TÜRKIYE Law and Practice Contributed by: Gönenç Gürkaynak, K Korhan Yıldırım and Görkem Yardım, ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law
ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law is a lead- ing law firm comprising 95 lawyers based in Is - tanbul. Founded in 2005, the firm combines a solid knowledge of Turkish law with a business- minded approach to developing legal solutions that meet the ever-changing needs of clients in their international and domestic operations. The competition law and regulatory department is led by founding partner Gönenç Gürkaynak, along with seven other partners, eight counsel and 42 associates. In addition to its unparal - leled experience in merger control issues, ELIG Gürkaynak has vast experience of defend -
ing companies before the Turkish Competition Board in all phases of antitrust investigations, abuse of dominant position cases and leniency handlings, as well as before courts on issues of private enforcement of competition law and in appeals against administrative decisions by the Turkish Competition Authority. ELIG Gürkaynak represents multinational corporations, business associations, investment banks, partnerships and individuals in the widest variety of competi - tion law matters, while also collaborating with many international law firms.
Authors
Gönenç Gürkaynak is the founding partner of ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law and heads its competition law and regulatory department. He graduated from Ankara
K Korhan Yıldırım is a partner in the competition law and regulatory department at ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law. He has more than 17 years of extensive experience in all areas
University Faculty of Law, and received his LLM from Harvard Law School and his PhD in Law from UCL Faculty of Laws. He has 25 years of competition law experience. In addition to his continuing private practice as an attorney, Gönenç is a professor of practice at UCL Faculty of Laws, and a senior research fellow at the Center for Law, Economics & Society at UCL Faculty of Laws. Gönenç frequently speaks at international conferences on competition law matters. He has authored five books
of competition law, including cartel agreements, abuse of dominance,
concentrations and joint ventures. Korhan has represented various multinational and national companies before the Turkish Competition Authority, administrative courts and the High State Court. He has given numerous legal opinions and provided training in relation to compliance with competition law rules. Korhan has also authored and co-authored many articles on competition law and merger control matters, and is a frequent speaker at various conferences and symposia.
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