Zhanat is an international lawyer with over 14 years of experience in anti-money laundering, anti-corruption issues, corporate governance, business ethics and business law. His doctoral thesis deals with anti-money laundering, covering international guidelines, national regulations and the role of lawyers in facilitating and countering this financial crime.
From 2013 to 2018, Zhanat was also an independent non-executive director at the Development Bank of Kazakhstan (DBK) and the Investment Fund of Kazakhstan (IFK). He oversaw business ethics at the DBK as its Ombudsman and was the Chair of the Audit Committee at IFK.
Zhanat is admitted to practice in the state of New York, USA (2002).
Thesis topic: “Lawyer Engagement with Proceeds of Crime: A Comparative Study of Anti-Money-Laundering Regulation in the US, China and Russia.”
Research Interests: Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-corruption