Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye
Extensive legal background in corporate and commercial law in a global context. A strong combination of outside and in-house legal counselling, negotiation and communication skills. Business focus and extensive understanding of different business and legal cultures globally. Notable experience in cost-effective outside counsel management. Resourceful with the ability to assess all issues to adequately protect clients and complete projects producing professional results.
General counseling and providing legal support to Nokia sales and marketing operations in Turkey between 2011/2013 and the Central East Europe Region (comprising Turkey, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Balkans and Adriatics) between 2013/2014. • Overall legal supervision for sales, marketing, finance, after-sales, logistics, import, comms and HR operations, • Drafting and negotiation of sales, marketing, finance, vendor, IPR licensing contracts, • Subsidiary administration, regulatory, environmental and product compliance, support for government relations, • Strategy building and risk management in customer, vendor, authority disputes, litigation and arbitration proceedings, settlements, • Member of the Central East Europe Region Management Team, Turkey Management Team and Member of the Board of Directors of Nokia Komunikasyon A.S.
Associate lawyer at former Turkish affiliate of global law firm Dentons (formerly Denton Wilde Sapte, SNR Denton). • Corporate & commercial law, M&A, TMT, banking & finance focus, • Advising multinational and local companies, banks and private equity companies concerning commercial transactions including corporate finance, share sales, business sales, joint ventures, take-overs, M&As and commercial agreements, • Advising leading multinational IT and telecoms companies on variety of aspects of their local operations in Turkey, • Advising various multinational banks and financial institutions concerning secured and non-secured loan transactions, syndicated loans, drafting of loan and security documents, perfection and release of securities.