corporations in merging and acquiring procedure;
• Represented corporations in the Cabinet of Ministers of Kazakhstan, local administrations of regions, and the Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan on corporate issues;
• Represented corporations on corporate business, taxing, property cases in local courts, and appellation before the Supreme Court of Kazakhstan;
• Represented clients on various legal cases in the Central Asian region;
• Represented as a legal adviser of companies and public organizations, such as:

Kazakh Center of International P.E.N. Club, the worldwide association of writers, London the UK;
Confidential, producing and retailing of stainless steel cookware, tableware, cutlery and other household goods, Baar Switzerland;
Almaty Kazakhstan; Confidential, a corporation, the only provider digital phone service in Almaty Kazakhstan at the time;
Confidential, exploration, extraction and exportation of crude oil to Bulgaria and Russia, Almaty Kazakhstan;
Confidential, the company of the Ministry of economy, industry, and trade, importation of food, Almaty Kazakhstan;
Confidential, an airfreight carrier company, Almaty Kazakhstan;
Confidential, a commercial bank, Almaty Kazakhstan;
Confidential, a German Kazakhstan joint venture, the BMW dealership, Almaty Kazakhstan.

1991 - 1994 Confidential
Panfilov, Almaty Kazakhstan
Partner.
Responsibilities:

• Reviewed contracts for enterprises, which had relationship with Legal Aid Society;
• Performed legal support for the joined enterprises "Kazkhudozhprom" on variety corporate law issues and acted on behalf of "Kazkhudozhprom" in negotiations, Almaty Kazakhstan;
• Prepared, brought, and carried on civil cases in courts on behalf of clients, usually corporations. Specialized in property, heredity, matrimonial, housing, labor and other civil cases.

1986 - 1991 Confidential
Panfilov, Almaty Kazakhstan
Senior associate
Responsibilities:

• Represented corporations on merger issues and acquisition contracts for legal entities;
• Worked as a defense attorney in white-collar criminal cases. Defended the accused during criminal trials. Represented clients in circuit courts of appeal and the Military College of Appeal of the Supreme Court of the USSR, the supreme courts of Central Asia and the Supreme Court of the USSR.

1983 - 1986 Confidential
Panfilov, Almaty Kazakhstan
associate
Responsibilities:

• Worked as a defense attorney in criminal cases. Defended the accused in the local courts of Central Asia and military tribunals during criminal trials. Represented clients in circuit courts of appeal;
• Represented workers in labor disputes in local courts.

1981 - 1983 Confidential
Panfilov, Almaty Kazakhstan
Junior associate
Responsibilities:

• Worked as a defense attorney in criminal cases. Defended the accused in local courts and military tribunals during criminal trials.

Additional activities

Publications:

• New Deal in the 21-st Century
• An attorney at law and the international economic contracts, "The Soviets of Kazakhstan" (daily national newspaper), October 7, 1994;
• Legislative problems of bankruptcy, "The Soviets of Kazakhstan" (daily national newspaper), April 26, 1995;
• Several legislative problems of the development of leasing in Kazakhstan, "Panorama" (a weekly national newspaper) # 50, December of 1995;
• Old sins and ex post facto action the laws, tax sanctions, "The Legal Gazette" (a weekly national magazine) # 36(88), May of 1996.

Memberships in legal organizations and Mentorship:

1993- 1996 Regional bar admission examination committee
Vinogradova, Confidential

Member:

• Examined knowledge and abilities of candidates to perform duty as an attorney. The committee issued licenses for practicing law in Kazakhstan.

1991- 1993 The financial committee of Almaty Regional Bar Association
Panfilov, Confidential

Chairperson:

• Audited the financial activities of Almaty Regional Bar Association.

Coaching:

• From 1991 to 1997 Instructed and coached several probationers to become fully licensed lawyers.

Education
Confidential, Alma-Ata, USSR, 1976-1981, Juris Doctor, Diploma with Excellence. Licensed to practice law in Kazakhstan.

Languages
English, Russian, conversational Chinese, and beginner’s Kazakh.

Computers Skills
MS DOS, MS Office, MS Word, MS Excel, Outlook, Internet and other applications.