27.08.2026
PROF.TALK | Did someone call a lawyer? | Dana Tokmurzina and Ruslan Sadrtdinov
PROF.TALK with Dana Tokmurzina: conversations with fellow professionals about what matters, in an informal setting.
This episode's guest is Ruslan Sadrtdinov.
Billion-tenge turnovers — and undocumented agreements. That is where the conversation begins, and it turns out to be the single biggest mistake businesses make: failing to put their agreements in writing
What was discussed:
- In-house and consulting — how a lawyer's perspective shifts when moving from a company to external advisory work, and what makes the consultant's role rewarding.
- "We don't make the decision" — where an adviser's responsibility ends and the client's begins.
- Environmental disputes: can they bring an entire plant to a halt, and at what stage should a company seek help?
- Sanitary protection zones and the situation where the city encroaches on industrial sites. One case in particular: how the law itself was changed.
- Legal uncertainty — an inspection has taken place but no decision follows, and how this sits with the Administrative Procedural Code.
- Due diligence: what turns up before an asset purchase.
- Regulatory practice and where the line runs between lobbying and legitimate engagement with legislation.
- What to do when facing a strong opponent in court, and how to handle a situation where you are legally right but not right in human terms.
- Honesty with the client as the basis for long-term relationships.
- How a team works on a project, and how AI has gone from something banned to a working tool for lawyers.
- And on students — how legal teaching has changed.
Watch the full episode: [https://youtu.be/T1ZVpvIG1LM]
