Pavel Chikalov

Licensed legal consultant (KazBar member) and GDP/GPP certified professional with 10+ years of experience in corporate law, contract management, and regulatory compliance across two jurisdictions — Russia and Kazakhstan. Career progression: from litigation associate handling 15+ court cases across arbitration and appellate courts, to in-house legal counsel building legal infrastructure for a medical device distributor from the ground up.

Currently serving as in-house legal counsel at Phonamed LLP in Almaty — a medical device distributor for Sonova Group brands (Phonak, Advanced Bionics, Bernafon) and GSI, operating in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Key challenge: the company relied on costly third-party certification agents for 100+ medical devices annually. I built an in-house certification framework that eliminated these costs entirely, saving the company an estimated 25-80M KZT per year. Also developed a Python/Selenium-based procurement monitoring bot that identified and tracked government tenders, contributing to contract wins of 1.3B+ KZT in 2025-26 and directly expanding the company's public sector revenue.

In parallel, managing full-cycle legal support at JSC Cargo Terminal Pulkovo — an air cargo hub at Pulkovo International Airport. Successfully overturned unfavorable first-instance court decisions on appeal, reduced adverse claims by up to 75% (saving 600K+ RUB in a single case), and secured annulment of government enforcement actions by customs and transport safety regulators.

Core competencies: legal operations, contract lifecycle management, compliance, medical device regulation, pharmaceutical distribution (GDP/GPP), process automation, public procurement, cross-border legal practice.

Open to remote legal operations, compliance, and contract management opportunities worldwide.