On 14 August 2015, GRATA Semiannual Reporting Conference was held in Almaty.

The conference program included reports of all Office Heads, Senior Partners, Representatives of Associated Offices in Turkey and Belarus, as well as awarding on performance in GRATA. According to the performance results, Marina Kakhiani (Counsel) and Aliya Aralbayeva (Counsel, Representative in the UK) were appointed as Partners.

Marina Kakhiani joined GRATA (RepOffice in London) in September 2008, further, in September 2009, she transferred to Almaty Office. Marina specialises on banking and finance transactions with the focus on capital markets.

Aliya Aralbayeva is a qualified Kazakhstani lawyer and Head of GRATA Representative Office in London. Aliya always participates in conferences and seminars both in the UK and Kazakhstan. Also, she is a member of several legal organizations and groups.

The position of Counsel was awarded to the following employees:

- Liya Akzhanova (Astana)

- Elvira Maratova (Bishkek)

The position of Senior Lawyer was awarded to the following employees:

- Assem Tnalina (Almaty)

- Askar Konysbayev (Almaty)

The position of Lawyer was awarded to the following employees:

- Darya Ryapissova (Almaty)

- Zhibek Balabekova (Almaty)

- Zarina Syzdykova (Almaty)